Aneet P. Deshpande

Clearstead Advisors LLC, dba Clearstead Hartland & Co. LLC (Clearstead), is an institutional investment consulting and private wealth management firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1989 as Hartland & Co. LLC and changed their legal name to Clearstead Advisors LLC in 2018. They are owned by Hartland Management Investors LLC (HMI), which holds the shares of Clearstead’s employees with approximately 40% ownership and Flexpoint Ford LLC, through the entity Moses Buyer Holdings LLC with approximately 60% ownership. Clearstead provides advisory services to corporate, private and public employee retirement funds (pension and savings plans); endowments and foundations; operating funds for non-profit and for-profit organizations, healthcare organizations and insurance companies; sub-advisor investment management services; and private clients (families, individuals and related entities).

PNC Capital Advisors LLC (PCA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of PNC Bank, NA, which is wholly-owned by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC), a financial holding company. The firm was founded in 2009 from the business combination of PNC Capital Advisors, Inc. and Allegiant Asset Management Co. following the acquisition of National City Corp., the parent of Allegiant, by PNC. PCA provides taxable fixed income discretionary investment advisory services to institutional accounts.

Cerity Partners LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Douglas Nardi and Steven Schoneman in 2009 as HPM Partners LLC. Cerity Partners offers customized financial advice to individuals and their families, businesses and their employees, and non-profit organizations.

PNC Capital Advisors LLC (PCA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of PNC Bank, NA, which is wholly-owned by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC), a financial holding company. The firm was founded in 2009 from the business combination of PNC Capital Advisors, Inc. and Allegiant Asset Management Co. following the acquisition of National City Corp., the parent of Allegiant, by PNC. PCA provides taxable fixed income discretionary investment advisory services to institutional accounts.

Formerly National City Investment Management Co., Allegiant Asset Management Co. (AAM) is a multi-style registered investment advisor. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of National City Corp. (NYSE: NCC) AAM is focused on the investment and service requirements of institutional clients, including corporate, public, Taft-Hartley, foundation, endowments and mutual funds. The firm was formed following the merger between National City and First of America Bank Corp. in 1985. AAM manages the Armada/Allegiant fund family out of Cleveland, while private client portfolios are managed out of offices in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Grand Rapids, Michigan and Fort Wayne, Indiana. National City maintains separate trading desks for the Armada fund family and private client portfolios.

Chicago Equity Partners LLC is an investment management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1989 by Robert Kramer, Patrick Lynch and Dave Johnsen. They are a subsidiary of Chicago Acquisition LLC, ultimately held by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). Chicago Equity Partners provides investment management services to institutional investors, including, but not limited to: banks, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments, municipalities and other governmental bodies, registered investment companies in a sub-advisory capacity, and to other pooled investment vehicles intended for sophisticated investors and institutional investors.