Edna B. Long

LPL Financial LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The firm was founded in 1989 as Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. They are a direct subsidiary of LPL Holdings, Inc., owned by LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA). LPL Financial offers various types of advisory services and programs to individual and institutional clients.

KeyStone Solutions LLC provides wealth management and business consulting services. It also offers investment banking and EB-5 immigration services. The company was founded by Roger W. Christoph in 2008 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.

Quality Research, Inc. engages in clinical research for the development of new medication treatments. Its services are applied to chronic constipation, osteoarthritis of the knee or hip, chronic low back pain, overactive bladder, and diabetes. The company was founded by Ellen Spelman and Scott Horn in 1996 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

RDA Corp. provides custom application and software development services. It offers business intelligence, communication and collaboration, enterprise application integration, and custom development services. The company was founded by Don Awalt in 1988 and is headquartered in Hunt Valley, MD.

PeopleTec, Inc. provides research, development, and support to Department of Defense and Civilian Federal Sectors. Its services include diversified engineering, modeling and simulation, cyber security and intelligence, rapid prototyping, and program support. The company was founded by Terry Jennings and W. Douglas Scalf in 2005 and is headquartered in Huntsville, AL.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPF&S) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPF&S provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.

Part of Leadership Foundations, Women's Forum, Inc. is a non-profit community for women leaders of diverse achievement. The company is based in New York, NY.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Bank of New York Mellon is a state chartered bank. It offers asset servicing, issuer services, treasury services, broker-dealer, and advisor services and bank-advised business of asset management. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.