Jennifer Failla Pollak

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

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Victory Capital Management, Inc. (Investment Management) (Victory Capital-IM) is the investment management division of Victory Capital Management, Inc., a financial services company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1894 and formerly known as Key Asset Management, Inc. They are an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCTR). Victory Capital-IM provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms and individual investors.

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development provides project financing for the financial sector from central Europe to central Asia and the southern and eastern Mediterranean. It provides project financing for banks, industries and businesses, both new ventures and investments in existing companies. The company also provides loan and equity finance, guarantees, leasing facilities and trade finance. European Bank for Reconstruction & Development was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Graftech International Holdings, Inc. manufactures carbon and graphite materials. It offers graphite electrodes, advanced carbon, and flexible graphite. The company was founded on December 8, 1988 and is headquartered in Parma, OH.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Arthur D. Little, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in strategy and organization, operations management, technology and innovation management, corporate finance, and global carbon advisory serving corporations and organizations worldwide. The firm serves the automotive, healthcare, information, chemicals, consumer goods, retail, manufacturing, and transportation industries. The company was founded by Arthur Dehon Little and Roger Griffin in October 1886 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP provides legal services. It counsels clients in litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property and restructuring matters. The firm offers intellectual property, antitrust and competition, international trade and national security, real estate and tax, benefits and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Deloitte Consulting LLP provides business consulting services. It offers services related to public finance, public sector management, health and social protection, information technology, financial sector, and trade and investment. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

TappingStone, Inc. operates an open source software for programmers. Its software helps to create predictive features, such as personalization, recommendation and content discovery. The firm also offers solutions that help users to discover interesting events, documents, apps and restaurants. The company was founded by Simon Chan, Donald Szeto, Thomas Stone and Kenneth Chan in 2012 and is headquartered in Walnut, CA.

Shasta Ventures Management LLC is a Venture Capital firm founded in the year 2004 by Ravi Mohan, Tod H. Francis and Rob T. Coneybeer. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park.

Part of The Toronto-Dominion Bank, LETCO Group is a company that provides equity and asset trading services. The company is based in Chicago, IL. LETCO Group was acquired by The Toronto-Dominion Bank on March 01, 2002.

Equity Armor Investments LLC (EAI) is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Brian S. Stutland in 2010 and is owned by Alpha II Zeta LLC. EAI offers advisory services to individual and institutional investors through proprietary funds, managed futures strategies, and outsourced advisory solutions.

Part of DTE Energy Co., DTE Energy Corporate Services LLC provides electric services. The company is based in Detroit, MI.

Part of Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp., Dianal America, Inc. is a company that manufactures coating resins. The company is based in Pasadena, TX.

Part of NexPrise, Inc., Industria Solutions, Inc. provides solutions for collaborative engineering, electronic procurement, and collaborative project and materials management. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. Industria Solutions was acquired by Ventro Corp. on July 31, 2001.

Firsthand Ventures (Firsthand Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Logan Stone Capital LLC (Logan Stone) is an independent alternative investment firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2007 by Matthew Herman and Matthew Leffler. Logan Stone provides investment advice to private investment vehicles for high net worth investors.

OCTANe connects people and ideas with capital and resources for technology growth in Orange County. It stimulates technology job growth and wealth creation; helps entrepreneurs turn ideas into successful businesses; helps companies connect with funding and growth resources; helps senior executives access intelligence, new technologies, and talent; helps develop technology business leaders; and creates a forum for technology company leaders to have an impact on the future. The company offers LaunchPad, a pro-bono accelerator for startup companies in the technology, life science, and clean tech industries. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Transparent Collective, Inc. provides guidance and leadership support to women and minority entrepreneurs. The American company was founded by Clayton Bryan.

Black Operator Ventures LLC (Black Operator Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Oakland, California.

AsiaStartup is an American venture capital company. The private company was founded by Keenan Kwok.