Matthew W. Kaplan

SmartBrief, Inc. delivers free email newsletters. It publishes email newsletters in partnership with trade associations, professional societies and corporations. The firm provides its services to the subscribers without any charge. The company was founded by Thomas E. Wheeler, Richard D. Stamberger and Daniel F. O'Brien in 1999 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Northwest Research Associates, Inc. provides geophysical science research services. It offers research services on solar and stellar physics, atmosphere and climate, electromagnetic wave propagation and fluid mechanics, and data assimilation and statistical signal processing. The firm also provides space weather indices, field observations in the Indian ocean, shoreline monitoring service, video metric systems, and coherent radio receiving system. The company was founded by Donald Delisi and Edward Fremouw in 1984 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

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.

BentallGreenOak (US) LP (BentallGreenOak) is a SEC-registered real estate investment advisor headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded in 2010 as Bentall Kennedy (US) LP and is a majority owned indirect subsidiary of Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE: SLF) in Canada. BentallGreenOak acts as a real estate investment advisor for a select number of public, corporate and Taft-Hartley retirement systems and private real estate funds, as well as major university endowments and sovereign wealth funds.

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

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

American Geophysical Union (AGU) is an international nonprofit scientific association with 60,000 members in 137 countries. The private company is based in Washington and welcomes visitors to the first net-zero renovated building in DC, which includes a state-of-the-art conference center. AGU promotes discovery in earth and space science for the benefit of humanity by providing career and educational resources, webinars, mentoring services, and support for students and professionals at all levels in earth and space science. AGU publishes award-winning books in topics of relevance to scientists in academia, government, and industry, as well as the larger earth and space science community. AGU also has a variety of honors that recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to earth and space science through scientific research, education, science communication, and outreach.

The Urban Land Institute operates as a non-commercial research organization. It provides leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. The company was founded on December 14, 1936 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

American Meteorological Society, Inc. promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and hydrologic sciences. The non-profit company is based in Boston, MA.

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.

Weston Aerospace Ltd. designs and manufactures transducers and indicators for aerospace industry. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

NXT Communications Corp. engages in the provision of telecommunication services. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Ball Ground, GA.

TA Aerospace Co. designs and manufactures engineered elastomer products. It produces precision silicone seals for commercial and military aircraft, as well rocket and missile liner insulation material, aerodynamic seals for aircraft engines, seals for cockpit canopies, doors and windows and aircraft conductive seals for electromagnetic interference survivable conditions. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Valencia, CA.

Founded in 2004, Esterline Technologies Holdings Ltd. is a subsidiary of TransDigm Group, Inc. that specializes in aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment not elsewhere classified. The company is based in London, UK.

Esterline Interface Technologies Ltd. manufactures aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment. It specializes in medical equipment, advanced military and security solutions, industrial equipment, high tech gaming applications, and custom designed input components. The company was founded on December 14, 2012 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of TransDigm Group, Inc., Esterline Technologies Europe Ltd. functions as an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK.

Founded in 1986, TA Mfg Ltd. is a subsidiary of TransDigm Group, Inc. that produces engineered parts from synthetic rubbers. The company is based in London, UK.

The Construction Specifications Institute, Inc. operates membership organization for understanding of construction risks. It specializes in education, certification (CDT, CCS, CCCA, CCPR), developing standards, formats (MasterFormat, UniFormat, OmniClass), networking for architects, specifiers and product representatives. The company was founded in March 1948 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Racal Acoustics Ltd. manufactures and sells audio ancillary and field communication equipment. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The American Institute of Architects operates as a professional association of architects. It provides support services for architects who wants to continue education experience and maintain their licensure; web-based resources; and conducts market research and provides analysis of the economic factors that affect the business of architecture. The company was founded by Richard Upjohn, H. W. Cleaveland, Henry Dudley, Leopold Eidlitz, Edward Gardiner, Richard Morris Hunt, J. Wrey Mould, Fred A. Petersen, J. M. Priest, John Welch, Richard Upjohn Jr., Charles Babcock, and Joseph C. Wells on February 23, 1857 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

UTC Aerospace Systems supplies aerospace and defense products. It offers acoustic materials, active thermal control systems, advanced composite products, aerospace composite structures, air data products and systems, brake control systems, cabin controls, cargo systems, cockpit controls, electric braking system, engine fuel controls, inflatable systems, precision optics, propeller systems, ram air turbine and wheels. The firm serves the commercial, military, business, regional, rotorcraft and space and defense industries. It has offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and the United States. The company was founded by Hamilton Sundstrand and Goodrich in August 2012 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte & Touche Ltd. is a company based in Nicosia, Cyprus. The Cypriot company was founded by Markos Drakos.