Mark Robert Barnekow

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.

Part of Chiquita Holdings Ltd., Fresh International Corp. is a company that provides food supply and distribution services. The company is based in Salinas, CA.

Kurion, Inc. offers nuclear waste management technologies. The firm has developed technological solutions to access, separate, and stabilize nuclear and hazardous wastes. The company was founded by John Raymont and Husain Amir in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Fresh Express, Inc. provides and distributes fresh-cut products. Its salad products include salad blends, garden salads, salad kits, cabbage and cole slaw. The company offers its products to grocery retailers, foodservice providers and quick-service restaurants. Fresh Express was founded by Bruce Church in 1926 and is located in Salinas, CA.

National Institute of Standards & Technology develops and promotes measurement, standards, and technology. The firm provides services to the manufacturers, service companies, educational institutions, and health care providers. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

The Food Products Association represents the food products industry. The non-profit company is based in Washington.

CRISTA Ministries, Inc. operates as a religious organization. It offers seven ministries that includes alternative education, broadcast, camps and conference centers, education, humanitarian relief and development, senior living, and veterinary mission. The company was founded by Mike Martin in 1948 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Covance Food Solutions offers consultation and laboratory testing services for the food and beverage industry. The company is headquartered in Dublin, CA.

MicroVest Capital Management LLC (MicroVest Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of DAI Global LLC founded in 2003 by Gill Crawford and W. Bowman Cutter. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Synvitrobio, Inc. operates as a molecule and drug discovery firm. The company was founded by Zachary Sun, George Church, Richard Murray in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Actuate Innovation, Inc. is a private company that addresses societal challenges such as climate change mitigation, good health, trustworthy data and information, and opportunity for every person. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA and was founded by Wade Shen and Arati Prabhakar. The company uses a method called "solutions R & D" which weaves together research insights and lessons from the real world to demonstrate new capabilities that change what's possible. In May 2023, Actuate the 501(c)3 will cease its operations, but the work of Actuate will continue through other vehicles. Actuate Climate has joined forces with the Prime Coalition, a nonprofit that steers and influences capital to support scalable solutions to climate change. The team has become Prime's Early Catalytic Infrastructure (ECI) program. Arati Prabhakar has been the CEO since incorporation.