Wayne H. Bugden

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

New England Life Insurance Co. provides insurance and financial products and services. Its services include life insurance, long term care, and disability income insurance. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Brighthouse Life Insurance Company of NY is a life insurance company. It provides fixed and variable annuity products in New York and administers an in-force block of life insurance policies. The company operates its business through three segments: Annuities, Life and Corporate & Other. The Annuities segment offers variable, fixed and index-linked annuity products in New York that are sold to individuals through multiple third-party distribution channels. The Life segment currently administers in-force blocks of life insurance policies, primarily term life. This segment plans to offer new term life and universal life insurance products in New York. Its term life products are designed to provide a fixed death benefit for a guaranteed level premium to be paid over a specified period of time; and universal life products provide a death benefit in return for payment of specified annual policy charges. The Corporate & Other segment contains the excess capital, as well as certain charges and activities, not allocated to the segments. The company was founded on December 31, 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Mellon Investments Corp. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1983, the firm is a subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BNY Mellon Corp.) (NYSE: BK). In 2018, two other indirect subsidiaries of BNY Mellon Corp., the Boston Company Asset Management LLC (TBCAM) and Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC, merged into Mellon Capital Management Corp. and the firm was renamed BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corp. In 2019, BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corp. was renamed Mellon Investments Corp. Mellon Investments provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice to both individual and institutional clients.

Tourmalet Advisors LP is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. The firm was co-founded by Michael Corasaniti and Ian McDonald in 2009. The firm provides investment management services for closed-ended private investment funds. They also provide investment advisory services to several dedicated funds and separately managed accounts for institutional investors.

BV Investment Partners LLC (BV Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1983 by Roy F. Coppedge and Anthony J. Bolland. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Essex Financial Services, Inc. (Essex Financial) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Essex, Connecticut. The firm was founded by John W. Rafal in 2003 as John W. Rafal & Associates, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Essex Savings Bank. Essex Financial provides portfolio management services to individuals, high-net worth individuals, corporations, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, trusts, estates, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments and municipalities.

Community Food Bank, Inc. provides food assistance to public. Its meals are distributed through local human service agency partners that serve children, seniors, the working poor, the homeless, people suffering from illness or addiction, people fleeing abuse, people with disabilities and people in need. The company was founded by Barry Corey and Mark Homan in 1975 and is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

Korn Ferry Leadership Consulting Corp. provides human resources consulting services. It provides services such as executive assessment, leadership training, coaching programs and pre-employment screening. The company was founded by Marvin Dunnette, Wayne Kirchner, and Lowell Waldo Hellervik in 1967 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Warner Media Investments (Warner Media) is a venture capital subsidiary of Warner Media LLC founded in 1990. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Snell & Wilmer LLP provides legal services. It offers bankruptcy, commercial finance, corporate and securities, employee benefits and compensation, healthcare, industry groups, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, natural resources, environment and energy, political law and government relations, real estate and tax related services. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Peerto, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company offers various digital marketing tools such as grips, which analyzes and countermeasures word-of-mouth exposed to social media, and staynavi biz, which automatically generates sightseeing information on the official website of the facility using AI. Additionally, the company's piatu tool creates a new match that excludes intermediate distribution by making full use of technology to achieve a world where hotels and customers are more directly connected. The company's mission is to create the next generation of travel technology and improve the connection between hotels and customers.

SB Media Holdings Corp. provides marketing and consulting service. The company was founded in August 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

The State Bar of Arizona is a non-profit organization that regulates approximately 23,000 active attorneys in Arizona. The organization is governed by a 29-member board of governors, and it has two office locations in Phoenix and another location. The private company is based in Phoenix, AZ. It operates under the supervision of the Supreme Court and provides education and development programs for the legal profession and the public. The organization's mission is to improve the administration of justice and the competency, ethics, and professionalism of lawyers practicing in Arizona. The State Bar of Arizona has a lawyer regulation department that works to resolve problems between clients and attorneys, and it also offers legal information for consumers, periodic free legal advice days, and other educational programs. The State Bar of Arizona is not a state agency, and its activities are funded through membership fees, service fees, and other self-generated revenue.

African Rainbow Energy & Power provides clean energy solutions in renewables, hydro, and gas. The private company is located in South Africa. The South African company was founded by Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe. The CEO is Brian Anthony Dames.

African Rainbow Capital Pty Ltd. operates as a investment company, which focuses on financial services and private equity placements. Its portfolio includes life insurance, healthcare, money management, and banking. The company was founded by Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe, Johan van Zyl, and Johan van der Merwe on April 14, 2016 and is headquartered in Sandton, South Africa.

Prime Therapeutics LLC provides pharmacy benefits and services to insurance providers. The company manages pharmacy benefits for health plans, employers, and government programs including Medicare and Medicaid. It processes claims and delivers medicine to members, offering clinical services for people with complex medical conditions. The company was founded on August 28, 1998 and is headquartered in Eagan, MN.

Evolent Health LLC provides integrated value-based care platform. The firm partners with provider and payer organizations for clinical and financial results in value-based care and under full-risk arrangements. It offers care management, risk adjustment, and health plan services. The company was founded by Frank Williams, Seth Blackley and Tom Peterson in 2011 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

BCS Financial Corp. provides strategic partnership solutions. It provides services to insurance companies, brokers, agents, administrators, employers, employees and individuals. The firm offers excess reinsurance, professional liability, cyber and privacy loss, agent and agency, medical stop loss, limited benefits, student accident and health and travel insurance; health and life insurance, property and casualty insurance, financial service administration, reinsurance partnerships, specialty risk solutions; and international travel and group universal life insurance. It also provides protects assets with strategic financial solutions nationwide for insurance companies and financial institutions that include mutual fund administration and investment management partnerships. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island engages in provision of healthcare services. The company was founded on September 1, 1939 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.