Derek Walsh

Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. provides private education to preschools, elementary, and middle schools. It also operates as an accredited private online school, offering programs for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. The firm also offers summer camp programs including sports and games, swimming, field trips, arts and crafts, science, and nature. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in West Chester, PA.

United States Surgical Corp. engages in the manufacture of wound closure products and surgical devices. It produces tools used in surgery including staplers, sutures, laparoscopic instruments, cardiovascular surgical products and electrosurgical devices. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in North Haven, CT.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is a private equity firm founded in 1979 by Patrick Welsh, Russ Carson and Bruce Anderson. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Smile Brands, Inc. provides dental services. It also provides administrative, financial, marketing and information services. The company was founded in May 1998 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

The PromptCare Cos., Inc. engages in provision of home healthcare products and services. It offers infusion therapy, respiratory therapy, and durable medical equipment. It also provides patient care, clinical support services, pharmacy services, cardiac transitions, nursing services, nutrition support programs, pediatric transitions programs and continuing education programs. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New Providence, NJ.

Noblis, Inc. engages in provision of science based technology and strategy consulting services. It supports government and industry clients in the areas of national security, intelligence, transportation, healthcare, environmental sustainability, and enterprise engineering. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

The Halifax Group LLC (Halifax) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Williams L. Rogers and David W. Dupree. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

American Capital Asset Management LLC (American Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Malon Wilkus. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

The Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) is the state professional organization for certified public accountants. The society's membership is comprised of members in industry, government, business, education and public accounting. It acts on behalf of its members and provides support, enabling its members to perform quality professional services while serving the public interest. The company was founded in 1924 and is located in Brentwood, TN.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

RLJ Equity Partners LLC(RLJ Equity Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of RLJ Companies, founded by Robert L. Johnson and The Carlyle Group in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

CFA Society of Nashville is a non-profit organization, which is a professional organization for Chartered Financial Analysts. The society regularly hosts social events and luncheons with local and world-renowned experts for professional development within the investment management field. It also works to facilitate local career placement and provide assistance in CFA exam preparation, including scholarships and mock exams. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Brentwood, TN.

BCI Burke Co., LLC engages in the designs, manufacture and market of commercial playground and leisure equipment. Its products are themed playgrounds, inclusive play, fitness playgrounds, school-aged playgrounds, structure components, modular play systems and freestanding basics. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Fond du Lac, WI.

Schering-Plough Ltd. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. Its products include medicines for vascular diseases, oncology, opioid tendency, sexual health and virology. The company was founded on December 31, 1884 and is headquartered in Walton, the United Kingdom.

Smile Brands Group Inc. provides administrative, financial, marketing and information services to dentists. The firm offers business support, non-clinical personnel services, facilities and equipment. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Shore Capital Partners LLC (Shore Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Justin Ishbia. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Smile Source is a network of over 1,000 top dentists and 625 private dental practices across nearly all 50 states in the US. The company is based in an undisclosed location. The American company's goal is to provide world-class patient care and they offer a large directory of dentists by category on their website. The company was founded over 10 years ago and only accepts the best dentists in the country. The CEO of the company is Gregg Groenemann.

Great Lakes Dental Partners LLC provides general dentistry services. Its services including fillings and crowns, dentures, bridges, dental implants, teeth whitening, veneers, tooth extractions, root canals, and X-rays. Thefirm also has specialist capabilities in periodontics, orthodontics, endodontics, prosthodontics and oral surgery. The company was founded by Roshan P. Parikh and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Mountaingate Management Co LLC (Mountaingate Capital) is a private equity fim founded in 2016 founded by Bennett R. Thompson, Stewart A. Fisher, and Bruce L. Rogers. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

CDL Nuclear Technologies LLC provides state-of-the-art cardiac PET/CT and SPECT MPI end-to-end solutions for independent practitioners and hospitals. The company is based in Wexford, PA. The leadership team attends several events throughout the country, uniting cardiovascular thought leaders to transform cardiovascular care. CDL CardioNavix is the only provider of on-demand isotope for Cardiac PET. The company brings a Rubidium generator to your facility. The company was founded in 1992 by Keith Loiselle.

NavaDerm Partners LLC operates dermatology platform. Its platform consists of dermatologists and physician assistants providing comprehensive general dermatology across medical, surgical and cosmetic procedures. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Empower Aesthetics is a medical aesthetics platform that offers skin care services. The private company is based in Austin, TX and has subsidiaries in the United States. Jeff Helfgott has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Oms360 is a company that offers partnership benefits to elevate clinical missions and drive professional success. The company is based in Atlanta, GA and the CEO is Trevor Maurer. The company provides performance management tools, staffing and recruiting support, and professional HR to support management. The leadership team consists of oral surgeon founders with over 70 years of experience.

Rallyday Partners LLC (Rallyday Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Mark Hopkins and Travis Conway. The firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Genesis Research LLC provides pharmaceuticals services. It offers medical, scientific writing, simulation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing. The company was founded by Steven R. Arikian and Frank A. Corvino in 2009 and is headquartered in Hoboken, NJ.

Great Expressions Dental Centers - San Antonio operates dental clinics. The private company is based in San Antonio, TX.

Part of ACMI, Inc., Ariel Alternatives LLC is a private asset management firm that aims to scale sustainable minority-owned businesses to serve as leading vendors to Fortune 500 companies. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The firm's inaugural fund, Project Black, invests in businesses that are not currently minority-owned, as well as existing minority-owned businesses, forging a new class of black and brown entrepreneurs. Through its portfolio companies, Project Black plans to close the racial wealth gap by generating jobs and economic growth within underrepresented communities. The company was founded by Leslie A. Brun, who has been the CEO since incorporation.