Jonathan Taplin

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences promotes social and civic activities including arts and sciences. The company fosters co-operation among creative leaders for cultural, educational, and technological progress. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

Intertainer, Inc. provides broadband entertainment services. It produces entertainment content for major film, television, music and interactive companies, including Warner Bros, Films and Records, Sony Films and Records, MGM, United Artists Pictures, Orion Pictures, Miramax Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, UA Records, ABC Records, Rank Films, Nippon Herald, PBS, BBC, ABC, Fox, Showtime, Turner Broadcasting, Microsoft and Viacom New Media. The company was founded by Richard Baskin, Jeremiah Chechik and Jonathan T. Taplin in August 1996 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.