Ed Whatley

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

D. A. Davidson & Co. is a dually SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA broker-dealer headquartered in Great Falls, Montana. The firm was founded in 1935 and is a subsidiary of D.A. Davidson Companies, a financial service holding company. They provide liquidity and execution in small & mid-cap stocks to a wide range of institutional investors, including mutual fund and money managers around the world.

Upfront Ventures Management LLC (Upfront Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Steven J. Dietz and Yves B. Sisteron. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, Calirfornia.

eStyle, Inc. owns and operates retail shops selling baby products. The company was founded by Laurie McCartney and Lori D. Goler in 1999 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Seattle-Northwest Securities Corp. is based in Seattle, WA. Part of Piper Sandler Cos., Seattle-Northwest Securities Corp. is a company that provides investment banking and asset management services. Seattle-Northwest Securities was acquired by Piper Jaffray Cos. on July 12, 2013 for $21 million.

Bill Me Later, Inc. provides online-payment services. It's a platform designed for purchasing on the web or over the phone using an open-end credit account. The company was founded by Gary Marino in 2000 and is headquartered in Timonium, Maryland.

Progeny 3, Inc. is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm provides investment advice to individual and institutional clients.

Badlands NGLs LLC operates as a petrochemical and polymer company that develops assets to add value to the natural gas liquids of North America. The company was founded by William Gilliam in 2011 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

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.

Platinum Equity Advisors LLC (Platinum Equity Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Tom Gores. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Marlin Management Co LLC (Marlin Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by David McGovern. The firm is headquartered in Hermosa Beach, California.

TELEO Capital Management LLC (TELEO Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by George Kase, Andy Martinez and Robb Curtis Warwick. The firm is headquartered in El Segundo, California.

KeyBank, NA engages in the provision of commercial banking services. The company was founded on January 1, 1849 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Infinity Equity Capital Ltd (Infinity Equity Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1993 by Chris Brenes. The firm is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel with additional office in Beijing.

Vision Ridge Partners LLC (Vision Ridge Partners) is a firm founded in 2008 by Reuben Aguilar Samuels Munger. The firm is headquartered in Colorado, United States.

Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. (dba Envestnet PMC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1999 by Judson Bergman, James Lumberg, Brandon Thomas, and Bill Crager. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Envestnet, Inc. (NYSE: ENV). Envestnet PMC provides investment management and investment advisory services through independent investment advisor firms (Advisors) for use with Advisors’ clients. The firm also serves institutional clients such as pension or profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations and provides advisory and research services directly to Advisors.

Bakken Midstream Natural Gas LLC develops a natural gas infrastructure in North Dakota. The company was founded by Steven E. Lebow in 2019 and is headquartered in Bismarck, ND.

Bakken Energy LLC is a clean hydrogen infrastructure development company that aims to become the largest and lowest cost producer of clean hydrogen in the country. The private company is based in Bismarck, ND. Bakken Energy plans to create the Great Plains Hydrogen Hub. The company was formed from the family office of founder and chairman Steven Lebow, who previously founded and co-led Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette’s (DLJ) office and created and led GRP Partners, a European venture capital firm. The company was founded by Shane Goettle, Curt N. Launer, Steven E. Lebow. Steven E. Lebow has been the CEO since incorporation.

Foster & Marshall LLC provides real estate services. The private company is based in Seattle, WA.