Peter P. Tong

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. SWIB was founded in 1951 and is responsible for managing the assets of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), the State Investment Fund (SIF) and other state trust funds. The WRS includes the Core Retirement Investment Trust Fund (Core Fund) and the Variable Retirement Investment Trust Fund (Variable Fund).

Perry Corp., do-business-as Perry Capital, is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Richard C. Perry and Paul A. Leff in 1988. Perry provides investment advisory and management services for private fund clients.

Spectrum Brands, Inc. engages in the manufacture and market alkaline, zinc carbon and hearing aid batteries, herbicides, insecticides and repellants and specialty pet supplies. It operates through the following segments: Global batteries and Appliance; Global Pet Supplies; and Home and Garden. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Middleton, WI.

Harvard Management Co., Inc. (HMC) is the investment arm of President & Fellows of Harvard College, which is owned by Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. HMC manages Harvard’s endowment, a dedicated and permanent source of funding that maintains the teaching and research mission of the University. HMC invests these funds as a single entity, the revenue from which contributes more than one-third of the University's annual operating budget.

Foley & Lardner LLP engages in the provision of legal services. Its practice areas include employee benefits and executive compensation, environmental, estates and trusts, finance, international tax and transfer pricing, private equity and venture capital, real estate, securities, commodities and exchange regulation, taxation, and transactions. The company was founded by Asahel Finch and William Pitt Lynde on September 8, 1842 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Madison Gas & Electric Co. generates and distributes electricity and natural gas. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. operates as holding company with interest in providing futures exchanges over-the counter markets and derivatives clearing houses and post-trade services. The company was founded by Jeffrey C. Sprecher in May 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Pattern Insight, Inc. provides replicated code management software. It provides data mining technology for the analysis of source code by changing how software-intensive products are developed, tested, and supported. The company was founded by Zhenmin Li , Bo Qingbo Zhu, Spiros Xanthos and Yuanyuan Zhou on September 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Flugen, Inc. develops and produces influenza vaccines. Its products include a live attenuated vaccine candidate, a cell-line technology that provides vaccine production efficiency and capacity, and a novel, vaccine-loaded intradermal delivery technology. The company was founded by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Gabriele Neumann and Paul Radspinner in 2007 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Next Energy Technologies, Inc. specializes in sustainable technology for buildings. Next Energy Technologies is based in Santa Barbara, CA. The company's focus is on creating beautiful windows that can power buildings and contribute to a net-zero energy output. The company was founded by Daniel Emmett, Corey Hoven, and Arnold Tamayo and is currently led by CEO Brenton Taylor.

Venture Investors LLC (Venture Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

Part of Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc., AANetcom, Inc. develops telecommunications technology and products used in switches, routers and access equipment. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company was founded by Winslow L. Sargeant. AANetcom was acquired by Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc. on March 03, 2000 for $890.10 million.

PAV Republic, Inc. manufactures steel products. The company produces steel bars and rounds used to manufacture automobiles and heavy equipments. Pav Republic is located in Fairlawn, OH.

Berbee Information Networks Corp. provides information technology solutions. It specializes in network infrastructure and unified communications, systems and storage, security, productivity applications and managed services. The company was founded by James G. Berbee in 1993 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Perry Strategic Capital Inc (Perry Strategic Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Perry Corp founded in 1988. The firm is headquartered in New York.

CARE USA operates charitable organizations. It provides charitable services to help communities in areas such as health, education, economic development, emergency relief and agriculture. The company also has a Small Economic Activity Development (SEAD) unit that supports money-making activities. CARE USA was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The International Petroleum Exchange of London Ltd. operates electronic exchange market for regulated energy futures. The company's trading platform offers participants with access to futures products. Its products include derivative contracts based on energy commodities such as crude oil, refined oil (including heating oil and jet fuel), natural gas, and electric power. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in London, UK.

Founded in 1987, BioForward is a member-driven state association and venture capital investor located in Madison, Wisconsin. The firm serves as the voice of Wisconsin's bioscience industry. They advocate on their members behalf to create investment and partnership opportunities, attract and retain the best people and support public policy that fosters their continued growth. BioForward also provides member-support services including networking opportunities through a variety of conferences and events, online resources and group purchasing programs. Their members include bioscience companies, universities, non-profit organizations, service providers, as well as state, regional and local government representatives. BioForward was previously known as the Wisconsin Biotechnology & Medical Device Association.

University Research Park operates as a research and technology park. It supports early-stage, and growth-oriented businesses in engineering, computational and life sciences. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Western Power Group, Inc. is a private company that was founded in 2002 and is based in Walsenburg, CO. The company wholesales generating equipment.

Silatronix, Inc. develops and manufactures highly stable organosilicon electrolytes for advanced lithium-ion batteries and capacitors. It is commercializing a new class of patented materials based on organosilicon compounds that are environmentally friendly, non-flammable, high temperature materials suited for use as electrolytes, binders, and coatings in energy storage devices. The firm’s organosilicon compounds are used in rechargeable and non-rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and lithium based electrochemical systems. The company founded by Winslow L. Sargeant, Robert C. West and Robert Hamers in 2007 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

The Allen-Stevenson School provides elementary education for boys. It provides pre-secondary program of academics, athletics, and the arts. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Morgridge Institute for Research, Inc. is a biosciences research institution. The private company is based in Madison, WI. The CEO of the company is Brad Schwartz.

Colby is transitioning to a clinical stage drug development company. The company was launched as a Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) spin-out and is strategically aligned with leading clinicians and drug discovery scientists at the University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center (UWCCC). Colby is accessing data from funded grants and private investment to develop its therapeutic drugs for therapy-resistant and hypoxic conditions. Colby's lead drugs have unique mechanisms of action and target specific pathways. The company is focused on clinical development of its lead drugs, CPC-100 and -200, in patients with recurrent PCa and other solid tumors, respectively. In 2010, Colby plans to launch a Phase I/IIa study of CPC-100 in men with PCa who fail Androgen Depletion Therapy, as evidenced by rising PSA levels. CPC-200 is being scheduled for a Phase I/IIa in men with high-risk tumors. Colby's two pipeline drugs, CPC-300 and CPC-410 for therapy-resistant metastatic and hypoxic tumors are in late pre-clinical development and are funded by federal grants, including an awarded Colby SBIR grant and by private investors. The Company has demonstrated safety of its lead drugs following efficacy studies in rodents and toxicology studies in mice, rats, and dogs.

Food Allergy Research & Education, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization that provides food allergy research services. It offers programs and advocacy about food allergy awareness. It also provides information and performs fund-raising for research. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

UT Horizon /Venture Capital/ (UT Horizon) is a venture capital subsidiary of The University of Texas at Austin founded in 2011 by Bryan T. Allinson. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Bakkt Opco Holdings LLC provides software solutions. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Wisc Med LLC engages in the production and development of digital otoscope. The company was founded by James G. Berbee, Azita G. Hamedani, and Gregory S. Rebella and is headquartered in Middleton, WI.

Circlein, Inc. operates an online community for students. The firm creates platform for studying and completing classwork. The company was founded by Gerald Meggett JR. and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

First Women's Bank is based in Chicago, IL. Part of FWB Financial, Inc., First Women's Bank is the only women-founded, women-owned, and women-led commercial bank in the country. First Women's Bank is on a mission to grow the economy and elevate the role of women within it. The bank offers plan administrative services and serves a diverse national deposit and lending market from one flagship location. The CEO of the company is Marianne Markowitz.

WARF Ventures (WARF Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary arm of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.