David W. Valentine

Concord EFS, Inc. used to provide electronic transaction services. The firm's services included network services, which provided automated teller machine (ATM) processing, debit card processing, deposit risk management, STARsm network access principally for financial institutions; and payment services, which provided point of sale processing, settlement and related services. Concord served to supermarkets, retailers, gas stations, convenience stores, restaurants and trucking companies. The company was located in Memphis, TN.

Cray Computer Corp. manufactures digital computers. The private company is based in Colorado Springs, CO.

Getty Images, Inc. creates and distributes visual and digital media contents through online. Its products include Getty images API, media manager, image.net, iStock and Photos.com. The firm offers rights and clearances, image collections, plugins and extensions, premium access and custom solutions. The company was founded by Mark Harris Getty and Jonathan David Klein in March 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Emmi Solutions LLC designs technology-based solutions that delivers interactive patient engagement by combining an intimate understanding of people with expertise in behavioral and educational science. It serves healthcare providers by offering programs that engage patients and attribute their use to reduced surgical cancellation rates, length of stay, and malpractice claims. The firm’s media platform enables hospitals to track patient participation and meet regulatory guidelines. It offers hospitals and health systems, healthcare payers, and ambulatory care. The company was founded by Jordan Dolin, Michelle Sobel, and David G. Sobel in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Ice Energy Holdings, Inc. provides distributed energy storage and smart grid solutions. It manufactures and markets energy storage solutions, and cooling and refrigeration products for the residential and commercial markets. The firm offers solutions for architects, building energy consultants, builders and developers, utility customers, energy and facilities managers, mechanical contractors, and utilities. The company was founded by Frank R. Ramairez, Brian Parsonnet and Gregory W. Tropsa in 2003 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago provides healthcare services to children. It offers pediatric services like acute and specialty care. It also operates a pediatric home health care agency and Children's Memorial Institute for education and research. The company was founded in 1882 by Julia Foster Porter and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Lyric Opera of Chicago provides live theatrical presentations. The company was founded by Carol Fox, Nicola Rescigno and Lawrence V. Kelly in 1954 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

Trustwave Holdings, Inc. provides on-demand data security and payment card industry compliance management solutions to businesses and with organizations throughout the world. It offers compliance, web, application, network and data security solutions delivered through the cloud, managed security services, software and appliances. The firm also provides organizations a unique approach with comprehensive solutions that include its TrustKeeper portal and other proprietary security solutions. The company was founded by Joseph L. Patanella, Robert J. McCullen and Andrew Bokor in November 1995 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

The Illinois Certified Public Accountants Society operates a professional association of certified public accountants. The private company is based in Illinois. Todd Shapiro has been the CEO of the American company since 1998.

The American Council On Renewable Energy is a charitable organization that brings together finance, policy, and technology for the renewable energy sector. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company was founded by Gregory H. Kats, Andrew L. Shapiro, and Hank Habicht. The CEO is Gregory Wetstone.

Christopher House is a family of schools that aims to close the opportunity gap for low-income children and their families from birth through high school. Christopher House is based in Chicago, IL. The non-profit company's renowned continuum of education engages the entire family and works to break the cycle of poverty.

BrightSource Energy, Inc. designs, develops and deploys concentrating solar thermal technology to produce steam for electric power, petroleum and industrial-process markets worldwide. It combines breakthrough technology with solar power plant design capabilities to generate clean energy reliably and responsibly. The company was founded in 2006 by Arnold J. Goldman and Israel Kroizer and is headquartered in Jerusalem, IL.

The Poetry Foundation operates as a poetry promoting firm and provides publishing services. The company was founded by Harriet Monroe in 1912 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Lime Energy Services Co. designs and implements energy efficiency programs. It offers benchmarking energy and environmental usage, energy conservation development, re-commissioning, energy efficiency measures, renewable source selection, design and build implementation, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, lighting, water, measurement, and verification services. Lime Energy Services was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Newark, NJ.

Erikson Institute provides child development services. It offers academic advising, center and pick writing program, multicultural student affairs, services for students with disabilities, computers and technology, student accounts, and health insurance. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Petra Jordanian Mobile Telecommunications Co. provides telecommunication services. It manages and operates global system for mobile communication mobile telecommunications networks. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Amman, Jordan.

KGC Capital LLC (KGC capital) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Richard Kiphart and Christopher Capps. The firm is headquartered in Chicago.

Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health enagages in the provision of yoga- and mindfulness-based education. It offers presenter-led programs, R&R retreat, schools, RISE, healing arts, and day pass. The company was founded in December 1983 and is headquartered in Stockbridge, MA.

Rippleshot, Inc. provides financial technology services. Its solutions enable card issuers, processors, and merchants to monitor suspicious activities and implement fraud risk management strategies when breaches occur. The firm offers Rippleshot Community, an offering for credit unions and banks to spot local and national breaches affecting communities; Rippleshot National, an additional tool for fraud analysts at banks to supplement current card re-issuing strategies; Rippleshot Merchant that enables store owners to detect and monitor data breaches by providing access to a portal to review breached locations color-coded by severity; and Rippleshot ISO, which enables acquirers to detect and monitor merchant data breach threat levels for their merchants on a daily basis. The company was founded by Canh Tran, Yueyu Fu and Randal Cox in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Method Capital LLC (Method Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

NexLP, Inc. develops cognitive computing platform. Its solutions enable the users to do data source agnostic, smart search, scalability, and interactive visualizations. The company was founded by Jay Leib, Dan Roth, Kit Mackie, and Ye Chen in 2013 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Singular Labs, Inc. provide mobile marketing solutions. The firm offers SaaS platform enables mobile marketers to unify, analyze and optimize all of their marketing channels through a single dashboard. The company was founded by Gadi Elishayov, Kuo Susan and Eran Friedman in 2014 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.