Steven E. Russell

Portico Benefit Services is a pension fund management firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1988 and was formerly known as Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Board of Pensions. Portico Benefit Services is a subsidiary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), a non-profit provider of health and retirement benefits with related services solely designed to help plan members of the ELCA and other faith-based organizations. The firm manages and operates the pension and other benefits plans for the church with the design and policy adopted by the Church wide Assembly.

The State of Pennsylvania Employees' Retirement System (SERS) is a government-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1923 by the Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement Code. SERS manages retirement plans for public sector employees.

Emerald Advisers, Inc. (Emerald) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Leola, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1991 by Joseph Besecker and Scott Rehr. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emerald Asset Management PA LLC, ultimately held by 1251 Capital Group, Inc. Emerald provides discretionary advisory services to institutional, governmental, trusts, estates, charitable and high net worth individuals.

TL Ventures Inc (TL Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. founded in 1988 by Robert Keith. The firm is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Founded in 1992 by Joseph Besecker, Emerald Research is a research firm located in Leola, Pennsylvania. The firm is the investment research arm of Emerald Asset Management, Inc. and is affiliated with registered investment advisor Emerald Advisors, Inc. They focus on providing in-depth, on-site fundamental research of primarily small- to mid-cap public companies in the consumer, financial services, life sciences and technology sectors. Emerald's intense fundamental research process results in over 2000 company visits per year. The firm seeks to identify early investment opportunities that are included in a variety of growth-oriented separate account and mutual fund equity portfolios. Their parent firm, Emerald Asset Management, also offers short, mid and long-term fixed-income separate account strategies which utilize a combination of proprietary quantitative models and fundamental analysis to create portfolios of high quality liquid securities.

Philadelphia Gas Works distributes natural gas to the residential, commercial, and industrial customers. It maintains a distribution system of gas mains and service pipes. The company was founded on February 8, 1836 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Emerald Asset Management PA LLC engages in the provision of equity and fixed-income portfolio management services. It offers mutual funds, individually-managed separate accounts, asset allocation solutions, and investment strategies. The company was founded by Joseph Edward Besecker in 1991 and is headquartered in Leola, PA.

Merakey USA is a leading provider of community-based behavioral healthcare services for the public sector. The non-profit company is based in Lafayette Hill, PA. Joseph S. Martz has been the CEO of the company since 2014. The company offers a full range of integrated services, including fresh start housing and supportive service programs for adult men and women with a history of homelessness, chemical dependency, and/or varying degrees of behavioral health issues. Merakey also operates a for-profit subsidiary called Life Tree Pharmacy, which supports individuals in the behavioral health and intellectual and developmental disability communities. Merakey's autism services focus on the continuum of care throughout the lifespan of individuals they support, diagnosed with or without an autism diagnosis or other health impairment. Founded in 1969, the company provides comprehensive care for adults and children who wish to live comfortably in their own homes and within their communities.