David A. Sopp

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 due to Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Lafarge Canada, Inc. engages in the provision of construction materials. It offers aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete products, and ductal. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Nortel Networks, Inc. provides digital network solutions and services. It offers end-to-end broadband, voice over Internet Protocol, multimedia services and applications, and wireless broadband technology solutions. The company is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Polaris Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Stephen D. Arnold, Jonathan A. Flint and Terrance G. McGuire. Polaris Partners is headquartered in Waltham.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of HTI Acquisitions, Inc., Hallmark Technologies, Inc. is a Canadian company that manufactures steel molds used in the injection molding of precision plastic components. The company is based in Windsor, Canada. Hallmark Technologies was acquired by HTI Acquisitions, Inc. on January 25, 2001 for $14.53 million.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

PricewaterhouseCoopers provides audit, assurance and crisis management services. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Muscat, Oman.

Updata Management LLC (Updata Partners) is a venture capital/private equity firm founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Washington, Columbia.

RBS Sempra Commodities is a family of commodity trading companies transacting in the global commodity markets. The RBS Sempra Commodities companies combine financial risk-management techniques with physical expertise to provide innovative solutions for customers in natural gas, natural gas liquids, power, petroleum and petroleum products, coal, emissions, ethanol and base metals.

LLR Management, LP is a private equity firm founded in the year 1999 by Howard Ross, Ira Mark Lubert and Seth Lehr. The firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Founded in 1992, Ziff Brothers Investments LLC is a hedge fund manager located in New York City. The firm is the primary investment vehicle of the Ziff family, founders of Ziff-Davis Publishing.

Staley Capital Management LLC (Staley Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Renny Smith and Amit Basak. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Mousse Partners Ltd. (Mousse Partners) is a private equity and venture capital division of Mousse Investments Limited, founded in 1991 by Charles Heilbronn. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. designs and develops software solutions. It offers customized software programs that simplify and automate the administrative requirements of insolvency professionals. The company was founded by David S. Watkins in 1987 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Kennedy-Western University is one of the largest and fastest growing proprietary post-secondary distance learning schools in the United States. Providing Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees through rigorous academic curriculum and interaction with mid-career, working adults, the Company is a leading provider of high quality educational content to working adults via the Internet. The active student population is greater than 9,000 working professionals, principally seeking to earn Bachelor’s degrees in Engineering and Computer Science, Business Administration and Health Administration

Ascent Venture Management Inc (Ascent Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.