Laura Jozwiak

Ariel Investments LLC (Ariel) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by John W. Rogers, Jr. in 1983 and is a subsidiary of ACMI, Inc. Ariel provides investment management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients in the US. The firm also serves institutional separate account clients in Canada and offers certain separate account products to professional investors in Australia and Asia.

Transamerica Finance Corp. engages in the provision of investment and financial services. It offers life insurance, pension, and leasing. The company is headquartered in Rosemont, IL.

Old Remco Holdings LLC manufactures and provides alternators, starters and hybrid motors. Its products include starter motors, alternators and hybrid electric motors. The firm also designs, develops and manufactures hybrid electric motors that are used in both light and commercial vehicles including construction, public transit and agricultural applications. The company was founded by Frank Remy and Perry Remy in 1896 and is headquartered in Pendleton, IN.

Applied Systems, Inc. engages in the development of cloud-based insurance software. It provides agency and brokerage management systems. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Park Forest, IL.

FTD, Inc. provides floral related products and services to consumers and retail florists, as well as other retail locations. It markets to members and retail locations in U.S., Canada, the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Downers Grove, IL.

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.

Wheels Donlen is a mobility solutions provider with $5 billion in assets and a highly diversified customer base. With over 140 years of collective fleet industry experience, Wheels Donlen manages more than 525,000 vehicles and has more than 1,000 clients. The American company has emerged as one of the most innovative companies in the fleet management industry after the 2021 merger within Athene. Wheels Donlen provides services to clients in 59 countries worldwide through its partnership with ALD Automotive. The private company was founded in 1939. Shlomo Crandus has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Part of Apollo Global Management, Inc., Donlen LLC is a fleet management technology solutions provider that has been empowering its customers for over 55 years. The company, based in Bannockburn, IL, has been recognized as one of the best and brightest companies to work for in the nation for six consecutive years. Donlen offers a proactive, hands-on approach to customer service and develops innovative fleet management technology solutions. The company listens to its customers' needs, truly understands their business, and guides them towards a more successful future. Donlen is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Athene, a leading financial services company. The company was founded in 1965 by Donald Rappeport, Leonard Vine, and Shlomo Crandus has been the CEO of the company since 2006.

The Field Museum of Natural History houses biological and anthropological collections of specimens. It supports both informal and more structured public learning through exhibits and educational programs. Its curatorial and scientific staff conducts research on the fields of Anthropology, Biology, Geology, and Zoology. The Field Museum was founded in 1893 and is located in Chicago, Illinois.

LSCG Management Inc (LaSalle Capital) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1984 by Jeffery M. Walters and Rocco J. Martino. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The Fuller Brush Co. engages in the provision of consumer and commercial cleaning and personal care products. It offers floor and carpet, cleaning solutions, brushes, scrubbers, cloths, personal care, full crystal, and sanitizers. The company was founded by Alfred Carl Fuller in 1906 and is headquartered in Great Bend, KS.

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.

City of Park Ridge provides public services. It also offers information on government, snow rules, trash, and recycling programs. The company was founded in 1920 and is located in Park Ridge, NY

Goodwill Industries International, Inc. provides education, training and career services. The firm also offers English language training, additional education, access to transportation and child care services. The company was founded by Edgar James Helms in 1902 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Part of ACMI, Inc., Ariel Alternatives LLC is a private asset management firm that aims to scale sustainable minority-owned businesses to serve as leading vendors to Fortune 500 companies. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The firm's inaugural fund, Project Black, invests in businesses that are not currently minority-owned, as well as existing minority-owned businesses, forging a new class of black and brown entrepreneurs. Through its portfolio companies, Project Black plans to close the racial wealth gap by generating jobs and economic growth within underrepresented communities. The company was founded by Leslie A. Brun, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Bottom Line is a non-profit organization. It helps thousands of low-income and first-generation students get to college. The organization was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Floracracy, Inc. is a flower delivery company that offers customizable flower arrangements with birth month flowers or the language of flowers for various gifting moments. The company is based in Chicago, IL and was founded by Somalia Mogadishu, who has been the CEO since incorporation. The company allows customers to send flowers in a unique way that combines meaningful letters and flowers that use the language of flowers or are picked by the customer. Floracracy aims to provide an experience that warms the body, reduces loneliness, and builds memory.

Havoc Shield, Inc. provides cyber security program. The company was founded by Brian Fritton and Phil Leslie and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Zengines, Inc. has developed AI models that are tailored to specific industries to improve the speed of data analysis, matching, transformation, and loading into new target systems. Zengines is based in Bedford, MA. The company's experts have decades of experience in data conversion and share their tips and best practices.

Hyde Park Angels Inc. (HPA) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Jeffrey R. Carter. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Illinois Technology Association engages in the provision of programs and services focused on development, visibility and talent attraction. It focuses on the growth acceleration of technology companies where members benefit from access to programs in three key areas: development, talent, and visibility. The company was founded by Terry Howerton and Fred Hoch in 2005 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

National Safety Council provides individual and family services. The firm focuses on the preventable injuries and deaths occur due to use of cell phone while driving, teen driving, workplace safety, prescription painkiller use, and safety in the community. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Itasca, IL.

United Airlines, Inc. engages in the provision of passenger airline transportation services. It offers business products, United Airlines credit cards, premier access travel services, gift certificates, gift registry, travel products, and trip insurance. The company was founded by Walter T. Varney in 1934 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

HII Mission Technologies Corp. engages in the provision of engineering, information technology, and operational solutions and services. It offers artificial intelligence, LVC training, modernization and sustainment, networks and software, systems engineering and integration, and weapons platforms. The company is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Academy For Urban School Leadership provides teacher preparation and school management services. The company provides its services in Chicago. The company was founded by Martin Jesse Koldyke in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

ISO New England, Inc. generates and distributes electricity. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Holyoke, MA.