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Philip A. Smith

StoneX Group

James Patrick Gorman

Morgan Stanley

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

Kunal Kapoor

Morningstar

Kunal Kapoor, CFA, is chief executive officer of Morningstar. Before assuming his current role in 2017, he served as president, responsible for product development and innovation, sales and marketing, and driving strategic prioritization across the firm. Since joining Morningstar in 1997 as a data analyst, Kapoor has held a variety of roles at the firm, including leadership positions in research and innovation. He served as director of mutual fund research and was part of the team that launched Morningstar Investment Services, Inc., before moving on to other roles including director of business strategy for international operations, and later, president and chief investment officer of Morningstar Investment Services. During his tenure, he has also led Morningstar.com® and the firm’s data business as well as its global products and client solutions group. Kapoor holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and environmental policy from Monmouth College and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, is a member of the CFA Society of Chicago, and served on the board of PitchBook, a private firm that provides a comprehensive private equity and venture capital database, prior to its acquisition by Morningstar in late 2016. Kapoor is also a member of the board of trustees of The Nature Conservancy in Illinois. In 2010, Crain’s Chicago Business named him to its annual 40 Under 40 class, a list that includes professionals from a variety of industries who are contributing to Chicago’s business, civic, and philanthropic landscape.

Ronald Philip O'Hanley

State Street

Thomas P. Gibbons

BNY Mellon

Walter W. Bettinger II

Charles Schwab

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.

David Michael Solomon

Goldman Sachs

David Michael Solomon (born c. 1962) is an American investment banker, and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Goldman Sachs, a position he has held since October 2018. He has also been chairman of the bank since January 2019. Before assuming his role as CEO, Solomon was president and chief operating officer from January 2017 to September 2018, and was joint head of the investment banking division from July 2006 to December 2016. Solomon formally succeeded Lloyd Blankfein, the previous CEO, on October 1, 2018, and was named chairman after Blankfein's retirement.

Thomas Gott­Stein

Credit Suisse

Richard Brian Handler

Jefferies

Richard Brian Handler is a Chairman & CEO at Jefferies Group.

Abigail Johnson

Fidelity Investments

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