Bill Gendron

NetIQ Corp. offers software solutions. It provides identity and access management, security management, IT operation management, disaster recovery, workload migration, and unified communications and VoIP. The company was founded on February 11, 1998 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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.

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.

ecoInsight, Inc. operates as a sales platform for lighting and electrical professionals who sell energy upgrades and retrofits. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

DCA is a private company that has been using sodium dichloroacetate (DCA) since 1973 to treat various mitochondrial disorders. The company is based in Linthicum Heights, MD and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. DCA inhibits the activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase and reduces the accumulation of lactate in body tissues. Its usage for treating lactic acidosis has been successful and is still continued to this day.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges provides its clients with legal services. The firm offers services to areas including consumer, financial, government and non-profit, health care, industrial, and technology. The company was founded by Claude Serra in 1931 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

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.

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.

Convaid Products LLC manufactures and sells compact-folding pediatric, adult, and geriatric wheelchairs. It offers fixed-tilt, upright, and tilt-in-space wheelchairs, child restraint systems, and HiLo Base. The company was founded by Mervyn M. Watkins and Rachel Watkins in 1976 and is headquartered in Torrance, CA.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides information and knowledge services. It offers engineers and executives with information on technologies and professional development resources. The firm also organizes expositions and other industry-related events. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Southfield, MI.

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.

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.

The Business Council operates as an organization of business leaders. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

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

CoreCommerce, Inc. develops e-commerce software.

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.

H&Q Venture Capital provides venture capital services.

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.