Mariama S. Bah

Fortigent LLC provides wealth management solutions and consulting services to independent advisors. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Brown Advisory provides investment management services to individuals and institutions through a variety of investment vehicles including mutual funds, separate accounts and private funds. Different factors, including account type and size, may be used to determine which vehicle is most appropriate for the client. The firm has different investment strategies which include equities, fixed income, multi-asset, balanced institutional services, strategic asset allocation, alternative investments and strategic advisory services. Brown Advisory's equity and fixed income investment strategies both employ a bottom-up, fundamental research approach in their security selection process.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is and SEC-registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm operated through Barclays Group (US), Inc. and is ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC). Their Global Markets team provides execution and risk management services across the full range of asset classes around the world to corporations, governments and financial institutions. They provide solutions to their clients' financing and risk management needs including: bonds, commodities, credit products, equity derivatives, inflation linked products, interest rate products, foreign exchange, leveraged finance, loans, emerging markets, prime services, private equity and securitization. Barclays provides analysis on broad themes of relevance to institutional investors, including detailed analysis of global markets and of a wide range of investment grade and high yield issuers. Research is highly quantitative in orientation, yet is presented in an accessible and concise format. The firm's research seeks to present clients with a globally integrated perspective across products and geographies, providing clients with the tools and insights necessary for successful risk management and financing.