Kenneth R. Welch

Part of Dorel Industries, Inc., Safety 1st, Inc. is a company that specializes in child care products such as feeding, teething, hygiene, and home security products. The company is based in Canton, MA. Safety 1st was acquired by Dorel Industries, Inc. on July 11, 2000 for $141.71 million.

Intelligent Controls, Inc. manufactures and markets electronic measurement and monitoring systems. Its products include LTC position monitors, circuit breaker, transformer, overhead line, grid insite, gridsense HV camera and SF6 dryer. The company was founded in 1978 by Alan Lukas and is headquartered in Saco, ME.

Serena Software, Inc. provides application lifecycle management software for enterprises. The company designs, develops, and sells application lifecycle management, application release management, and information technology management software and solutions. Its products include Serena Requirements Manager, Serena Development Manager, Serena Release Manager, Dimensions, PVCS, ChangeMan, StarTool and Comparex, Serena Business Manager, Serena Service Manager, Serena Demand Manager, Serena Request Center and Serena Dashboard. The company was founded by Douglas D. Troxel in 1980 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

iParty Corp. operates party goods retail stores. It offers assortment of products such as paper party goods, Halloween costumes, greeting cards, balloons and also merchandise. Its merchandise includes piñatas, tiny toys and masquerade and Hawaiian Luau items. It operates in a single segment as a retailer of party goods. The company was founded by Sal Perisano and Dorice Dionne on March 12, 1998 and is headquartered in Dedham, MA.

FirstRain, Inc. provides search-driven research applications. Its analytics engines extract meaning, create flexible relational structures and generate dynamic systems of data sets that are business aware. The firm also provides strategy, sales, marketing and risk solutions. The company was founded by Navaid Farooqi, Gaurav Rewari, Jaswinder Pal Singh and Manu Warikoo in 2000 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Ampersand Management LLC (Ampersand Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Richard A. Charpie. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Rand A Technology Corp. provides technology solutions and professional services to organizations with engineering design and information technology needs. The company was founded by Frank G. Baldesarra and Brian W. Semkiw in 1981 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Eigner, Inc. provides precision product lifecycle management solutions. It has offices in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Benelux, Italy, France, Japan, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom and North America. Eigner was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Kortec, Inc. manufactures and supplies co-injection systems to the plastics and packaging industries. It offers high-barrier plastics and packaging solutions, including multi-layer preform inspection systems that enable to monitor the consistent placement of the barrier material in select performs, ultra series barrier performance recycled content packaging solutions, intro systems for lower volume production and lab series systems for product development and market introductions. The company was founded by The company was founded by John Kermet, Gloria Brewer, Alexander L. M. Dingee, Paul Swenson and Campbell Steward in 1996 and is headquartered in Rowley, MA.

Open Ratings, Inc. provides supply risk management software solutions. Its services include consulting, monitoring and analysis, reports, training, past performance evaluation, and support services. The company was founded by Giorgos Zacharia in 1999 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA

Nortel Networks, Inc. provides digital network solutions and services. It offers end-to-end broadband, voice over Internet Protocol, multimedia services and applications, and wireless broadband technology solutions. The company is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Part of Autodesk, Inc., Buzzsaw.com, Inc. provides construction-related services and content via the Internet. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by Carl Bass, Anne Bonaparte, William John Bush. Buzzsaw.com was acquired by Autodesk, Inc. on August 28, 2001 for $15 million.

Tufts Medical Center, Inc. owns and operates an academic medical center. It provides healthcare services and programs in the areas of allergy, anesthesiology, bariatric surgery, cancer, cardiology, colon and rectal, clinical nutrition, dentistry, dermatology, ENT/otolaryngology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, gastroenterology, general surgery, geriatrics, hematology/oncology, hyperbaric medicine, infectious diseases, maternity, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, and nutrition. The firm also offers services in the areas of obstetrics and gynecology, occupational therapy, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, pain management, palliative care, pathology, pediatrics, physical medicine, physical therapy, plastic surgery, psychiatry, pulmonary, radiation oncology, radiology, rheumatology, speech language pathology and audiology, thoracic and transplant surgery, trauma surgery, urology, vascular surgery, wound healing, and weight and wellness. The company was founded in 1796 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

iRise, Inc. develops application software. The company was founded by Emmet B. Keeffe, III and Maurice Martin in 1996 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

YouthBuild USA, Inc. provides supports for the YouthBuild networks and programs. It provides those pathways by unleashing the positive energy of low-income young people to rebuild communities and lives. The company was founded by Dorothy Stoneman in 1990 and is headquartered in Somerville, MA.

Part of Pitney Bowes, Inc., Pitney Bowes Software, Inc. provides location intelligence services for business and government organizations. The company is based in Troy, NY.

Impact Venture Inc (Impact Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Adam Dell. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Rocky Mountain Institute is a non-profit organization that transforms energy use to clean and secure low carbon future. It engages in businesses, communities, institutions, and entrepreneurs to accelerate the adoption of market-based solutions that cost-effectively shift from fossil fuels to efficiency and renewables. It examining and facilitating market-based technology that will play a role in addressing the climate problem. The company was founded by Amory Lovin in 1982 and is headquartered in Basalt, CO.

ICAM Technologies Corp. develops and implements NC post-processing and machine tool simulation solutions for manufacturers. Its products include post-processing, multi-axis, 2 & 3 axis, post-processing simulator, g-code simulator, adaptive post-processing, three-axis and five-axis. The firm offers support, training and consulting services. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada.