Marcie Granahan

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to private individuals and employers, specifically active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance.

Elsevier BV provides information analytics services for science and health industries. It offers research and development solutions, clinical solutions, research platforms, research intelligence, and healthcare education solutions. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts LP publishes electronic bibliographic journals. It publishes journals in the areas of natural sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities & technology. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

EBSCO Information Services, Inc. engages in the provision of library services. It offers research databases, e-journals, magazine subscriptions, e-books, and discovery service. The company was founded by Tim Collins in 1944 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Cambridge Information Group, Inc. (CIG) is a private equity firm founded in 1971 by Robert N. Snyder and Philip E. Hixon. The firm is headquartered in New York.

ProQuest LLC provides software research solutions that connect people and information. It offers discover services, management solutions, data services, research tools, ebooks, collection management services, print books, and news and newspapers. The company was founded by Eugene Power in 1938 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Primis Corp. produces finished pallets, boxes, lumber and crates. It also offers custom design services. The company was founded in 1993 and is located in Houston, TX

The Dialog Corp. provides Internet based information, technology and e-Commerce solutions. It offers services to organizations in fields of business, science, engineering, finance and law. The company operates in 27 countries worldwide throughout North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and Asia Pacific. The company is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Thomson Healthcare, Inc. publishes healthcare information. Its solutions include healthcare databases, analytics, professional services, and research services for clinicians, hospitals and healthcare providers, employers, health plans, government agencies, and pharmaceutical companies. Thomson Healthcare is located in Greenwood, CO

Part of WMB Holdings, Inc., The Prentice-Hall Corp. Systems, Inc. is a company that provides legal services. The company is based in Wilmington, DE.

Gale Group Ltd. operates as an advertising and public relations company. The firm offers advertising and creative services, including strategic marketing, account management, brand identity, creative concepts, graphic designing, product packaging, collateral material, photo shoot production, media planning and buying, print production and traffic services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Lighthouse Youth Services is a multiservice agency providing social services to children, youth and families in south eastern Ohio. Lighthouse is nationally recognized as an innovator in services for families in crisis, for homeless youth and young adults, for youth learning to become self-sufficient, and in foster care for abused or neglected children. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH

National Center For Children & Families operates as a non-profit organization. Its services include emergency shelters and transitional housing for homeless families, therapeutic and traditional foster care and adoption, independent living for youth transitioning to adulthood, teen parent services, and community-based prevention services. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Prince George’s County Public Schools is the school system in the state of Maryland. With a projected enrollment of more than 134,000 students, the system is among the largest and most diverse in the nation. The school system currently employs approximately 16,000 full-time employees, which includes approximately 10,000 teachers

National Information Standards Organization, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization that identifies, develops, maintains, and publishes technical standards to manage information in changing digital environment. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Solidia Technologies, Inc. develops a technology platform that enables production of next generation building and construction materials. The firm also commercializes its proprietary technology based on low temperature solidification, which enables the production of building and construction materials, such as concrete and stone at low temperatures and pressures. The company was founded by Richard E. Riman in 2008 and is headquartered in Piscataway, NJ.

Labarchives LLC provides a web-based software solution for storing, organizing, sharing and publishing scientific data. The company was founded by Colleen Stempien and Jim McGinty and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.