Julie B. Dixon

Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (KAR) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Richard Kayne, John Anderson and Allan Rudnick in 1984. They are a direct subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., ultimately held by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). KAR provides investment management and wealth advisory solutions to institutional, broker-dealer and high-net-worth clients.

Ares Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and global alternative investment manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1997 by Merritt Hooper, John Kissick and Antony Ressler. They are a subsidiary of Ares Management Holdings LP and their ultimate parent is Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES). Ares Management provides investment advice to various pooled investment vehicles, other separately managed accounts and other institutional clients.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Stevens First Principles Investment Advisors (SFP) is an independent investment advisory firm headquartered in Irvine, California. Founded in 1986, the firm provides investment and portfolio management, financial counseling and planning to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and endowments.

Afraxis, Inc. operates as a contract research organization (CRO), specializes in preclinical efficacy evaluations (in vivo and in vitro), neurotoxicity evaluations, and structure-efficacy relationship (SER)-driven medicinal chemistry. It develops Afraxis ESP, an enhanced spine analysis platform that quantifies the morphology and maturity of synaptic dendritic spines, which are fundamental to information processing by neural synapses in the brain. The company was founded by Jay B. Lichter, Carmine Stengone, Susumu Tonegawa and Ben Vollrath in 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

DBX Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a subsidiary of DWS USA Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, ETR: DBK). DBX Advisors manages Xtrackers ETFs on behalf of individual and institutional clients.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Kabani & Co., Inc. provides accounting services. Its services include audits, assurance, tax compliance and advisory services. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Deloitte Consulting LLP provides business consulting services. It offers services related to public finance, public sector management, health and social protection, information technology, financial sector, and trade and investment. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

University of Hawai'i at Hilo engages in the provision of services relating to higher education. It offers bachelor’s degrees, minors, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, certificate programs, graduate certificate programs, and distance learning. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Hilo, HI.

National Cancer Institute provides healthcare services. It specializes in different cancer treatment such as adrenocortical carcinoma, anal cancer, appendix cancer, skin cancer, breast cancer, cardiac tumors, endometrial cancer, and gallbladder cancer. The company was founded in March 1937 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Founded by Maseeh Fariborz, Picoco LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Newport Beach, California.

Harvey & Co. LLC is a private company that provides investment services to manufacturing, industrial & business services, healthcare, value-added distribution, energy, consumer and financial services sectors. The company was founded in 1998 and it is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

Vizio Holdings, Inc. engages in the designing and distribution of high-definition televisions. It offers audio and video equipment, plasma and liquid crystal display televisions, and sound systems. The company was founded by William Wang, Kenneth Lowe and LaLaynie Newsome in October 2002 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Riot Games, Inc. develops and publishes video games. It offers competitive, PvP multiplayer online battle arena, and online games. The company was founded by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

AH Capital Management LLC (AH Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Lowell Andreessen and Ben A. Horowitz. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Part of JBS SA, Tyson do Brasil Alimentos Ltda. The company is based in Curitiba, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that produces, processes, and markets fresh as well as frozen poultry products. Tyson do Brasil Alimentos was acquired by JBS Foods SA from Tyson Foods, Inc. on December 01, 2014 for $175 million.

Collaborative Fund (Collaborative Fund) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2010 by Craig Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The Pacific Financial Group LLC (TPFG) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. The firm was founded by Nicholas "Nick” Scalzo in 2006 as The Elements Financial Group LLC and changed their name to Pacific Financial Group LLC in 2019. TPFG offers discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, high-net worth individuals, trusts, estates and individual participants of retirement plans.

I2020 Accelerator (I2020 Accelerator) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Attune Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the provision of biotechnology services. It discovers and develops orally-administered small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases. The company was founded by Andrew Ian McDonald and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Huarui International New Material Ltd. is an investment holding company. It engages in the production of fine finish copper fittings and customized copper busbars for high-conductivities electrical power applications. The company was founded on August 26, 2019 and is headquartered in Jiangyin, China.

LifeSci Acquisition III Corp. operates as a blank check company with the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. The company was founded on December 18, 2019 and is headquartered in new York, NY.

Patron Management LLC (Patron) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Brian Cho and Jason Oliver Yeh. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Biotech Group Acquisition Corp operates as a blank check company. It was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. The company was on January 19, 2022 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.