Kurt Richardson

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. engages in the business of designing, developing, and selling a family of proxy and other appliances, and related software and services that secure, accelerate, and optimize the delivery of business applications, web content, and other information to distributed users over a wide area network or across an enterprise’s gateway to the public internet. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; and Asia and Pacific. The Americas segment includes North America, Central America, and Latin America. The company was founded on March 13, 1996 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Simon & Schuster, Inc. engages in the publication of fiction and non-fiction books. It offers a wide range of genres and formats for children and adults both audio and in print. The company was founded by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Barnes & Thornburg LLP provides legal and governmental services. It offers cloud computing and cyber security, data security and privacy, finance, insolvency, and restructuring, government finance, private client services, and white collar and investigations. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Indiana University Health Bloomington, Inc. provides caring services to the people. Its services include hospital-based physician practices, outpatient centers, six regional lifeline bases, pharmacy and home care services and business solutions. The firm’s business solutions include on-site health clinics, employee assistance program, executive health, urgent care, video visits and health plans. The company specializes in Cancer, Cardiovascular, Neuroscience, Orthopedics, Pediatrics and Transplant treatments. Indiana University Health Bloomington is headquartered in Bloomington, IN.

The People's Bank of China is the central banking system of the People's Republic of China. Its activities include monetary policy implementation, financial market regulation, and state treasury management. It also organizes anti-money laundering work and monitors relevant fund flows. The company was founded on December 1, 1948 and is headquartered Beijing, China.

The Association of American Publishers is an organization that advocates for strong copyright policies, protects free speech, and promotes the advancement of research and scholarship. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company represents leading consumer, educational, professional, and scholarly publishers who connect people with books, trustworthy information, and learning materials. The organization presents the Professional and Scholarly Excellence Awards since 1976. The Association of American Publishers released its StatShot report for September 2023, reflecting reported revenue for trade, higher education course materials, and professional publishing. The CEO of the company is Maria A. Pallante.

The Illinois State Bar Association is a state bar association that serves lawyers. The association is based in Springfield, IL. The association provides various resources for lawyers, including legal forms, expert services, and publications. It also offers continuing legal education programs and hosts events for lawyers.

The Chicago Bar Association is a voluntary membership organization consisting largely of lawyers and judges from Cook County and the state of Illinois. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The association works to establish and maintain the honor and dignity of the profession of law, promote the welfare of its members, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the administration of justice. Founded in 1874, it is one of the oldest and most active metropolitan bar associations in the United States.

Sasqua Field Managers LLC is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Southport, Connecticut. The firm was founded by David Kercher in 2006 and manages assets of high net worth clients.

Novus Biologicals LLC develops and markets antibodies for scientific researchers in government, university, and biotech labs worldwide. It provides primary antibodies, secondary antibodies, antibody packs, lysates, peptides and proteins, antibody pairs, kits, RNAi, slides, isotype controls, support products, and various research reagents. Novus products are used in various research areas, including apoptosis, autophagy, cancer, DNA repair, epigenetics, epitope tags, GPCR, hypoxia, lipid and metabolism, loading controls, neuroscience, stem cell markers, cellular markers, immunology, and protein turnover. The company was founded by Karen M. Padgett in 1996 and is headquartered Littleton, CO.

Y.M.C.A. Foundation of Greater Indianapolis provides wellness programs. It offers programs for children and adults in the form of sports, seminars, tutorials, and camps. The company was founded in 1854 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Investment Management) (SAFE) is the investment management division of the Chinese Government's State Administration of Foreign Exchange. Headquartered in Beijing, the firm was founded in 1978 to draft rules and regulations governing foreign exchange market activities and to manage China's foreign exchange reserves for the People's Bank of China. SAFE also establishes central sub-branches and sub-branches in some cities and counties.

Persistent Ventures (Persistent Ventures) is a venture capital division of Persistent Systems Ltd, founded by Anand Suresh Deshpande. The firm is headquartered in Pune, India.

Aepona Ltd. provides cloud-computing services. It offers products and services to Telcos globally, enabling them to adopt the emerging Network as a Service (NaaS) business model and unleash the full power of network assets. The company was founded by Gilbert Little on September 9, 1999 and is headquartered in Belfast, the United Kingdom.

The Software Exporters' Association of Pune (SEAP) is an organization committed to bringing up the tech pool of Pune through various initiatives such as knowledge sessions, interactive events, and enterprises that drive impact through all stages of business. The organization was founded by Suresh Purushottam Deshpande in 1998 as an association of software exporters in Pune. The location of the private company is in Pune, India. SEAP aims to be a voice, a platform, and an enabler of opportunities for its members.

The Indian Software Product Industry Round Table is a nonprofit organization that aims to drive significant changes in the industry. The private company is a mission-oriented think and do tank that has been in operation for 30 years. The company is based in Bangalore, India. The organization is powered by volunteers who are not motivated by greed or glory. The Indian company was founded by Sharad Sharma.