David Douglas

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. operates as a double drive-thru restaurant chain in the United States. It develops, owns, operates and franchises both Checkers and Rally's restaurants. The firm's food items encompass shakes, desserts, burgers, sandwiches, roasted chicken, crispy fish, hot dogs, buffalo wings, French fries and beverages. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. engages in the business of owning, operating, and franchising quick-service hamburger restaurants. Its brand portfolios include Carl's Jr. Restaurants LLC and Hardee?s Restaurants LLC. The company was founded by Carl L. Karcher in 1966 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.

Clarus Systems, Inc. provides integrated testing, troubleshooting, and monitoring for Cisco Unified Communications systems. Clarus' VoIP management suite, ClarusIPC Plus+, maximizes Cisco Unified Communications performance and availability through automated testing, performance monitoring, configuration management and business intelligence reporting. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Redwood City, CA

Part of American Blue Ribbon Holdings LLC, American Blue Ribbon Holdings, Inc. invests in restaurant operations. The company is based in Jacksonville, FL.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Carl Karcher Enterprises LLC owns and operates fast food restaurant chain. It includes the Angus beef Six Dollar Burger line, charbroiled chicken sandwiches, entrée salads and low carb options. The company was founded in 1941 by Carl N. Karcher and Margaret Karcher and is headquartered in Anaheim, CA.

Hilltop Securities, Inc. (dba HilltopSecurities) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1946 as Southwest Securities, Inc. and they a subsidiary of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC. Hilltop Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients.

Part of Live Wire Media, REVIVE Technologies, Inc. provides automated software conversion from legacy systems to newer technologies. The company is based in Carnegie, PA. REVIVE Technologies was acquired by Enterprise Software, Inc. on September 02, 1998.

Deloitte Consulting LLP provides business consulting services. It offers services related to public finance, public sector management, health and social protection, information technology, financial sector, and trade and investment. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

US Sprint Communications Co. is a long distance phone carrier.

Part of CER, PBE Marking Systems Ltd. is a British company that manufactures hot foil stamping machines and laser marking machinery. The company is based in Slough, UK. PBE Marking Systems was acquired by CER on July 27, 2000.

BGC Partners LP is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP), a leading global intermediary to the wholesale financial markets, specializing in the brokering of a broad range of financial products including fixed-income, rates, foreign exchange, equity derivatives, credit derivatives, futures and structured product markets. Previously a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, BCG separated from that firm in 2004. In 2005, BGC merged with Maxcor Financial Group, integrating two leading brokerage firms. This was followed by the acquisitions of ETC Pollak and Aurel in Paris. On April 1, 2008, BGC merged with eSpeed to form a world-class provider of voice and electronic brokerage services in the global marketplace. The combined company is BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP). BGC offers a full range of brokerage services including price discovery, trade execution, straight through processing and clearing, settlement and access to electronic trading services through its eSpeed and BGC Trader brands.

FranConnect, Inc. provides franchise management systems. It offers a software that enables franchise organizations to manage sales, marketing, financial data collection and royalty invoicing, and automated funds transfer. The company was founded by Amit Pamecha in 2000 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

National Restaurant Association operates as a foodservice trade association. It advocate for pro-restaurant regulation and operational freedom. The firm provide advocacy and representation, educational networking, tools and solutions, and research and insights. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Serent Capital Management Co. LLC (Serent Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by David Kennedy and Kevin Frick. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Accuvia Consulting, Inc. provides IT consulting and knowledge services focused on the foodservice, lodging and retail industries. The company was founded in 1994. Accuvia has provided consulting services to a wide variety of clients around the world including the largest and leading quick service restaurant companies, resorts and theme parks. It has also provided consulting and other services to many of the leading technology providers in these industries. The company is also affiliated with a number of leading industry technology events including various Hostec events internationally and FS/TEC in the United States as well as various industry resources including the Foodservice Tech Advisor (FTA) and Hospitality Tech Advisor.

Minute Key, Inc. ngages in provision of automatic mechanical key duplication services. It manufactures and delivers self-service key duplication machines to duplicate house, office and padlock keys. Its technology utilizes robotics, electronics and software engineering to read the house or office key that is inserted into the machine and the key is accurately duplicated. The company was founded by Ari Freeman and Daniel Freeman in 2008 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Part of Informa Plc, Nation's Restaurant News is a leading source of business information for the foodservice industry. Based in New York, NY, for over 50 years, NRN has provided award-winning content across all mediums to meet the information and engagement needs of foodservice professionals. NRN is part of the Restaurant & Food Group by Informa Connect, which connects the entire food and foodservice ecosystem of operators, chefs, retailers, manufacturers, vendors, and solutions providers through traditional, digital, social, and custom media, as well as digital and live events.

Diamond Mind, Inc. engages in the provision of electronic payment services for institutions. Its products include tuitionpay, campuspay, balance, payment processing, purchase processing, purchase cards and mobile card readers. The company was founded by Katherine Novikov in 2002 and is headquartered in Potomac, MD.

Avionte LLC engages in the provision of staffing and recruiting software solutions. It offers front and back office, business intelligence, and reporting solutions. It also offers platforms for customer-relationship management, recruiting, onboarding, payroll, billing and business intelligence for clerical, light industrial, information technology, and professional staffing firms. The company was founded by Phi Ngo, Sandeep Acharya, John Long, and Samar Basnet in 2005 and is headquartered in Eagan, MN.

Cobra Ultimate Holdings LLC operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of Cannae Holdings, Inc., Fidelity Newport Holdings LLC is a company that focuses on creating a memorable dining experience for its customers. The company is based in Denver, CO. The company's subsidiary, O'Charley's, understands that dining out is not just about the food, but also about spending quality time with loved ones.