Brian O'Connell

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

SeedInvest LLC (SeedInvest) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Ryan Feit and James Han. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Accenture LLP provides management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. Its services encompass customer relationship, finance, human resources, service, supply chain, information management, business process, and infrastructure outsourcing services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Sam's West, Inc. operates a membership warehouse club. The firm offers jewelry, electronics, organic foods, choice meats, and beauty items. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1983 and is headquartered in Bentonville, AR.

Part of Amazon.com, Inc., Mrs. Gooch's Natural Food Markets, Inc. is an independent grocery store. The company is based in Van Nuys, CA. Mrs. Gooch's Natural Food Markets was acquired by Whole Foods Market, Inc., part of Amazon.com, Inc. from August 29, 2017 on September 14, 1993 for $63.20 million.

Part of Amazon.com, Inc., Fresh & Wild Ltd is a grocery delivery company based in London, UK. The British company offers local, organic, plant-based and other food products, as well as catering services. Customers can browse products, find recipes, and order delivery or pick-up. Fresh & Wild also offers gift cards for foodies. The company was founded in 1998 by Shahid M. Hassan.

Fresh & Wild Holdings Ltd. retails fresh organic food products. Its activities includes organic food, natural food, and natural remedy retailers. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Francisco Partners Management LP (Francisco Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Benjamin Ball, Dipanjan Deb, Neil Garfinkel, Sanford Robertson and David Stanton. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco and London.

Whole Foods Market California, Inc. operates chain of markets. It offers organic food, food ingredients, animal welfare, premium body care standards, and fresh produce and flowers. The company was founded on February 3, 1988 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. serves the global retail real estate industry. Its programs include webinars, global awards program, exhibit, sponsorship and advertising, opportunities. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center provides business development advisory services. It helps clients by providing financing, sales and client development, mentoring, peer-to-peer exchange, grant and new ventures accelerating services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

New Jersey Food Council is a non-profit organization which develops, designs, and implements policies and programs for food retailers and their supplier partners. It offers membership services, government services, and scholarship grants. The organization was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Trenton, NJ.

Merchant of Vino manufactures and distributes spirits and beer. The private company is based in Denver, CO.

Part of Amazon.com, Inc., Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. operates supermarkets. The company is based in Austin, TX.

Part of Amazon.com, Inc., Whole Foods Market IP LP is a company that owns and operates natural and organic food supermarkets. The company is based in Austin, TX. The company was founded by Renee Lawson, John P. Mackey. The CEO is Jason J. Buechel.

Whole Foods Market Services, Inc. retails and distributes natural and organic foods. Its product categories include breads, rolls and bakery, dairy and eggs, meat, seafood, floral, frozen, beverages, snacks, chips, salsas and dips, pantry essentials, breakfast, beef, poultry, and pork, wine, beer and spirits. The company was founded by John Mackey, Craig Weller, Mark Skiles, and Renee Lawson Hardy in 1980 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center /Incubator/ (Chicagoland Entr Center) is a venture capital subsidiary of Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Part of Brookfield Corp., Brookfield Properties Retail, Inc. is a real estate services company. The company is based in Chicago, IL.

New Fare Partners Management LLC (New Fare Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Hallie Bonnar and Elly Truesdell. The firm is headquartered in New York.