Jacob Homiller

DURA Automotive Systems, Inc. designs and manufactures driver control systems, seating control systems, safety hardware, structural body systems, exterior trim and integrated glass systems. Its products include control, exterior, structural, mass transit window and industrial systems. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, MI.

Prospector Partners LLC (Prospector) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Guilford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1997 by John D. Gillespie. Prospector provides discretionary investment management services to various institutional clients, which includes, but not limited to, private investment funds, a registered investment company, insurance companies, and other corporate or institutional entities.

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.

Arthur D. Little, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in strategy and organization, operations management, technology and innovation management, corporate finance, and global carbon advisory serving corporations and organizations worldwide. The firm serves the automotive, healthcare, information, chemicals, consumer goods, retail, manufacturing, and transportation industries. The company was founded by Arthur Dehon Little and Roger Griffin in October 1886 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Brodeur & Partners, Inc. provides public relations services. Its services include research and planning, corporate communications, marketing communications and media relations. The company was founded by John Brodeur in 1985 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers.

Alpha Software Corp. produces software for offline-capable, mobile, and web app development and deployment for business and IT. The private company is based in Burlington, MA. The company's core technology includes Alpha Anywhere®, a low-code platform for web and mobile development, and Alpha Transform®, which turns complex paper forms and business processes into scalable, offline-capable mobile apps. The company was founded by Richard Rabins and Selwyn Rabins, and Richard Rabins has been the CEO since incorporation. Alpha Software was acquired by Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. /NY/ on January 24, 1994.

PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd. operates as an international association of accounting and consultancy firm. The company was founded on June 24, 1998 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

SHIFT Communications LLC offers public relations services. Its services include market research, strategic planning, editorial, media relations, blog consulting, event planning, and PR metrics. The firm also offers crisis management, product launch support, lead generation and brand building services. The agency operates around four offices in the US. The company was founded in April, 2003 by Jim Joyal, Todd Defren and Ed Weiler and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

The Hanover Insurance Co. provides general insurance services. It sells auto, homeowners and commercial insurance throughout the US. Hanover operates primarily in the Northeast and the South. The company is headquartered in Worcester, MA.

Huntington Theatre Co. operates as a professional theatre. It supports local writers through its new playwright-in-residency and the Huntington Playwriting Fellows program. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

US Foundation for Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Tech designs educational programs in science and technology. The firm designs accessible and innovative programs that motivate young people to pursue education; and career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math, while building self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills. The company was founded by Dean Kamen in 1989 and is headquartered in Manchester, NH.

Common Cause acts as a vehicle for citizens to make their voices heard in the political process and to hold their elected leaders accountable to the public interest. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Digital Capital Network, Inc. provides investment services. The private company is based in San Francisco. The American company was founded by William J. Febbo.

FS Investors (FS I) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Mike Stone. The firm is headquartered in La Jolla, California.

Panel Intelligence LLC offers a powerful online health care and medical research platform providing clients greater strategic direction for investment decisions, product development, and marketing. The private company is based in Cambridge, MA. William J. Febbo has been the CEO of the company since 2009. Panel Intelligence was acquired by Panel Intelligence /Private Group/ from Merriman Holdings, Inc. on January 30, 2009 for $1.10 million.