Brian McClendon

Anschutz Co. is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Formerly known as ANS Equity Company, Inc., the firm was founded by Philip Anschutz in 1992 and is a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corp. Anschutz provides investment advice to high net-worth clients.

Union Pacific Railroad Co. engages in the provision of railroad and freight transportation services. Its railroad links coast ports and provides transportation service through its gateways. The company was founded by Abraham Lincoln on July 1, 1862 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Arsenal Medical Inc. develops therapeutic products based on BioActive Composites platform. Its biomaterials-based systems provide targeted local and systemic therapies to treat chronic diseases and conditions. The firm product offers tailored dosing of drugs, mechanical and biochemical compatibility with tissues and complete bioabsorption. The company was founded by George M. Whitesides, Carmichael S. Roberts Jr. and Robert S. Langer Jr. in 2005 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Aushon BioSystems, Inc. provides protein biomarker measurement and analysis products and services. The firm’s products and services include Ciraplex Assay, Cirascan Imaging and Cirasoft Analysis, Cira services and 2470 Arrayer. The company was founded by Peter D. Honkanen and John Austin in 2003 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Synglyco, Inc. develops novel vaccines using synthetic carbohydrates. The firm's cutting edge technology enables the rapid, milligram to kilogram production of synthetic carbohydrates for use in drug discovery and industrial applications. Its proprietary platform generates significant quantities of chemically pure, complex carbohydrates through automated and manual chemical synthesis. The company was founded by Peter H. Seeberger, Carmichael S. Roberts Jr. Obadiah J. Plante and Louis Schofield on June 18, 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

CubicPV, Inc. engages in the manufacture of silicon photovoltaic wafers. It develops Direct Wafer, a technology that forms a standard multi-crystalline wafer directly from molten silicon. The company was founded by Frank van Mierlo and Emanuel M. Sachs in 2007 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

MC10, Inc. develops stretchable silicon materials for the microelectronics industry. The firm's technology uses semiconductors in conjunction with interconnect and packaging technologies to produce conformal electronics. It offers solutions for applications in consumer electronics, medical devices, industrial products, defense systems, differentiated consumer products, industrial, and military markets. The company was founded by Carmichael S. Roberts Jr., John A. Rogers, Benjamin Schlatka, Marvin J. Slepian, George M. Whitesides, Gilman Callsen and Roozbeh Ghaffari in 2008 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Emprise Bank provides banking services. It offers personal banking, business banking, and investment management. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Wichita, KS.

The World Co. owns and operates printing and publication services. It owns newspapers in Tonganoxie, Baldwin City, Basehor, Bonner Springs, Eudora, Lansing, Shawnee, and DeSoto. The company was founded by W. C. Simons and is headquartered in Lawrence, KS.

MRIGlobal operates research and development organizations. The firm's programs include environmental research, health, pharmaceutical product development, agriculture & food safety, and national security, defense & energy. The company was founded in 1944 and headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Lawrence Financial Corp. (Kansas) is a bank holding private company founded in 1987. The company operates as a bank holding company and is based in Lawrence, KS with subsidiaries in the United States.

Founded by Brian Moskowitz in 2003, Moskowitz Capital Management Corp. is a mortgage fund management company located in Toronto.

WGBH Educational Foundation operates television stations. The non-profit company is based in Boston, MA and has subsidiaries in United States. The company was founded in 1951 by Ralph Lowell. Jonathan C. Abbott has been the CEO of the company since 1998.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The nature conservancy of kansas operates as a global environmental nonprofit organization. The company is headquartered in Topeka, KS.

Midwest Minerals, Inc. provides crushed limestone and agricultural lime products. Its products are used in road materials for county and state highway projects, coarse aggregate for ready-mix concrete and asphalt plants. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Pittsburg, KS.

Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association secures financial support for hospital endeavors, charitable care, and community health education. The company was founded by Monti Belot, Ralph R. Reed, Anne Cerf and Laurance Price on October 22, 1969 and is headquartered in Lawrence, KS.

The University National Bank of Lawrence operates as a commercial bank. It offers personal banking, business banking, e-banking, and loan services. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Lawrence, KS.

Foro Energy, Inc. manufactures and develops lasers for oil, natural gas, geothermal, and mining industries. Its lasers are used to drill, workover, and complete energy wells, including mechanical cutting/grinding, explosives, harsh chemicals and high pressures. The company was founded by Joel F. Moxley, Mark S. Zediker and Mark Land in 2009 and is headquartered in Littleton, CO.

Cool Planet Energy Systems, Inc. develops negative carbon fuels. Its process, known as the carbon negative fuel cycle creates drop-in gasoline and can be used in any vehicle on the road today. The firm’s product that is CoolTerra biocarbon sequesters carbon and creates value for industries as diverse as agriculture, water, and livestock. The company was founded by Michael C. Cheiky in 2009 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

jetAVIVA LLC sells jets and offers consulting services to those seeking to buy light turbine aircraft. It also buys and sells private jets. The company was founded by Ben Marcus and Cyrus Sigari in 2006 and is headquartered in New Century, KS.

Kansas Aircraft Corp. sells high-end piston and turboprop aircraft. The firm also sells new and pre-owned brands such as Piper, Cessna, and Beachcraft. The company was founded by Michele Stauffer, Cyrus Sigari, and Ben Marcus in 1990 and is headquartered in New Century, KS.

Galy Co. engages in the production of cotton from cells. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Stoicheia, Inc. is a company based in Suite 330, IL that specializes in digital materials discovery. Stoicheia uses a combination of proprietary AI and high-throughput screening technology to discover new materials that impact industries such as automotive, chemical, oil, and clean energy. The company has access to the world's largest combinatorial material libraries and uses proprietary nanocombinatoricstm and megalibrarytm platforms to enable the discovery of new materials with properties driving the development of the renewable and net-zero economy. The company was founded by Chad A. Mirkin and Andrey Ivankin, and Jeff Erhardt has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Part of Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., SAMDI Tech, Inc. delivers better, faster assay development, high-throughput screening and hit-to-lead solutions for early-stage drug discovery. The company is based in Chicago, IL. Our highly skilled team of biochemistry experts believes in quality results and uses proprietary industry-leading, label-free SAMDI (Self-Assembled Monolayer Desorption Ionization) technology to deliver decision-making data for diverse targets and analytes. SAMDI Tech offers label-free drug discovery solutions for better, faster results. The company was founded by Michael Scholle, Milan Mrksich. Emilio Cordova has been the CEO of the company since 2015. SAMDI Tech was acquired by Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. on January 30, 2023 for $50 million.

Foundation Alloy Technology Explorations, Inc. provides metal part productions. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded by Chris Schuh, Tim Rupert, Jacob Guglin. Jacob Guglin has been the CEO since incorporation.

Bay Bridge Ventures Management LLC (Bay Bridge Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Joe Blair and Kim K. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

North Bridge Venture Partners (North Bridge Venture Partners) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Edward Thomas Anderson and Richard A. D'Amore. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Diagnostics for the Real World (Europe) Ltd. develops diagnostic tests. The firm develops cutting-edge technologies and diagnostic assays for deployment in resource poor countries primarily through patient sample testing at the point of care or near the patient. Its signal amplification technologies offer rapid and reliable tests for Chlamydia, Hepatitis and HIV. The company was founded by Helen Lee in 2002 and is headquartered in Little Chesterford, the United Kingdom.