Sarah Sedgman

Micro Focus (US), Inc. develops implements and supports proprietary, mixed source and open source software. Its solutions include visual cobol, terminal emulation, borland, corba and mainframe solutions. The firm helps to organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

Alpha-Beta Technology, Inc. engages in the discovery, development and commercialization of novel carbohydrate-based products for the prevention and treatment of infectious disease. It develops a novel class of immune modulation pharmaceutical products composed of complex carbohydrates and is discovering and developing new anti-fungal diagnostics and drugs. In addition, Alpha-Beta has developed a rapid in vitro diagnostic to detect and monitor systemic fungal infections and has an anti-fungal research program to discover direct inhibitors of fungal cell wall synthesis. It is in the development stage and is devoting substantially all of its efforts toward product research and development, raising capital, marketing products under development, clinical trials and manufacturing. The Company was founded on March 2, 1988 and is headquartered in Worcester, MA.

SilverStream Software, Inc. provides application server software and services. It provides visual integrated services environment to simplify and accelerate the development of business applications. Its technology is based on Java, XML and Web services and enables businesses to unlock the potential of existing systems and rapidly delivers business applications to the Web. Its customers include Acer, Amerisure Insurance, BNP Paribas, the Chicago Stock Exchange, Samsung Electronics, Suzuki and Zurich Insurance. The company is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

RSA Security LLC designs and develops support security products. The firm offers threat detection and response, identity and access management, fraud prevention, and cyber security framework. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

Endeca Technologies, Inc. provides search and information access software solutions. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA.

Backupify, Inc. provides online backup solutions. Its products include google apps backup, office 365 backup, salesforce and social media backup, pricing and cloud to cloud backup. The company was founded by Vikram Chadha, Robert May and Dharmesh Shah in November 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Concentrix CVG Delaware International, Inc. provides outsourced technical support and customer service outsourcing. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.

Monitor Co. Group LP provides strategic management consulting services. The firm also offers financial advisory and investment banking services through monitor merchant banking. The company was founded by Joseph B. Fuller and Michael B. Partner in 1983 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Hamilton Investment Partners LLC (Hamilton Investment) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1983 by Doug A. P. Hamilton. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Globoforce Ltd. provides employee, distribution channel and consumer motivation solutions. It offers social recognition solutions, helping companies build stronger, more human cultures through the power of thanks. The firm pioneered the WorkHuman movement, created to galvanize organizations and leaders worldwide to create a more human workplace. The company was founded by Mosley Eric and Edward Reynolds on 1999 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

The Council on Competitiveness is a nonpartisan organization that has been advocating for a competitiveness agenda for over three decades. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The organization aims to attract investment and talent, spur the commercialization of new ideas, and enhance productivity to raise the standard of living for all Americans. The council's members include CEOs, university presidents, labor leaders, and national lab directors who provide real-world perspective to policymakers. The council believes that with the right policies, the strengths and potential of the economy far outweigh the current challenges the nation faces on the path to higher growth and greater opportunity for all Americans. Deborah L. Wince-Smith has been the CEO of the American company since 1993.

xkoto, Inc. is a fast growing enterprise software company that provides database virtualization software. Its patent-pending GRIDSCALE software uses active-active technology to distribute application load across multiple instances of commercial databases running on low-cost hardware, mid-range systems and virtual machines. GRIDSCALE provides continuous database availability resulting in the elimination of planned and unplanned downtime and low-cost disaster recovery solutions

The New Hampton School operates as an independent, college preparatory school for boarding and day students, grades 9-12 and postgraduate. The company was founded in 1821and is headquartered in New Hampton, NH.

Instituto Vasco de Competitividad engages in the provision of competitiveness and regional development research studies. It specializes in the public policy and institutions, enterprise, well-being, digital economy, and energy. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Gipuzkoa, Spain.

ExThera Medical Corp. develops medical devices that address unmet clinical needs in the treatment of bloodstream infections and pathogen-reduction in blood banking. The company develops Seraph Microbind Affinity Blood Filter (Seraph), which captures and removes normal and drug-resistant bacteria, viruses, toxins, and pro-inflammatory cytokines from human blood; and offers solution for use in a dialysis, such as extracorporeal circuit for treating existing bloodstream infections. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Martinez, CA.

Social Finance, Inc. operates as a nonprofit organization, offers pay for success financing services by partnering with governments, nonprofits, foundations, impact investors, and financial institutions to create financing solutions to improve social outcomes. The company was founded by Tracy Palandjian and Ronald Cohen in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Unity Aluminum, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of rolled metal products. It provides to the automotive, transportation, and distribution markets. The company was founded by Craig T. Bouchard and is headquartered in Ashland, KY.

Globoforce Group Plc engages in the provision of social recognition software solutions. The company was founded by Eric Mosley and Edward C. Reynolds on April 11, 1997 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.