Lisa LaVange

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops inhibitors of validated metalloenzymes. The firm's clinical portfolio includes novel agents to treat both chronic and life threatening fungal infections. It also leverage our metalloenzyme expertise in other therapeutic areas including oncology and orphan diseases. The company was founded by Thomas V. O’Halloran and Holden H. Thorp on August 18, 2005 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Viamet Pharmaceuticals Corp. engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel pharmaceuticals based on its proprietary metalloenzyme chemistry and biology technology platform. Its clinical portfolio includes novel agents to treat chronic and life threatening fungal infections. Its products include VT-1161, an oral agent that treats onychomycosis; VT-1129, which treats cryptococcal meningitis; and VT-1598, that treats coccidioidomycosis. The company was founded by Herbert Holden Thorp and Thomas V. O'Halloran in December 2011 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is engaged in biotechnology services. The company is headquartered in Norwood, MA.

DreamHammer Corp. provides advanced drone management software for enterprise customers. It offers DroneOS. The company was founded by Nathan William Diemer and Nelson M. Paez Jr. and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Part of Sanofi, Genzyme Ltd is a company that specializes in biological healthcare products. The company is based in Cambridge, MA.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with ten colleges emphasizing career education and experiential learning. It was founded in 1829 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Part of Intersouth Partners, Intersouth Associates VI LLC provides investment services. The company is based in Durham, NC and was founded in 2003.

US Food & Drug Administration operates agencies to protect health and human services. It protects and promotes public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices, cosmetics, animal foods and feed and veterinary products. The company was founded by Theodore Roosevelt and Harvey Washington Wiley on 30th June, 1906 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

SSA & Co. provides management consulting services. It offers process improvement consulting, operations consulting, lean six sigma training, advanced analytics, strategy execution, supply chain, business technology, data strategy, operating model redesign, workforce management and data-driven decision making services. The company was founded by Mikel Harry in 1994 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System operates hospitals and outpatient clinics. Its medical services cover areas such as organ transplantation, head and spinal cord trauma, burn healing, and cancer treatment. The company was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Antelope Valley Christian School is a private company based in Lancaster, CA.

Public Health Foundation offers health assistance solutions. It specializes in public health quality improvement, public health workforce development, public health resources and tools and strengthening the quality and performance of public health practice. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Pacific Crest Group provides accounting, bookkeeping, human resources and information technology services. It also provides CFO services, startup accounting, employee development recruiting and legal compliance services. The company was founded by Franka Winchester and TJ Van Voorhees in 2003 and is headquartered in San Rafael, CA.

Part of Kinsale Holdings, Inc., Greenleaf Health Inc. is a leading FDA regulatory consulting firm that provides strategic and technical guidance to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. The company is based in Washington. Greenleaf is guided by experts with a combined total of more than 300 years of FDA experience, including former leaders throughout the agency. The American company was founded in 2007 by Patrick Ronan. Greenleaf Health was acquired by Kinsale Holdings, Inc. on April 19, 2021.

RentSpree, Inc. provides online rental application and tenant verification platform streamlines the lease application process for real estate agents and landlords. The company was founded by Paul Sirisuphang and Michael Lucarelli in 2016 and is headquartered in Encino, CA.

Myrtle Consulting Group LLC provides consulting services. Its solutions include asset lifecycle management, supply chain complexity, process excellence, GMP compliance, organizational effectiveness, management systems, data and analytic solutions. The firm serves to the consumer goods, food and beverage, pulp and paper, and chemical industries. The company was founded by Edwin Bosso in 2012 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Artizan Biosciences, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare services. It develops curative treatments for inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Richard A. Flavell, Noah W. Palm and Marcel R. de Zoete and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

Leonhardt Ventures provides investment management services. The private company is based in Playa Vista, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Startup Mavericks (Startup Mavericks) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Garrett Gilbertson. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.