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Charlie Bobrinskoy
Ariel Investments
John Harris
Ruane Cunniff
Ghiané Jones
Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois
Kathleen McCarthy
Blackstone
Byron Trott
BDT & MSD Partners
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Soren Aandahl
Glaucus Research Group
William Ackman
Pershing Square Capital
Alaina Anderson
William Blair & Company
John Armitage
Egerton
Vivien Azer
Cowen and Company
Dmitry Balyasny
Balyasny Asset Management LP
Kyle Bass
Hayman Capital Management, LP
Steve Berg
Lytical Ventures
Rupal J. Bhansali
Ariel Investments
William Blank
Squadron Capital Management
Neil G. Bluhm
Rush Street Gaming, JMB Realty, Walton Street Capital
Frank Brosens
Taconic Capital Advisors LP
William Browder
Hermitage Capital Management
John Burbank
Passport Capital
Debra A. Cafaro
Ventas, Inc.
John A. Canning Jr.
Madison Dearborn Partners
Kelly Cardwell
Central Square Management LLC
Richelle Carey
Emmy Award-winning Broadcaster
James S. Chanos
Kynikos Associates LP
Ian H. Charles
Arctos Partners
Nehal Chopra
Tiger Ratan
Ryan Cohen
Cohen Capital Value LLC
Leon Cooperman
Omega Advisors
Keating Crown
Sterling Bay
Maria Jelescu Dreyfus
Ardinall Investment Management
Richard H. Driehaus
Driehaus Capital Management LLC
Arne Duncan
Emerson Collective
David Einhorn
Greenlight Capital
Steve Eisman
Emrys Partners
Henry Ellenbogen
Durable Capital Partners
Michael Elrad
GEM Realty Capital
Brian J. Feltzin
Sheffield Asset Management LLC
Scott Ferguson
Sachem Head Capital Management
James E. Flynn
Deerfield Management
Constance Freedman
Moderne Ventures
Joshua S. Friedman
Canyon Partners, LLC
Mala Gaonkar
SurgoCap
Ed Garden
Trian Partners
Andy Gloor
Sterling Bay
David Golub
Golub Capital
James Grant
Grant’s Interest Rate Observer
Jonathan Gray
Blackstone
Ivelina Green
Pearlstone Alternative
Andy Greenberg
Saker Management LP
Ken Griffin
Citadel Investment Group, LLC
Jeffrey E. Gundlach
DoubleLine Capital LP
Matt Halbower
Pentwater Capital Management
Andy Hall
Astenbeck Capital Management LLC
Mason Hawkins
Southeastern Asset Management
William Heard
Heard Capital LLC
David Heller
Cloud Gate Capital
David Herro
Harris Associates
Bruce Heyman
Uncharted LLC
Mark S. Hoplamazian
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Tiffany Hsiao
Artisan Partners
Tim Hurd
BlueSpruce Investments
Jean M. Hynes
Wellington Management
C.C. Melvin Ike
The Visualize Group
Rajiv Jain
GQG Partners
Jay Kahn
Light Street
Arthur Kaz
Greenbriar Asset Management LP
John L. Keeley Jr.
Keeley Asset Management Corp.
Chris Keogh
Goldman Sachs
Brad Keywell
Uptake Technologies
Mark Kingdon
Kingdon Capital Mangement, LLC
Alex Klabin
Senator Investment Group LP
Mathew Klody
MCN Capital Management LLC
Jonathan Kolatch
Redwood Capital
Peter Kolchinsky
RA Capital
Steve Kuhn
Pine River Capital Management
Mark Lampert
BVF Partners L.P.
Marc Lasry
Avenue Capital Group
Vivian Lau
One Tusk Investment Partners
Jimmy Levin
Sculptor Capital
Ari Levy
Lakeview Investment Group
James Litinsky
JHL Capital Group
Alec Litowitz
Magnetar Capital
Jonathan Litt
Land and Buildings Investment Management
John Lykouretzos
Hoplite Capital Management, L.P.
Peter S. Lynch
The Lynch Foundation
Steve Mandel
Lone Pine Capital LLC
Mick McGuire
Marcato Capital Management
Amos Meron
Empyrean Capital Partners
Michael Milken
The Milken Institute
Amir Mokari
Emerson Point Capital
Dan Morehead
Pantera Capital
Edward A. Mulé
Silver Point Capital
Daniel O’Keefe
Artisan Partners
Philip C. Ordway
Anabatic Investment Partners
Rebecca Pacholder
Snowcat Capital Management LP
Hank Paulson
Paulson Institute
Nelson Peltz
Trian Fund Management LP
Jason Perlioni
Johns Hopkins University
Richard Perry
Perry Partners
Jonathan Pollock
Elliott Management Corporation
Nancy Prial
Essex Investment Management
Albert Rabil
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
Josh Resnick
Jericho Capital
David S. Richter
GCM Grosvenor
Tom Ricketts
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