Byron Brooks

3com Megahertz Corp. provides voice and data networking products and services. The company was founded by Robert M. Metcalfe, Howard S. Charney and John P. Marshall in 1979 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Knight Capital Group, Inc. is a global financial services firm, which provides access to the capital markets across multiple asset classes to a broad network of clients, including buy and sell side firms, dealers, brokers, institutions, and corporations. It operates business through four segments: Market Making, Institutional Sales and Trading, Electronic Execution Services and Corporate and Other. The Market Making segment consists of market making in global equities and listed domestic options. It includes client, and to a lesser extent, non-client electronic market making activities in which they operate as a market maker in equity securities. The Institutional Sales and Trading segment includes global equity, exchange traded funds and fixed income sales and trading; reverse mortgage origination and securitization; capital markets; and asset management activities. Its business consists of execution and facilitation equities and fixed income transactions as agent on behalf of institutional clients, and they commit capital on behalf of its clients when needed. The Electronic Execution Services segment offers access via its electronic agency-based platforms to markets and self-directed trading in equities, equity options, fixed income, foreign exchange and futures contracts. The Corporate and Other segment invests in strategic financial services-oriented opportunities, allocates, deploys and monitors all capital, and maintains corporate overhead expenses and all other income and expenses that are not attributable to the other segments. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

NYSE Chicago, Inc. offers technology based national securities exchange services. It provides business to transact in all equity securities traded on NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ, or other national securities exchanges. CHX acts as a venue for hedge funds, options market markers, quantitative, professional and active individual traders that require immediate and automated execution. The firm provides services through its technology products including CHXBD, CHX SHARE and SNAP. The company was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Cboe Exchange, Inc. provides options exchange services. It trades equity options, security index options, options on exchange traded notes and products, binary options, one-week and quarterly options, long-term equity anticipation securities options, and flexible exchange options. The firm also provides information on various stock and options trading strategies, options trading tools, stock and option quotes and data; and options information and education. Additionally, they offer access to product information, conference notices, portfolio management tools, and educational materials for institutional investors and products and strategies for advisors to protect client’s portfolios. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Bank of Montreal, Burke Christensen & Lewis Securities, Inc. is a company that provides discount brokerage services. The company is based in Chicago, IL. Burke Christensen & Lewis Securities was acquired by Bank of Montreal on December 01, 1999 for $45 million.

Part of UTStarcom Holdings Corp., CommWorks Corp. develops business network software. The company is based in Rolling Meadows, IL. CommWorks was acquired by UTStarcom, Inc. from 3com Corp. (Massachusetts) on May 23, 2003 for $100 million.

Computerized Medical Systems, Inc. provides radiation treatment planning and workflow management solutions. The company's products include XiO, Monaco, Interplant, Focal, I-Beam and many more. It is located in Maryland Heights, MO

US Robotics Corp. provides Internet access and networking. The firm designs broadband modems, wired and wireless networking solutions, and Internet security devices. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Deloitte & Touche provides audit, enterprise risk management, and financial advisory services. The company delivers services in four professional areas: audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services. It provides its clients with global services such as entering foreign markets, raising funds, and investing in Mainland China. The company was founded in June, 2003 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

Part of Koninklijke Philips NV, Philips Semiconductors, Inc. is an American company that manufactures semiconductors.

Bio-Imaging Research, Inc. manufactures x-ray imaging products for security and inspection. The firm’s services include microfocus, inspection and 450 kV scanning services. The company is headquartered in Lincolnshire, IL.

Rush University Medical Center engages in the provision of health care services. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.