Douglas A. Burns

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

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.

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC (Manulife IM (US)) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1968 and is a subsidiary of John Hancock Subsidiaries LLC, ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSX: MFC), a Canadian-based financial services firm. Manulife IM-US manages assets for a variety of institutional and other types of clients, such as public and private pension funds, foundations, mandatory provident funds outside the US, financial institutions, investment trusts, separately managed account clients, and high net-worth individuals. The firm also manages registered funds, which includes UCITS, US and Canadian open- and closed-end mutual funds and privately offered unregistered investment funds.

Chase Investment Counsel Corp. (Chase) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. Chase was founded by Derwood S. Chase, Jr. in 1957 to provide investment management to individuals and families throughout Virginia.

Medtronic Ltd. engages in the development and manufacturing of medical equipment for people with chronic disease. It offers products and therapies for cardiac rhythm disease management, neuromodulation, spinal and biologics, diabetes, cardiovascular, and ear, nose, and throat diseases. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer Hermundslie in 1949 and is headquartered in Watford, the United Kingdom.

Verance Corp. develops technologies and solutions that protect, manage and enhance the use of premium entertainment content. Its solutions include Cinavia, a solution that identifies and protects against motion picture and home video piracy threats; and Verance Copy Management System for Audio, a watermark technology for copy protection within DVD-audio, SD-audio and SDMI portable device consumer product formats for music applications. The company was founded by David Leibowitz and Joseph M. Winograd in April 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Zounds, Inc. design, manufactures, and distributes hearing aid devices. The company was founded by Samuel L. Thomasson and is headquartered in Delaware.

Mobile Posse, Inc. operates as a mobile content discovery and advertising platform company. It provides mobile media solutions. The company was founded in by Jon Jackson in 2005 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

The Fraser Institute operates as a non-partisan research and educational organization. It produces research about government actions in areas such as taxation, health care, aboriginal issues, education, economic freedom, energy, natural resources, and the environment. The company was founded by T. Patrick Boyle and Michael A. Walker in 1974 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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.

Part of Electronic Arts, Inc., Kesmai Corp is an American company that designs multiplayer games delivered directly over the Internet. Kesmai was acquired by Electronic Arts, Inc. from News Corp. Ltd. on November 22, 1999.

Part of NATIONAL Public Relations (Canada), Inc., Labrador Communications Ltd. provides public and government relations consulting services. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. Labrador Communications was acquired by NATIONAL Public Relations (Canada), Inc. on June 15, 2001.

Sustainable Growth Advisers LP (SGA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by George Fraise, Gordon Marchand and Robert Rohn in 2003. On July 2018, the firm was acquired by Virtus Partners, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). SGA manages portfolios and provides investment advisory services for both US and non-US institutions, corporate pension plans, public pension plans, Taft-Hartley plans, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, superannuation fund sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, healthcare organizations, high net-worth family offices and unified managed account platforms.

Motorola Solutions UK Ltd. manufactures and sells electronic devices. It offers radio communication products, cellular telephones, and electronic components. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Basingstoke, the United Kingdom.

CSTV Networks, Inc. operates a multimedia network to provide college sports information. The company was founded by Brian T. Bedol, Chris Bevilacqua, Stephen D. Greenberg in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

NeuroVentures Capital LLC (NeuroVenture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Mark A. Cochran, Daniel J. O'Connell and Hans von Celsing. The firm is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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

Grant Thornton International Ltd. engages in the provision of business advisory services. It offers business risk and consulting, business process solutions, cybersecurity, forensic and investigation, mergers and acquisitions, recovery and reorganization, transactional advisory, and valuations services. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Grab Media Holdings LLC provides digital video advertising and online video distribution. The company was founded in September 2008 and is headquartered in Dulles, VA.

Part of WPP Plc, Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, Inc. is a company that provides advertising services. The company is based in New York, NY. Devika Bulchandani has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Lynrock Lake LP is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Rye Brook, New York. The firm was founded by Cynthia Paul in 2017 and is principally owned by Lynrock Lake Partners LLC. Lynrock Lake offers investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to private funds that are intended only for sophisticated investors.

Reason Foundation advances a free society by developing, applying, and promoting libertarian principles, including individual liberty, free markets, and the rule of law. It produces public policy research on a variety of issues and publishes the critically acclaimed Reason magazine. The company was founded by Robert W. Poole, Jr. in 1978 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.