Rene F. Yang

Northwest Natural Gas Co. engages in the provision of natural gas services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. It operates through the Local Gas Distribution and Gas Storage segments. The company was founded by H. C. Leonard and John Green on January 7, 1859 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Kayne Anderson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Formerly known as Kaim Non Traditional LP, the firm was founded in 1984 by Richard Kayne and John Anderson. They are owned by Richard Kayne through his majority ownership of Kayne Anderson Investment Management, Inc. Kayne Anderson provides investment supervisory services through privately offered pooled investment vehicles, and to a lesser extent, through separate accounts and mutual funds.

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

Avnera Corp. designs system-on-chip products and analog circuits for the consumer audio industry. Its products primarily address technical challenges associated with high-density wireless deployments in enterprise audio and voice conferencing products. The firm offers products for different applications such as battery chargers, UI controllers, power supply units, and signal processors. The company was founded by Manpreet S. Khaira, Raj Garg, and Chris O'Connor in 2004 and is headquartered in Beaverton, OR.

Social Solutions Global, Inc. provides outcomes management software for human services. It offers Efforts to Outcomes (ETO), software that helps agencies improve outcomes by identifying and scaling effective programs. The firm serves to the nonprofits, government, health and human services, workforce, homelessness, reentry and education sectors. The company was founded by Stephen V. Butz, Adrian Bordone and Vince Griffith in 2000 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Smarsh, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud-based archiving and compliance solutions. It offers supervision health checks, supervision assisted review, supervision policy tuning, assisted onboarding, and audit assist. The company was founded by Stephen Marsh in 2001 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Zapproved LLC develops cloud-hosted e-discovery compliance software platform. It offers software applications for managing business decisions, approval process, litigation, and legal compliance. The company was founded by Monica Enand and Chris Bright in 2008 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

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.

Brentwood Associates (Brentwood Associates) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by William M. Barnum and B. Kipling Hagopian. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Olympus Advisors LLC is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 1988 by Robert S. Morris. The firm is headquartered in Stamford.

Interbrand LLC is a private company that manufactures and markets products under license from and Greg Norman Collection. The company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in United States. The CEO of the company is Robert McMeekin.

Visionary Integration Professionals LLC provides information technology solutions. It offers software solutions, management consulting, IT managed, and tech enabled services. The firm serves to the state and local, federal, and commercial industries. The company was founded by Jonna A. Ward in 1996 and is headquartered in Folsom, CA.

Vista Equity Partners Management LLC (VEP) is a private equity firm founded in the year 2000 by Robert Frederick Smith, Stephen J. Davis and Brian Niranjan Sheth. The firm is headquartered in Austin with an additional offices in Oakland, Chicago, New York and San Francisco .

Learn.com, Inc. provides e-learning solutions. It offers creating and projecting power on-demand e-learning. The firm’s solutions allow the organizations to administer every aspect of their training and learning initiatives, including design, delivery, tracking, and implementation. The company was founded by Jim Riley in 1998 and is headquartered in Sunrise, FL.

FLAVORx, Inc. provides medical flavoring syrups. It offers FLAVORx a veterinary flavoring system that contains various formulations to improve the taste of medication. The firm also provides mixing supplies, dispensing supplies and automated flavoring software to create flavored medication. The company was founded by Kenneth L. Kramm in 1994 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

Part of SAP SE, Business Objects Americas, Inc. develops, markets and supports integrated enterprise decision support software. The company is based in San Jose, CA.

Oregon Business Council operates as non-profit organization, specializes in advocating state policies and investments aimed at reducing poverty in Oregon. It focuses on economic development, education, health, and poverty reduction. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

HighPoint Solutions LLC provides information technology support services. It provides its services to the life sciences and healthcare industries. The firm offers strategy consulting, system integration, staffing services as well as managed outsourcing. The company was founded by John Seitz in 2000 and is headquartered in East Norriton, PA.

Loeb Enterprises II LLC (Loeb enterprises) is a venture Capital firm founded in 2006 by Michael R. Loeb and Richard I. Vogel. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors) is a private equity subsidiary of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

ADP RPO LLC provides customized recruitment process outsourcing. It offers recruiting solutions to small, medium, and large organizations. The company is headquartered in Findlay, OH.

Four Hands LLC manufactures, imports and distributes home furnishings. Its brands include Bina, Republic, Sierra and Architects and Heroes. The firm offers individual retailers and multi-store chains with direct container programs, supply chain management and customer support services. The company was founded by Brett Hatton and Matthew Briggs in 1995 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Mitratech Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of corporate legal management solutions. Its products include TeamConnect, TAP Workflow Automation, PolicyHub, ClusterSeven Shadow IT Manager, Immigration Tracker, Tracker I-9 Compliance, LegalHold, and eCounsel. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Applications Systems Corp. provides software solutions to the jewelry retail industry. Its software gathers information about inventory, customers, account receivables, and sales that allows businesses make smarter decisions. The company was founded by Richard W. Smith, Barry P. Kraft, and Mark J. Dugan in 1980 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

EMSystems LLC provides web-based healthcare information management and emergency preparedness services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

K1 Investment Management LLC (K1 Investment Management) is a venture capital firm founded by R. Neil Malik in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.

Compliance Science, Inc. engages in the provision of technology solutions. Its platform helps compliance organizations identify, monitor, manage and report on conflicts of interest arising from employee activities, including personal trading, gifts and entertainment, political contributions, outside business affiliations, and other code of ethics violations. The company was founded by Michael D'Angelo and Mitchel Kraskin in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Technology Association of Oregon (TAO) is a local nonprofit organization that aims to build opportunities, better the economy, and unify a voice for innovation in and beyond Oregon. The non-profit company is based in Portland, OR. With over 500 member-companies, TAO's network brings together some of the largest companies in the world, small startups, and tech-enabled companies that are using technology to drive growth and innovation. TAO is a recognized leader in shaping and growing technology and business communities, empowering businesses and entrepreneurs through networks, events, advocacy, resources, and more. The CEO of the company is Skip Newberry.

Auth0, Inc. engages in the provision of universal authentication and authorization platform for web, mobile, and legacy applications. It serves the financial, healthcare, media, retail, and real estate industries. The company was founded by Matias Woloski and Eugenio Pace in 2013 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Selene Topco LLC provides financial services. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Oregon Growth Board provides investment services and is ultimately controlled by the State of Oregon. The company is based in Salem, OR.

Sebastes Topco LLC operates as a development stage company. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Coney Topco LLC provides investment services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Hermes Topco LLC operates as an investment holding company. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Respida Capital (Respida Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.