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Ken Moelis is Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company, a global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors. Mr. Moelis has over 30 years of investment banking experience. Prior to founding Moelis & Company, he worked at UBS from 2001 to 2007, where he was most recently President of UBS Investment Bank and previously Joint Global Head of Investment Banking. Before joining UBS, Mr. Moelis was Head of Corporate Finance at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, where he worked from 1990 through 2000. Mr. Moelis serves on the University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees, the Wharton Board of Overseers, the Board of the Tourette Syndrome Association, and the Board of Governors of Cedars Sinai Hospital. He holds an undergraduate degree and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Gorman is Chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley. Mr. Gorman became CEO in January 2010 and Chairman in January 2012. He joined the Firm in February 2006 and was named Co-President in December 2007. Before joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Gorman held a succession of executive positions at Merrill Lynch. Prior to this, he was a senior partner of McKinsey & Co. and began his career as an attorney in Melbourne, Australia. Among his civic activities, Mr. Gorman serves as a Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Council on Foreign Relations, and is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Columbia Business School, the Monetary Authority of Singapore International Advisory Panel, the Business Council, and the Board of the Institute of International Finance. He formerly served as President of the Federal Advisory Council to the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, Co-Chairman of the Partnership for New York City, Chairman of the Board of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and Co-Chairman of the Business Committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mr. Gorman, who was born in Australia, earned a B.A. and Law degree from the University of Melbourne and an M.B.A. from Columbia University

Chad Abraham serves as the chief executive officer of Piper Jaffray and is a member of the firm's board of directors. Abraham joined the firm in 1991 as an investment banking analyst. He spent the next 13 years on the West Coast as a banker in the company's technology investment banking group. He was promoted to managing director and head of technology investment banking in 1999. In 2005, Abraham was promoted to head of capital markets and in 2010, he became the global co-head of investment banking and capital markets. Under the leadership of Abraham and co-head Scott LaRue, the firm's investment banking division grew revenues from approximately $150 million to more than $500 million. They established coverage in energy and financial services, expanded debt capital markets capabilities and added key offices and personnel. Abraham serves on the board of trustees of the Nature Conservancy’s Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota chapter and the board of trustees of The Blake School. He graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science.

Ronald \'Ron\' Kruszewski is a Chairman and CEO at Stifel Financial Corp and is based in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Indiana University Bloomington between 1977 and 1981 and Indiana University Bloomington between 1997 and 2001.

Walter W. Bettinger II, 60, has been President of The Charles Schwab Corporation since 2007 and Chief Executive Officer since late 2008.He leads a workforce of approximately 32,000 employees, with headquarters in Westlake, Texas and branch offices in more than 420 locations across the United States plus London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Puerto Rico.As measured by client assets, Schwab is the largest publicly traded investment services firm in the United States and one of the world’s largest financial services firms serving approximately:• $7.40 trillion in client assets • 32.1 million client brokerage accounts, 1.6 million bank accounts and 2.1 million retirement plan participants• ~12,000 independent investment advisors Mr. Bettinger’s duties include leading the development of strategies and services that assist tens of millions of people worldwide in their efforts to save and invest - either directly, with the help of an independent investment advisor or through a company-sponsored retirement or benefit plan. Under his leadership, the value of Schwab stock has grown from $13.59 on January 1, 2009 to approximately $75.00 as of May 31, 2021. During the same period, Schwab’s market capitalization has grown from ~$18billion to ~$140billion.Mr. Bettinger has been recognized throughout his career as a leader in financial services including: • in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018 he was recognized in Fortune magazine’s Businessperson of the Year listing - in 2018 he was ranked the #7 businessperson globally; • in 2010 to the Power 30 by Smart Money magazine of the world’s most powerful and influential players; and• the 2009 lifetime achievement award for contributions to the retirement security of working Americans by Plan Sponsor magazine.In 1983, at the age of 22, Mr. Bettinger founded The Hampton Company, a provider of retirement plan services to corporations and their employees. The Charles Schwab Corporation acquired Hampton in 1995.In addition to his professional duties, Mr. Bettinger is active in numerous charitable and philanthropic efforts. He and his wife, Teri, are founders of the Walt & Teri Bettinger Foundation and the parents of five children. A native of Ada, Ohio, Mr. Bettinger attended Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi and holds a bachelor of business administration degree with a major in finance, summa cum laude, from Ohio University. He has also completed the General Management program offered by the Harvard Business School.

Noor Menai is an experienced financial services leader with over 20 years of banking experience. Mr. Menai is currently the President & CEO of CTBC Bank USA, where he oversees U.S. operations including the bank’s Commercial and Industrial, and Commercial Real Estate lending groups. Additionally, he serves as the Deputy Head of International Business. With 14 branches coast to coast in California, New Jersey, and New York, CTBC Bank is one of the first Asian American Banks to operate both in the Eastern and Western United States. A sought-after and frequent speaker on topics that include consumer banking, corporate banking, small business financing and fintech, Mr. Menai has spoken at Financial Times’ Global Banking Summit and the LAEDC Economic Forecast. In 2020, Mr. Menai was honored to be included in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s list of 500 most influential people in LA. Mr. Menai regularly provides industry and market analysis to major media and conferences including Bloomberg TV, The Economist, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times and The New York Times. As a strong advocate for undeserved students, Mr. Menai is a Board Member for the USC Rossier School of Education. Under the leadership of Mr. Menai, CTBC helped USC CAC expand to include 41 advisers in 36 schools in the Greater Los Angeles area.

Kenneth M. Jacobs (born 1957/1958) is the chairman and chief executive officer of Lazard since November 16, 2009. Jacobs joined Lazard in 1988. Jacobs was named a Lazard Partner in 1991, and in 2002 he was named Deputy Chairman and Head of North America for Lazard. In this role, he focused on enhancing the firm's business by entering into new markets and adding new practices, such as restructuring, strategic capital structure advice, and private fund advisory. He also focused on bringing in new staff specializing in energy, technology and healthcare.

Mortimer J. "Tim" Buckley (born 1969) is an American executive at The Vanguard Group. The Vanguard Board elected him unanimously to succeed F. William McNabb III as chief executive officer upon McNabb's retirement at the end of December 2017.