Mike Ross

Fred Alger Management LLC (FAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm is wholly-owned by Alger Group Holdings LLC, which in turn is wholly-owned by Alger Associates, Inc. Founded in 1964, FAM provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional investors through separate accounts, US and foreign registered and privately offered funds, as well as through a third-party sponsored bank collective investment trust; and to retail investors through wrap programs and US and foreign registered pooled investment vehicles.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Founded in 1969, Brighton Securities Corp. is an independently-owned stock brokerage and financial services firm located in Rochester, New York. The firm provides services to both individuals and corporations. Their services and investment offerings include: annuities, bonds, CDs, common and preferred stock, Roth and traditional IRAs, government securities (both federal and municipal), money market and mutual funds, new issue underwritings, options and unit trusts. Brighton Securities Corp. is a member of FINRA and the SIPC.

Part of HCA Healthcare, Inc., Good Samaritan Hospital LP provides healthcare services. The company is based in San Jose, CA.

Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers.

E Source Companies LLC provides research and advisory services to utilities and large energy users. The company offers solutions in the areas of energy efficiency, utility customer satisfaction, program design, marketing, customer management, and sustainability. It also provides services in the categories of demand-side management, customer experience, technology assessment, marketing and segmentation, account management, solar, and utility strategy. The company was founded by Amory B. Lovins and Michael Shepard in 1986 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

NOVA Healthcare Administrators, Inc. provides health insurance coverage services. Its services include medical, dental, vision, COBRA, and reimbursement account administration. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Part of XnE, Inc., Primavera Corp is an American company that manufactures printed circuit boards.

Independent Health Association, Inc. provides health insurance products and related services. It offers healthcare plans, services, and products to their members. The firm provides self-funded benefit designs, reimbursement account management, and consumer-and employer-focused wellness programs. The company also provides dental and vision coverage. Independent Health Association was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Part of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP provides accounting services. The company is based in Shanghai, China.

TDF LLC engages in provision of construction consulting services. It offers site work and underground piping, underground steam distribution, and underground water distribution and sewer collection. The company was founded by Thomas D. Fertitta in April 2001 and is headquartered in Burke, VA.

Buffalo Niagara Partnership, Inc. operates as a economic development organization. It helps in growing private investment, jobs and business development areas. The company was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Founded in 2009, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB) is a registered investment adviser, a registered broker-dealer, a registered futures commission merchant, and a member of the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Purchase, New York, MSSB is one of the largest financial services firms in the US with branch offices in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The firm was initially owned by a joint venture company which was indirectly owned 65% by Morgan Stanley and 35% by Citigroup, Inc. On June 28, 2013, Morgan Stanley purchased Citi’s 35% interest in MSSB. As such, the firm is now a direct subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC and they are a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS).

Baron Capital Group, Inc. operates as investment management holding company which provides investment advisory services. The company was founded on October 17, 1984 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

GLM REIT Management Sdn. Bhd. engages in the provision of management services to real estate investment trusts. It manages Tower Real Estate Investment Trust. The company is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Wealthspire Advisors LLC is a SEC-egistered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Howard Sontag in 1995 as Sontag Advisory LLC. They are wholly-owned by Wealthspire Holdings LLC and their ultimate parent is NFP Ultimate Holdings LLC. Wealthspire Advisors provides wealth management, investment advisory and financial consulting through its state-registered Investment Advisor Representatives to individuals, businesses, non-profit organizations and foundations.

L&S Energy Services, Inc. provides energy services to the commercial, industrial, institutional and multifamily marketplace. Its services include energy feasibility studies, commissioning, retro-commissioning, LEED commissioning, energy modeling, building simulation modeling & design, program/technology evaluation, analysis and commercial & multi-family utility benchmarking services. It also provides energy project implementation, management, support, green building, net zero energy, infrared thermography and biomass services.The company was founded by Ronald B. Slosberg and Dennis Landsberg in October 2006 and is headquartered in Clifton Park, NY.

MedAmerica Consulting Employees Inc (MedAmerica Consulting) is a venture capital subsidiary of CEP America LLC founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Emeryville, California.

Trove Predictive Data Science LLC develops predictive data science software platform. It offers open-source technology, data fusion, advanced data modeling, and consumer data, data-science expertise and teamwork, makes data useful for the utility, and smart-home. The company was founded by Isaias Sudit and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Third Rock Ventures LLC (Third Rock Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Mark Levin, Robert Tepper, Kevin Starr and Nick Leschly. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Independent Health Association, Inc. (Investment Portfolio) is the investment portfolio division of Independent Health Association, Inc., a health insurance firm headquartered in Buffalo, New York. They are owned by Wisconsin Education Association Council, an education Public-sector trade union. Founded in 1980, the firm manages investment portfolios for various insurance clients.