James Socas

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

ClearPoint Metrics is changing the way organizations drive improvement in IT and security initiatives through the use of metrics and scorecards. The company deliver advanced software solutions that enable organizations to constantly measure, actively monitor, and effectively communicate the business impact and effectiveness of IT and security investments. IT and security executives rely on its solutions to answer the critical questions on the state, quality and value of IT and security efforts and provide critical support to their IT and security governance efforts. Its solutions deliver the hard facts and data that organizations require to objectively assess the quality of their IT and security initiatives and assure compliance with industry best practice frameworks and regulatory requirements.

Harmony Information Systems, Inc. provides integrated health and human services management services. It offers aging and adult, adult protective, intellectual disabilities, financial management, and advanced reporting products. The company was founded by Tonya J. Harmon in 1998 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

First Insight, Inc. provides predictive analytic platform that retailers use to select the most profitable new products for improved sales, margins, and inventory turnover. The firm's predictive analytics solution gives retailers guidance for product design, buying, assortment planning, pricing, and marketing decisions. The company was founded by Gregory J. Petro in 2007 and is headquartered in Warrendale, PA.

Collective Bias, Inc. provides a shopper social media platform. It drives retail sales through the coordinated creation of social media stories. The firm through social fabric connects shoppers with the brands and retailers and use daily lives to drive conversations on social media platforms and stories. The company was founded by John Andrews and Amy Callahan in 2009 and is headquartered in Rogers, AR.

Blackstone Corporate Private Equity (Blackstone Corporate) is a private equity division of The Blackstone Group Inc founded in 1985 by Stephen Allen Schwarzman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Updata Management LLC (Updata Partners) is a venture capital/private equity firm founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC.

RES Software BV provides digital workspace technology. Its products include RES ONE Security, RES ONE Workspace, RES ONE Suite, RES ONE Workpace Core, RES ONE Automation, and RES ONE Service Store. The firms solutions include better endpoint management, easy and policy-driven access, adaptive security and compliance, and automated information technology services. The company was founded by Bob Janssen in 1999 and is headquartered in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.