Don Heidary

Horsley Bridge Partners LLC (HBP) is a private equity firm, founded in 1983 by Phillip Horsley and Gary Bridge. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in London and Beijing.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1987, Pantheon Ventures (US) LP is a private equity firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is the U.S. investment arm of Pantheon Ventures (UK) LLP. Their ultimate parent is Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG), which acquired the firm in June 2010. Pantheon Ventures manages regional primary investments, global secondary and infrastructure investments and customized separate account programs.

Part of John Wood Group Plc, Amec Foster Wheeler, Inc. is a Canadian company that provides engineering services. The company is based in Oakville, Canada. The company was founded by Leroy L. Luo.

Founded in 2002 by Rob Wilson, Tiburon Research Group, Inc. is an independent equity research firm located in San Francisco. The firm specializes in the retail/consumer industry. They serve as a consultant to hedge funds and other institutional investors focused on the retail/consumer space. Tiburon provides unbiased, contrarian views on over 50 North American retailers. While they analyze over 50 North American retailers, the firm focuses their efforts on the 12 to 15 most probable EPS divergence opportunities. These opportunities typically arise when the firm's 3 to 12 month EPS outlook significantly differs from the consensus. Tiburon's research methodology is based on applied forensic accounting and daily store-level primary research. Their proprietary analysis of sales/earnings quality enables them to more accurately forecast forward earnings.

Glass, Lewis & Co. LLC (Glass Lewis) is an independent investment research firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2003 by Kevin J. Cameron & Gregory P. Taxin. Glass Lewis provides investment research and advice on proxy votes to institutional investor and?publicly listed?companies. Their clients include pension plans, mutual funds, and asset managers.

Part of NMI Holdings, Inc., National Mortgage Insurance Corp. is a company that provides mortgage guaranty insurance services. The company is based in Emeryville, CA. The company was founded by Bradley M. Shuster. Claudia J. Merkle has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

Advanced BioNutrition Corp. provides environmentally sustainable and science-based technology solutions. It develops biotech products for animal health and human nutrition. The firm’s technologies include applications patents, licensing and acquisitions. The company was founded by David J. Kyle in 2001 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

Sophos Capital Management LP provides investment advice. The private company is based in Menlo Park, CA and has subsidiaries in Cayman Islands. The CEO of the company is James L. Carruthers.

Emrose Capital LLC is a privately-owned family office headquartered in Mill Valley, California. The firm was originally founded by John Botti and Patrick Tenney in 2008 and managed a significant amount of outside capital for two years. In December 2010, they returned investors’ capital with profits and have since solely managed the direct equity investments of the founders.

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.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides information and knowledge services. It offers engineers and executives with information on technologies and professional development resources. The firm also organizes expositions and other industry-related events. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Southfield, MI.

Deloitte LLP (New York) engages in the provision of audit, consulting, tax, and advisory solutions. It offers services relating to tax, consulting, audit and assurance, Deloitte private company services, mergers and acquisitions, risk and financial advisory, analytics, and cloud. The company was founded by William Welch Deloitte, George A. Touche, Charles Waldo Haskins, and Elijah Watt Sells in 1845 and is headquartered in New York, NY.