Robert Watters

Siliconix, Inc. manufactures semiconductors and switches. Its products are used to manage and convert power in computers, cell phones, and the communications infrastructure. The company also controls motion in computer disk drives and automotive systems. Siliconix was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Andersen Consulting LLP provides accounting services. Its services include accounting, tax and business consulting. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.

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

Alpine Investors is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Graham Weaver. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Morgan Stanley Venture Partners (MSVP) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Merchant Banking, which is ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD) founded in 1986.The firm is headquartered in New York.

Purple Wave, Inc. operates online assets auction services. The company specializes in sales of agriculture, construction, industrial and government assets. Purple Wave was founded by Aaron McKee and Suzy McKee in October 2000 and is headquartered in Manhattan, KS.

Part of Familymeds Group, Inc., Desktop Corp provides online services. The company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded by Larry Drebes. Desktop was acquired by DrugMax, Inc. on March 23, 2000 for $1.58 million.

EDC provides automatic teller machine services. It offers transaction processing services for retailers to allow their customers to access various networks, such as Visa, Mastercard, Pulse and NYCE; and outsourced ATM management solutions and off premise ATM branding opportunities to financial institutions. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA.

Great Bay Software, Inc. provides software specializing in enterprise endpoint discovery, rofiling, management and support. It offers beacon endpoint profiler, discovery, profiling, and monitoring solution. The company was founded by Steve Pettit in 2004 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Alpine SG LLC engages in the provision of software services. It acquires, builds, and operates vertical Software-as-a-Service companies. The company was founded by Mark Strauch, Billy Maguy, and Jake Brodsky in 2016 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA.

Avitru LLC develops software for design and construction professionals. Its products include MasterSpec, SpecText, MasterWorks, and SpecBuilder. The firm specializes in building, infrastructure, and construction specifications. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Health Plus Management LLC engages in the provision of independent physician practices with business development, marketing, and back-office support. It offers revenue cycle management, branding and image, implementation services, and office and medical equipment. The company was founded by Stuart Blumberg in 1994 and is headquartered in Uniondale, NY.

American Partners of Pennsylvania, Inc. provides information technology services. It offers managed cloud services, technology and data integration, business intelligence, contract staffing and hyperion EPM. The company was founded by Tom Connolly in 2001 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

Part of Yahoo, Inc., HyperParallel, Inc. develops software for the data mining industry. The American company was founded by Jerry Modes.

Lightspeed Management Co. LLC (Lightspeed Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It was formerly known as Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners.

Business Engine Software Corp develops professional service automation software. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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.

Candle Corp. provides e-business solutions. It also provides solutions to manage and optimize business-critical infrastructures, systems, service levels and other information technology assets. Candle Corp. was founded by Aubrey G. Chernick in 1976 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Part of Nippon Express Holdings, Inc., Beacon International Express Corp. is a Taiwanese company that provides air and sea shipping arrangements, as well as engages in freight forwarding and warehousing services. The company is based in Taipei, Taiwan. Beacon International Express was acquired by Nippon Express (Taiwan) Co. Ltd. on November 13, 2006.