Jim Foreman

UCLA offers a combination that’s rare, especially among public research universities. The breadth, depth and inspired excellence among academic programs—from the visual and performing arts to the humanities, social sciences, STEM disciplines and health sciences—add up to endless opportunity. The location is unmatched: a campus that is unexpectedly picturesque and compact, set in a thriving and diverse global city.

Lightyear Capital is a New York-based private equity firm that partners with growing companies at the nexus of financial services and technology, healthcare, and business services. For over 20 years, Lightyear has worked closely with management and leveraged its industry expertise, network of advisors, and operating resources to accelerate growth and build market leading businesses. As of December 31, 2025, the firm had assets under management of $8.1 billion.

Century Equity Partners focuses exclusively on making private equity investments in lower middle-market financial services companies. We have become a leader in identifying and building businesses by leveraging our relationships and network within financial services. Our leadership team has a significant amount of experience in the financial services sector, each having held executive operating and/or investment roles within major financial institutions, investment banks, or private equity partnerships. We seek to invest in businesses with demonstrated value propositions that provide critical services or distribution in financial services subsectors poised to achieve strong growth. Within the financial services industry, we appreciate and understand the challenges associated with operating companies in a constantly evolving environment.

At WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), we provide data-driven, insight-led solutions in the areas of people, risk and capital. Leveraging the global view and local expertise of our colleagues serving 140 countries and markets, we help you sharpen your strategy, enhance organizational resilience, motivate your workforce and maximize performance.