Gerard C. Smith

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Independence Blue Cross LLC provides health insurance and other related services. It offers managed care, traditional indemnity, medicare, and medicaid services. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC provides legal services. The firm offers services in the areas of commercial litigation, taxation, government relations, family law, labor and employment law, European law and intellectual property. The company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Lightning Gaming, Inc. designs, develops and markets electronic gaming equipment to the casino industry. The company was founded in 2004 by Brian D. Haveson and is headquartered in Boothwyn, PA.

Academy Life Insurance Co. provides life insurance underwriting services. The private company is based in St. Louis, MO.

Profectus BioSciences, Inc. engages in the design and development of preventive and therapeutic vaccines. It develops novel vaccines for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and related cancers. The company’s vaccines are based on its proprietary VesiculoVax and GeneVax vaccine delivery platforms. The company was founded by Robert Charles Gallo, William A. Blattner, and Robert R. Redfield in 2003 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Cross Atlantic Capital Partners LLC (Cross Atlantic Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Donald Caldwell and Gerry McCrory. The firm is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania with an additional offices in the United Kingdom and Israel.

Penn Mutual Asset Management LLC (PMAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and insurance management firm headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded as Independence Capital Management, Inc. in 1989. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. PMAM offers fixed-income investment solutions and client-focused services to institutional clients. These solutions are accessible through separate accounts, sub-advisory relationships and various commingled vehicles.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.