Armando Requejo

1-800 Contacts, Inc. retails and sells contact lenses. Its products include disposable contact lenses, toric, color, bifocal lenses and accessories. The firm offers all brands of contact lenses and also offers eyeglasses and sunglasses. The company was founded by Jonathan C. Coon and John F. Nichols in 1995 and is headquartered in Orem, UT.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Nu-Tek Food Science LLC produces a low-sodium salt substitute. Its products include NuTek Salt and Salt for Life, which delivers nutrition through levels of sodium reduction in food, replacing it with potassium. The company was founded by Thomas L. Manuel and Sam Rao in 2006 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

Green Plains Trade Group LLC produces and distributes ethanol and distillers grains. It offers ethanol, distillers grains, corn oil, grain storage, marketing and distribution, and cattle. The company is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Genencor International, Inc. develops and manufactures enzyme product solutions for industrial, agricultural and health care markets. It finds genes and alters their proteins for use in cleaning, textile, health care, food and animal feed products using gene discovery, molecular evolution, functional genomics and immunology techniques. The company also develops solutions for the biofuels, biodefense and biosafety industries. Genencor International was founded in 1982 and is located in Rochester, NY.

Part of International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., Cultor Food Science, Inc. is a British company that manufactures food preservatives.

DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS is engaged in the production of food enzymes, products and pharmaceutical grade excipients for food products. It operates through the following divisions: Enablers, BioActives, Sweeteners, Cultures, Genecor and Sales and Application Food Ingredients. The Enablers division develops, produces and markets emulsifiers, hydrocolloids, and tailored systems that enable food & beverage manufactureres to make appealing products. The BioActives division is comprised of the Cultures and Sweeteners divisions. It offers food cultures and protective solutions, speciality sweeteners, health ingredients, and microorganisms for agriculture and animal nutrition. The Genencor division develops innovative enzymes and bioproducts to reduce the environmental impact of the cleaning, textile, fuel, and chemical industries. The sales and Application food Ingredients division manages and budgets global key accounts. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered Copenhagen, Denmark

LS Dissolution, Inc. engages in the production of petroleum replacement products and industrial chemicals. It offers chemical and fuel products. The company was founded by George M. Church, Christopher Somerville, Noubar B. Afeyan and Jay D. Keasling in 2005 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Mycoworks, Inc. engages in producing leather from mycelium materials. The company was founded by Sophia Wang, Philip Ross and Eddie Pavlu and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of Dole Plc, Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is a company engaged in the retail of fresh vegetables. The company is based in Charlotte, NC. The CEO of the company is Timothy Escamilla.

The Municipal Employees' Retirement System (MERS) of Michigan is a State-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Lansing, Michigan. The firm was founded by the Michigan Legislature in 1945, and by 1996, they were granted independence from the state. MERS administers the retirement plans for Michigan's local units of government on a not-for-profit basis.

Heitman Capital Management LLC (Heitman Capital Management) is a real estate private equity firm a subsidiary of Heitman LLC founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Calysta, Inc. provides sustainable industrial products for food and energy security. The firm develops new Biological Gas-to-Liquids and Biological Gas-to-Chemicals technologies using methane, the primary component of natural gas. It’s technology allows conversion of a plentiful energy resource into high value chemicals and transportation fuels. The company was founded in 2012 by Joshua Silverman and Alan Shaw and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Part of Conagra Brands, Inc., Conagra Trading Cos. is a meat packing company. The company is based in Omaha, NE.

Sterling Investment Partners Advisers LLC (Sterling Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1991 by William Lester Selden, Morris William Macey, Douglas Lorie Newhouse, and Charles William Santoro. The firm is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut.

The GSI Group LLC designs and manufactures agricultural equipment and components. It offers grain storage, material handling, conditioning and drying equipment, and swine and poultry production equipment. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Assumption, IL.

MTN Capital Partners LLC (MTN Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Olivier Trouveroy. The firm is headquartered in New York.

First Wind Holdings LLC is an independent wind energy company. It is focused on the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of utility scale wind energy projects. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Deepwater Wind LLC operates offshore wind power projects. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

Steward Partners Global Advisory LLC provides wealth management and investment advisory services. It offers advisory services, banking and lending strategies, wealth planning solutions, institutional consulting, and insurance planning, The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Reverence Capital Partners LLC (RCP) is an independent private equity firm founded in the year 2013 by Milton R. Berlinski, Peter C. Aberg and Alexander A. Chulack. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.