Derwood Sumner Chase

Chase Investment Counsel Corp. (Chase) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. Chase was founded by Derwood S. Chase, Jr. in 1957 to provide investment management to individuals and families throughout Virginia.

Zounds Hearing, Inc. designs, manufactures and retails hearing aids for use with mild, moderate, severe and profound hearing impairments. It is a hearing aid company that holds 57 patents for hearing aid technology and manufactures aids that provide up to 90% noise reduction and recharge ability. The company was founded by Samuel L. Thomasson in 2005 and is headquartered in Tempe, AZ.

The Fraser Institute operates as a non-partisan research and educational organization. It produces research about government actions in areas such as taxation, health care, aboriginal issues, education, economic freedom, energy, natural resources, and the environment. The company was founded by T. Patrick Boyle and Michael A. Walker in 1974 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Reason Foundation advances a free society by developing, applying, and promoting libertarian principles, including individual liberty, free markets, and the rule of law. It produces public policy research on a variety of issues and publishes the critically acclaimed Reason magazine. The company was founded by Robert W. Poole, Jr. in 1978 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.