Lara Shackelford

DataStax, Inc. designs and develops database management software. Its products include DataStax enterprise, built on Cassandra which provides the massive scalability, continuous availability and enhanced data security big data applications demand, DataStax opscenter is a simplified management for DataStax enterprise and Apache Cassandra database clusters and DataStax sandbox is a packaged and personal virtual machine image that contains everything customer need to get started with DataStax software. The firm also offers training, consulting and support services. The company was founded by Jonathan Ellis and Matt Pfeil in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is a non-profit organization provides insight and solutions to global issues. It offers independent research, surveys, and platform for the public. The company was founded on February 20, 1922 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Business Marketing Association, Inc. provided marketing services. The company was headquartered in Naperville, IL.

Qlik Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of user-driven business intelligence solutions. Its products include Qlik sense, Qlik view, Qlik Replicate, Qlik analytics platform, and Qlik data catalyst. The company was founded by Bjorn Olof Henning Berg and Staffan Gestrelius in 1993 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

BearingPoint provides management and technology consulting services in Europe, parts of Latin America and the Asia Pacific region, and in the United States. Their services include business management, consulting and training services. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Citadon, Inc. provides web-based collaboration project management, document management and business process management software & services for the online design, construction and operation of complex projects, such as dams & public transit projects. The company targets clients in the construction, oil & gas, energy, transportation, drug discovery, legal and government sectors, among others. Its customers include Alcoa, Bechtel and Halliburton. It was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.