James Robinson

BitPass, Inc. provides micropayment system platform. It works with publishers and other producers of digital media to multiply the economic returns on content. The company’s integrated commerce engine eliminates friction from any transaction with digital media, from easy payments and stored value credits to online subscription management, sales promotions, buyer rewards and affiliate management. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

J.D. Robinson, Inc. provides business and management consulting services. The private company is based in New York, NY.

FDGS Group LLC operates as a holding company. It provides transaction processing systems, software, and professional services to business, mobile, and government markets. It also offers electronic invoice and payment solutions, and electronic tax payment processing services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Napa, CA.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Part of The Conference Board, Inc., Committee for Economic Development is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led organization that delivers well-researched analysis and reasoned solutions in the nation's interest. The company is based in New York, NY. The company's trustees, who are chief executive officers and key executives of leading US companies, bring their unique experience to address pressing policy issues. The company collectively represents 30+ industries, over a trillion dollars in revenue, and over 4 million employees. Founded in 1942, the organization uses cookies to improve their website and offers products and services to enhance user experience. Committee for Economic Development was acquired by The Conference Board, Inc. on January 14, 2015.

World Travel & Tourism Council Ltd. is an organization that serves as the authority on the economic and social contribution of travel and tourism. The private company is based in London, UK. The British company promotes sustainable growth for the sector by working with governments and international institutions to create jobs, drive exports, and generate prosperity. According to their research, the travel and tourism industry made a 5.5% contribution to GDP and was responsible for 272 million jobs in 2020. The organization represents the travel and tourism sector and has over 200 members, including CEOs, chairpersons, and presidents of leading travel and tourism companies worldwide. The company works to raise awareness of the industry as one of the world's largest economic sectors, supporting one in 10 jobs worldwide and generating 10.4% of GDP. The company was founded in 1990 by Tommaso Zanzotto, Robert Henry Burns. Julia Elizabeth Simpson has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

SkyGrid, Inc. develops smartphone applications. It operates as a real-time new media predictive data company which provides an online platform to people interested in discovering and sharing things that are new and changing. The company was founded in March 2005 by Kevin A. Pomplun and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

On Deck Capital, Inc. engages in the provision of online lending services to small businesses. It also offers a wide range of term loans and lines of credit customized for the needs of small business owners. The company was founded on May 4, 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Semtek Innovative Technologies Corporation has been a leader in card data capture and magnetics technology since 1999, serving public and private sector customers who require highly secure OEM components for their fixed-base and wireless devices. Specializing in small form-factor data capture devices in magnetic stripe, smart-card, RFID, and biometrics, Semtek has begun to play a key role in providing technologies to the card payments space that resolve that sector's security vulnerabilities. Semtek's Data Capture business is a market leader in enabling wireless and handheld devices to accept card data (e.g. credit/debit cards and secure identification cards). It provides card reader components and interfaces that enable a wide variety of handheld devices and cell phones to effectively function as highly secure credit/debit card and data collection terminals. Semtek also provides hardware into non-wireless devices including POS systems and stand-alone terminals. Semtek's Security Solutions business is focused on data encryption, card authentication, security auditing, and other innovative methods of improving the security performance of magnetic-stripe based systems. Semtek's Cipher ModuleTM and Hercules ModuleTM, along with their complementary network-side appliances, provide a comprehensive array of definitive security benefits that enable merchants, processors, and issuers to accept and process payment cards with unprecedented security. Semtek typically provides its products to larger hardware vendors under an OEM model. Its customers include most of the world's leading providers of point of sale terminals, ruggedized wireless devices, points of sale system integrators, and governments around the globe.

The Brookings Institution provides research and policy solutions. The firm's activities are carried out through four research programs: economic studies, foreign policy studies, governance studies, and metropolitan policy. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

RRE Advisors LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1994 by Stuart Jay Ellman, James D. Robinson and Jim D. Robinson. RRE Advisors LLC is headquartered in New York.

Avant LLC provides online consumer loans. It offers consumer instalment loans and a credit line through which consumers can access credit anytime without a credit card. The company was founded by Albert Goldstein, Paul Zhang and John Sun in November 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

White, Weld & Co. LLC provides financial services. The private company is based in New York, NY.

The Business Roundtable advocates public policies that ensure economic growth. It considers public policy issues which contains groups like the construction users anti-inflation roundtable, a group devoted to containing construction costs; and the labor law study committee, made up of labor relations executives of major companies. The Business Roundtable was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Chain, Inc. provides block-chain application program interface to developers. It enables secure transfer of digital assets directly between parties using open protocols. The firms platform offers transaction security, transaction privacy, block chain data and product development services. The company was founded by Adam Ludwin and Devon Gundry in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

K2 Intelligence, Inc. provides investigation consulting services. It offers investigations and disputes, regulatory compliance, cyber defense, construction and real estate, strategic risk and security, and private client services. The company was founded by Jeremy M. Kroll and Jules B. Kroll in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Aurfy, Inc. provides mobile payment services. The company is headquartered in China.

CoverHound, Inc. operates an insurance comparison shopping platform. It offers an online automobile insurance comparison and sales platform to consumers. The firm helps people compare rates from numerous insurance carriers and then purchase an insurance policy within minutes. The company was founded by Joel Hayhurst, Basil Enan, and Rory Joyce in May 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

PebblePost, Inc. operates a direct mail marketing platform. Its platform integrates segmentation, campaign management, production, analytics, and optimization. The company was founded by Lewis Gersh, Tom Gibbons and Robert Victor in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

HYPR Corp. engages in the provision of decentralized biometric encryption to secure password-less authentication across multiple platforms. It specializes in cyber security, biometrics, mobile security, infrastructure, data security, hardware, security, software, cloud services. The company was founded by Bojan Simic, George Avetisov, James V. Barcia and Roman Kadinsky in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Business Insider, Inc. operates a business news website that publishes real-time news, analysis and original commentary. It publishes business information in financial, media, technology, and other industry verticals across blogs: Clusterstock, Silicon Alley Insider, the War Room, and the Wire and Law Review. The company was founded by Dwight A. Merriman, Kevin P. Ryan and Henry Blodget in May 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (Investment Management) (MSK-IM) is the investment management division of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a non-profit organization headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed in 1960 to coordinate and guide the overall policy for Memorial Hospital and the Sloan Kettering Institute, and in 1980 these entities were unified into a single institution, with a single president and CEO. MSK-IM manages the investment portfolio of MSK.

First Performance Corp. (Georgia) develops software platform, which augments card transaction data in real-time. Its solutions include digital engagement, cardholder experience, executive dashboard, and call center. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center operates as a private cancer center. It offers cancer care services to adult; and child and teen patients. Its services include risk assessment and screening; diagnosis and treatment; clinical trials; patient and caregiver education; and pediatric clinical trials. The company was founded by John J. Astor and Charlotte Astor in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Avantcredit, Inc. (FN) is an online lending platform based in Phoenix, AZ. The private company operates by providing loans to individuals through their online platform.

H&Q Venture Capital provides venture capital services.

National Academy Foundation operates as a national network of education, business, and community leaders who work together to ensure high school students are college, career, and future ready. The company was founded by Sanford I. Weill in 1982 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The New York City Investment Fund Manager Inc. (The New York City Investment Fund Manager) is a venture capital firm founded by Henry Kravis in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York, United States.