Rainer Kirchgaessner

Visiprise, Inc. provides software solutions for integrated manufacturing operations. The company provides solutions for customers plan, define, control, execute and analyze manufacturing operations in a single environment to integrate with existing enterprise applications. Its customers include the aerospace & defense, electronics, automotive & specialty vehicle and medical devise industries. Visiprise was founded by Sean McCloskey and Bill Gendron in 1996 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

World Travel & Tourism Council Ltd. is an organization that serves as the authority on the economic and social contribution of travel and tourism. The private company is based in London, UK. The British company promotes sustainable growth for the sector by working with governments and international institutions to create jobs, drive exports, and generate prosperity. According to their research, the travel and tourism industry made a 5.5% contribution to GDP and was responsible for 272 million jobs in 2020. The organization represents the travel and tourism sector and has over 200 members, including CEOs, chairpersons, and presidents of leading travel and tourism companies worldwide. The company works to raise awareness of the industry as one of the world's largest economic sectors, supporting one in 10 jobs worldwide and generating 10.4% of GDP. The company was founded in 1990 by Tommaso Zanzotto, Robert Henry Burns. Julia Elizabeth Simpson has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

iContact Corp. provides e-mail marketing software solutions. The firm’s software allows business to engage, educate and retain customers, and target prospects and website visitors. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Semtek Innovative Technologies Corporation has been a leader in card data capture and magnetics technology since 1999, serving public and private sector customers who require highly secure OEM components for their fixed-base and wireless devices. Specializing in small form-factor data capture devices in magnetic stripe, smart-card, RFID, and biometrics, Semtek has begun to play a key role in providing technologies to the card payments space that resolve that sector's security vulnerabilities. Semtek's Data Capture business is a market leader in enabling wireless and handheld devices to accept card data (e.g. credit/debit cards and secure identification cards). It provides card reader components and interfaces that enable a wide variety of handheld devices and cell phones to effectively function as highly secure credit/debit card and data collection terminals. Semtek also provides hardware into non-wireless devices including POS systems and stand-alone terminals. Semtek's Security Solutions business is focused on data encryption, card authentication, security auditing, and other innovative methods of improving the security performance of magnetic-stripe based systems. Semtek's Cipher ModuleTM and Hercules ModuleTM, along with their complementary network-side appliances, provide a comprehensive array of definitive security benefits that enable merchants, processors, and issuers to accept and process payment cards with unprecedented security. Semtek typically provides its products to larger hardware vendors under an OEM model. Its customers include most of the world's leading providers of point of sale terminals, ruggedized wireless devices, points of sale system integrators, and governments around the globe.

HYPR Corp. engages in the provision of decentralized biometric encryption to secure password-less authentication across multiple platforms. It specializes in cyber security, biometrics, mobile security, infrastructure, data security, hardware, security, software, cloud services. The company was founded by Bojan Simic, George Avetisov, James V. Barcia and Roman Kadinsky in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

PebblePost, Inc. operates a direct mail marketing platform. Its platform integrates segmentation, campaign management, production, analytics, and optimization. The company was founded by Lewis Gersh, Tom Gibbons and Robert Victor in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

FDGS Group LLC operates as a holding company. It provides transaction processing systems, software, and professional services to business, mobile, and government markets. It also offers electronic invoice and payment solutions, and electronic tax payment processing services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Napa, CA.

RRE Advisors LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1994 by Stuart Jay Ellman, James D. Robinson and Jim D. Robinson. RRE Advisors LLC is headquartered in New York.

The Brookings Institution provides research and policy solutions. The firm's activities are carried out through four research programs: economic studies, foreign policy studies, governance studies, and metropolitan policy. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Getsmart.com, Inc. provides online financial services. Its services include loan information and connection to lenders at all in one location. The firm’s inquiries cover home loans, credit cards, debt consolidation products, student loans and small business financing. The company was founded by Bill Fisher in 1996 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center operates as a private cancer center. It offers cancer care services to adult; and child and teen patients. Its services include risk assessment and screening; diagnosis and treatment; clinical trials; patient and caregiver education; and pediatric clinical trials. The company was founded by John J. Astor and Charlotte Astor in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

The New York City Investment Fund Manager Inc. (The New York City Investment Fund Manager) is a venture capital firm founded by Henry Kravis in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York, United States.

Part of The Conference Board, Inc., Committee for Economic Development is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led organization that delivers well-researched analysis and reasoned solutions in the nation's interest. The company is based in New York, NY. The company's trustees, who are chief executive officers and key executives of leading US companies, bring their unique experience to address pressing policy issues. The company collectively represents 30+ industries, over a trillion dollars in revenue, and over 4 million employees. Founded in 1942, the organization uses cookies to improve their website and offers products and services to enhance user experience. Committee for Economic Development was acquired by The Conference Board, Inc. on January 14, 2015.

The Business Council operates as an organization of business leaders. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

4insurance.com provides on-line insurance services. It offers consumers competitive rates online from insurance companies. The company is headquartered in Canoga Park, CA.

J.D. Robinson, Inc. provides business and management consulting services. The private company is based in New York, NY.

WMI Mutual Insurance Co. is a private company that provides health insurance benefits. The company is based in Salt Lake City, UT and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers coverage for expensive drug therapies and aim to compare their benefits with other insurance providers.

LoanWeb.Com serves as internet's original mortgage marketing site. The company is headquartered in Calabasas, CA.

AcademixDirect, Inc. provides tailored solutions for improving university enrollment and education marketing. The firm uses a technology that incorporates a proprietary matching algorithm, fraud detection software, lead scoring, and targeting capabilities. The company was founded by Al Abhari and Jamie Claire in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Business Insider, Inc. operates a business news website that publishes real-time news, analysis and original commentary. It publishes business information in financial, media, technology, and other industry verticals across blogs: Clusterstock, Silicon Alley Insider, the War Room, and the Wire and Law Review. The company was founded by Dwight A. Merriman, Kevin P. Ryan and Henry Blodget in May 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

International Association of Privacy Professionals provides information privacy community and resources. It helps organizations from data breach, identity theft, loss of customer trust and in protection of data. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Portsmouth, NH.

K2 Intelligence, Inc. provides investigation consulting services. It offers investigations and disputes, regulatory compliance, cyber defense, construction and real estate, strategic risk and security, and private client services. The company was founded by Jeremy M. Kroll and Jules B. Kroll in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ROI Revolution, Inc. operates as an online marketing company that offers online advertising services to its clients. It provides social media advertising, online shopping, conversion rate optimization, remarketing and PPC campaign management services. The company was founded by Timothy Seward in June 2002 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Aurfy, Inc. provides mobile payment services. The company is headquartered in China.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (Investment Management) (MSK-IM) is the investment management division of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a non-profit organization headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed in 1960 to coordinate and guide the overall policy for Memorial Hospital and the Sloan Kettering Institute, and in 1980 these entities were unified into a single institution, with a single president and CEO. MSK-IM manages the investment portfolio of MSK.

First Performance Corp. (Georgia) develops software platform, which augments card transaction data in real-time. Its solutions include digital engagement, cardholder experience, executive dashboard, and call center. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

H&Q Venture Capital provides venture capital services.

Avantcredit, Inc. (FN) is an online lending platform based in Phoenix, AZ. The private company operates by providing loans to individuals through their online platform.