Jay Niles

Mascoma Corp. develops technology for abundant biomass conversion. The firm operates through its bioprocessing technology platform, develops bioengineered yeasts and other microorganisms. It also designs and manufactures equipment that processes cellulosic biomass for further biological or chemical conversion. The company was founded by Lee R. Lynd, Charles E. Wyman and Robert J. Johnsen in 2005 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

First Marblehead Corp. provides outsourcing services to national and regional financial and educational institutions for designing and implementing education loan programs. It helps education financing need by offering national and regional financial institutions and educational institutions the Monogram platform, an integrated suite of design, implementation and credit risk management services for private label, customizable private education loan programs. The firm also offers outsourced tuition planning, billing and payment technology services through its subsidiary Tuition Management Systems LLC. The company was founded by Daniel Maxwell Meyers and Stephen E. Anbinder in 1991 and is headquartered in Medford, MA.

The International Group, Inc. develops and manufactures wax based products. It offers paraffin wax, petrolatum, synthetic waxes, and water-based emulsions. The company was founded by William Reucassel in 1943 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.