Linda Habgood

Barings LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1940, the firm is direct subsidiary of MM Asset Management Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual). MassMutual?s affiliated companies include financial services companies that provide investment management services and individual protection insurance to clients worldwide. Barings provides a broad range of investment advisory and management services to institutional clients, registered investment companies, and other pooled investment vehicles.

MacKay Shields LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The original predecessor to the firm, MacKay-Shields Economics, was founded in 1938 as an economic consulting firm and it became MacKay Shields Financial Corp. (MSFC) in 1969. In 1984, MSFC was purchased by New York Life Insurance Co. (NYLIC). NYLIC established New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC (NYLIM Holdings) in 1999 and transferred ownership of MSFC to NYLIM Holdings. In 1999, MSFC was converted to MacKay Shields LLC. The ownership, control and management of MacKay Shields did not change as a result of this conversion. The firm is wholly owned by NYLIM Holdings, which is wholly-owned by NYLIC. MacKay Shields provides discretionary investment management services primarily to institutional clients. The firm is a signatory of the United Nation Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Stratos, Inc. offers management consulting services. The company provides management services to government, industry associations, international organizations, and NGOs. The company was established in 2000 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

3Degrees Group, Inc. provides renewable energy and carbon offset products. Its products and services include carbon offsets, renewable energy certificates, renewable energy procurement, utility partnership services, and environmental market services. The company was founded by Dan Kalafatas and Steve McDougal on February 13, 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA

Blue Hill Ventures LLC (Blue Hill Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Mittleman Brothers LLC founded in 1999 by Christopher Mittleman and Philip Mittleman. The firm is headquartered located in New York.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

iconectiv LLC engages in the provision of mobile, broadband, and enterprise software and services. It offers network and operations management; numbering; registry; messaging; and fraud and identity solutions. Its platforms include TruNumber, TruOps, and TruReach. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

TerraPass, Inc. provides clean energy products to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. It works with developers of greenhouse gas reduction projects to bring to market verified carbon credits. The company was founded in October 2004 by Adam Stein, Thomas Arnold, Karl T. Ulrich, George Favaloro, Ellie Moss and Karan Girotra and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The National Association of Manufacturers is an organization that works for the success of over 12.9 million people who are involved in manufacturing. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company's work is based on four core values that drive the industry. The company commissioned a study in August 2015, which found that the EPA's proposed ozone rule could reduce GDP by $140 billion. The CEO of the company is Jay Timmons.

Brigade Capital Management LP (Brigade) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and alternative asset manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2006 by Donald Morgan III, John Hawks, and Patrick Kelly. Brigade offers a broad range of investments across the credit spectrum for institutional investors. Investors can access the firm’s credit strategies through commingled funds or separately managed accounts.

Barings LLC (Barings) is a private equity firm a subsidiary of Barings LLC founded in 1992. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Kognitiv Corp. operates as service provider for the online travel market. It also provides licensing to proprietary market management system to travel suppliers and demand networks. The company was founded by Peter J. Schwartz in 2009 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.

CIFC Asset Management LLC (CIFC) is the SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a subsidiary of CIFC Asset Management Holdings LLC, ultimately held by CIFC LLC. CIFC provides investment management services to pooled investment vehicles that are collateralized loan obligation funds (CLOs) and to private funds and investors that invest in corporate and structured credit.

The Consumer Goods Forum operates as a business association. The company was founded in and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.

Founders Group of Food Cos. Inc. (Founders Group of Food) is a private equity firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

National Math & Science Initiative, Inc. provides programs gearing towards improving math and science education. It offers a variety of programs including college readiness program, laying tha foundation, UTeach expansion, research and results, and request a consultation. The company was founded by Sarah Dillard in 2005 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Part of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Babson Capital Partners is an American company that provides investment services. Thomas Michael Finke has been the CEO of the company since 2008.

Mittleman Investment Management LLC (MIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Melville, New York. The firm was founded by Chris Mittleman in 2005 and they are a subsidiary of Master Control LLC, ultimately held by Aimia, Inc. (TSE: AIM) in Canada. MIM provides discretionary investment management services to institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals.