Jonathan Kalman

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Founded in 2001, Guardian Investor Services LLC (GIS) is an investment advisor located in New York City. The firm is the successor to Guardian Investor Services Corp., a New York corporation that was founded in 1968. The firm provides institutional asset management services to both taxable and tax exempt entities. They also offer a variety of investment management services to clients in the insurance industry. GIS is the distributor of mutual funds and variable annuities. Annuities are issued by The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Co., Inc., (GIAC) a Delaware corporation. Both GIS and GIAC are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, one of the largest mutual life insurance companies in the US. GIS primarily provides services to investment companies and corporations.

Aspenwood Ventures (Aspenwood Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by John R. Hummer and Ann L. Winblad. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Advisen Ltd. provides data, media, and technology solutions for the commercial property and casualty insurance market. The company was founded by David K. Bradford and Thomas P. Ruggieri in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1985, NatWest Markets Securities, Inc. is a financial services and brokerage firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of RBS Holdings USA, Inc. and their ultimate parent is the Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (LSE: RBS). The firm was formerly known as RBS Securities, Inc., RBS Greenwich Capital, and Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. NatWest is an institutional fixed-income firm that provides a full range of debt capital markets services to both those seeking to raise capital and those seeking to invest it. The firm is an industry leader in the U.S. Treasury, agency and MBS markets and in providing real estate and asset-backed financing to their clients. NatWest also provides futures brokerage services and trade strategies to select clients.

Sonatype, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise software solutions. Its products include Nexus Firewall, Lifecycle, Repository Pro, and Auditor. The company was founded by Eirik Bjorsnos, John Casey, Brian Fox, Rajneel Ganjoo, Eric Redmond, Sarel Jason van Zyl, Kenney Westerhof, and Andrew Williams in 2008 and is headquartered in Fulton, MD.

Ultimate Risk Solutions LLC is a leading provider of financial risk modeling software technologies. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company's flagship product, Risk Explorer™, provides clients with sophisticated, fast, and easy-to-use software technologies to address a wide range of analytical challenges in risk modeling, including reinsurance evaluation, catastrophe risk portfolio modeling, asset portfolio modeling, and strategic planning. Founded in 2001, the company offers dynamic financial analysis and risk modeling technologies to insurers, reinsurers, reinsurance brokers, consulting companies, and regulatory authorities worldwide.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

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.

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.

Mendel Biotechnology, Inc. operates as a plant biotechnology company. It develops genetic and chemical solutions for a range of agricultural markets. The firm offers biofuel feedstocks, yield enhancement, flowering, drought tolerance, freezing tolerance, disease resistance, nutrient use efficiency, and cold germination products. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Boulder Ventures Ltd (Boulder Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Kyle Lefkoff. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado with an additional office in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Cerberus Capital Management LP (Cerberus) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Stephen A. Feinberg and William L. Richter. It is headquartered in New York.

Ridgewood Savings Bank provides banking services. It offers standard deposit products and services including checking and savings accounts, insurance, overdraft and other business banking services. The bank was founded on June 18, 1921 and is headquartered in Ridgewood, NY.

Harris Moran Seed Co. provides vegetable seeds. The company offers beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, corn, lettuce, melons, peppers, pumpkins, squash and tomato seeds. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Modesto, CA.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Backyard Farms LLC grows and sells ripened tomatoes. It offers tomatoes on the vine, cocktail tomatoes, and beefsteak tomatoes. The company was founded in February 2004 and is headquartered in Madison, ME.

Flite, Inc. operates as a cloud-based ad platform. Its platform allows advertisers, agencies and publishers to create, serve and measure real-time advertisements, online building tools and analytics. The company was founded by Giles Goodwin, Dean Moses and Ed Anuff in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

American Prairie Reserve operates as a non-profit organization. It helps protect the natural wonders and nature reserve services. The company was founded by Sean Gerrity and is headquartered in Bozeman, MT.

Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Inc. engages in promoting the concept of ecosystem management. It ensures the protection of lands, waters, and wildlife. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Bozeman, MT.

Grapeshot Ltd. provides information retrieval software solutions. The firm’s products include audience retargeting, live audience, keyword signal and grapeshot predicts. The company was founded by Martin Frederick Porter and John Harvey Snyder in 2002 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC (CMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). The firm was formed in 2010 due to Ameriprise Financial Services' (AFS) acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group (CMG) from Bank of America. AFS merged CMG's long-term asset management business with their subsidiary, RiverSource Investments LLC, under the name Columbia Management Investment Advisors. CMIA offers equity and fixed-income retail and institutional investment products for various types of clients.

Hong Kong Applied Science & Technology Research Institute Co. Ltd. operates as a research and development institution. It specializes in applied research, information technology, and engineering services. It serves financial technologies, intelligent manufacturing, health technologies, next generation network, and Smart City. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Thought Machine Group Ltd. engages in development of cloud computing software as a service for banking systems. Its product Vault OS, provides end to end banking systems, capable of managing users, accounts, savings, loans, mortgages, and more financial products. The company was founded by Paul Taylor in May 2014 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

oppSource.com, Inc. develops sales development platform. Its products include sales development dashboard, moment-of-interest alerts, contact pursuit and engagement, management visibility, goal tracking, and performance dashboard. The company was founded by Daniel Metzger and Mark Galloway in 2008 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, MN.