Jared B. Grauer

Heartport, Inc. develops systems and procedures for heart surgery. The company's technologies allow surgeons to perform a wide range of less invasive open-chest and minimally invasive heart operations, including stopped heart and beating heart procedures. Heartport was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Red Herring, Inc. operates as a media company that publishes a magazine. The firm magazine provides online daily technology news, service technology newsletters, and major events for technology. Its magazine also provides information in the areas of consumer electronics, finance, global, Internet, mobile, social, software, and startups. The company was founded by Anthony B. Perkins, Christopher J. Alden, Joe Chen, Jay C. Penske and Alex Serge Vieux in 1993 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Signature Therapeutics, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. It focuses on developing medications for use in pain management and ADHD. Its proprietary BIO-MD platform is designed to deter prescription drug abuse by virtue of strong chemical bonds within the prodrug and also offers solution to the ongoing epidemic of prescription opioid drug abuse. The company was founded by Steven L. Shafer in 2004 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is an international law firm that provides legal services to clients. The company serves multinational corporations, international financial institutions, sovereign governments and its agencies and domestic corporations and financial institutions. The company was founded by George Cleary, Leo Gottlieb, Henry Friendly, Mel Steen, Hugh Cox, Fowler Hamilton and George Ball in 1946 and it is headquartered in New York, NY.

Latham & Watkins LLP operates as a full-service law firm or legal matters. It offers services in the areas of finance, litigation, accounting, banking, life sciences, private equity, real estate, government relations, employment law, and outsourcing. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC provides legal services. Its services include corporate law and governance, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, securities class action litigation, intellectual property litigation, antitrust counseling and litigation, joint ventures and strategic alliances, technology licensing and other intellectual property transactions, tax, and employee benefits and employment law. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP provides legal services. It offers legal expertise and counsel to U.S. and international clients in a range of practice areas including antitrust, corporate and securities, entertainment, media and communications, finance, and white collar defense. The company was founded in 1927 and it is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Vinson & Elkins LLP provides legal services. It maintains civil practice, covering areas such as litigation, public policy, transaction, and energy law. The firm serves the clients including companies from the aviation, energy, financial services, health care, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Brobeck, Phelger & Harrison LLP provides legal services. The private company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

Gross Kleinhendler Hodak Halevy Greenberg & Co. is a law firm with over 215 experienced lawyers, including more than 90 partners. The private company is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The firm is known for its professional and innovative excellence.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP provides legal services. It specializes in trial, appellate, securities, regulatory, intellectual property, corporate transactions, bankruptcy, environmental, labor and employment, private client, real estate and tax matters. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Trellis Partners (Trellis Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by John L. Long. The firm is headquartered in Cedar Creek, Texas.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

Learneo, Inc. operates as a platform of productivity and learning businesses. The company is based in Redwood City, CA and has subsidiaries in Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, and the United States. The company was founded in 2007 by Andrew T. Grauer and Gregor Carrigan. Andrew T. Grauer has been the CEO since 2007.

Child Family Health International is a non profit organization placing health science students on global health education programs in ways that are socially responsible and financially just. The company was founded by Evaleen Jones in 1992 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

CONNECT creates and scales companies in the technology and life sciences sectors. It creates an environment in which entrepreneurs and C-suite executives have access to the people, capital, and technology resources. The organization was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

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

MembersFirst, Inc. designs and develops internet marketing and online engagement solutions. It delivers the end-to-end technology solution by combining expert website design, development and consultancy services with a complete set of tools to power content management, email marketing, social networking, search engine services, mobile marketing, reservations and club management. The firm offers its applications and services for member-based organizations like country clubs, business associations, gyms, and churches. The company was founded by Anthony Baudanza and Paul I. Gaumnitz in 2000 and is headquartered in Wayland, MA.

AH Capital Management LLC (AH Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Lowell Andreessen and Ben A. Horowitz. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Gordian Compliance Solutions LLC provides compliance business consulting services. The firm specializes in regulatory compliance services for investment advisers, broker-dealers, private fund managers, and futures professionals. Its services include investment adviser compliance and broker-dealer compliance. The company was founded by Niel Armstrong and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.