Steven D. Alper

Opus Genetics, Inc. is a gene therapy company that focuses on treating inherited retinal diseases. The company is based in Raleigh, NC, and leverages knowledge of the best science and the expertise of pioneers in ocular gene therapy to transparently drive transformative treatments to patients. The company has a unique model and purpose, and is backed by Foundation Fighting Blindness's venture arm, the RD Fund. Opus Genetics has wholly owned programs in numerous orphan retinal diseases, and its AAV-based gene therapy portfolio tackles some of the most neglected forms of inherited blindness while creating novel orphan manufacturing scale and efficiencies. The company was founded in 2021 by Benjamin R. Yerxa, Peter L. Ginsberg, Jason D. Menzo, Jean Bennett, Russell Kelley, Jean Bennett. Benjamin R. Yerxa has been the CEO since 2021.

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.

Gund Investment Corp. (Gund Investment) is a venture capital firm founded in 1968 by Gordon Gund. The firm is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

Envisia Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel ocular therapies. It provides glaucoma drug therapies that include PRINT particle therapeutics to overcome biologic and chemical. The company was founded by 2013 is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Cavaliers Operating Co. LLC owns and operates a cleveland cavaliers professional basketball team. Its teams include Quicken Loans Arena, Lake Erie Monsters and Cleveland Cavaliers. The firm hosts events, including basketball, concerts, spectacular family shows and signature sporting events. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Foundation Fighting Blindness Clinical Research Institute provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

Greater Cleveland Partnership is a business membership association. The firm offers resources include project management, asset to capital, real estate site searches, incentive workforce program assistance and workforce grants assistance. The company was founded in March 2004 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

InterWest Partners LLC (InterWest Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1979 by Wally Hawley, Scott Hedrick and Gene Barth. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

United Way of Greater Cleveland provides individual and family services. Its programs include fund raising, volunteer and engagement center, community conversations, young leadership training, and women's leadership council. The company was founded on August 27, 1957 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

GE Enterprise Solutions provides information management and automation solutions. The company is headquartered in Fairfield, CT.

Momentive Performance Materials Quartz, Inc. manufacture and supplies fused quartz products and raw material. The company was founded on September 23, 1996 and is headquartered in Richmond Heights, OH.

Current Lighting Solutions LLC provides networked wireless control solutions for buildings. It offers LED lighting, energy management systems, and controls and sensors. Its solutions include building automation, environmental, in-store marketing, materials management, public safety, space planning and optimization, and guidance and movement. The firm serves the banking, commercial offices, horticulture, hospitality, industrial, municipalities, and retail industries. The company is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc. designs, develops, and publishes industrial software, control systems, and embedded computing platforms. It serves the energy, manufacturing defense, and aerospace industries. The company was founded on May 9, 2002 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Alliance to Save Energy provides power saving solutions. It operates as a coalition consisting largely of industrial, technological, and energy corporations. The company was founded by Charles H. Percy and Hubert Humphrey in 1977 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Current By Ge offers LED lighting with networked sensors and software. The private company is based in Boston.

Abaco Systems Ltd. engages in the provision of open architecture computing and electronic systems for aerospace, defense and industrial applications. It includes single board computers (SBC), graphics and video, mission ready systems, digital signal processing (DSP), avionics, middleware, form factor, network communications, and manufacturing services. The company was founded on July 30, 1987 and is headquartered in Towcester, the United Kingdom.

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association is an organization that provides access to an infrastructure funding tool for its members. The private company is based in Rosslyn, VA. Kevin J. Cosgriff has been the CEO of the company since 2014. The company also offers white papers, standards, programs, and events related to electrical manufacturing.

Arsenal Capital Management LP (Arsenal Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Arsenal Capital Group LLC founded in 2000 by Terrence M. Mullen and Jeffrey B. Kovach. The firm is headquartered in New York.

PBM Products LLC entered into an exclusive supply arrangement to introduce the first private-label (store-brand) infant formulas in the United States. Today store-brand infant formulas have become increasingly important to retailers, and an affiliate company, PBM Nutritionals LLC manufactures state-of-the-art formulas for PBM Products and its retail partners. Whether a store brand carries its own retail name or is part of a wholesaler's private-label program, store-brand products give retailers a way to make a higher margin, differentiate themselves from the competition, and win the loyalty of customers. It believes their extensive private-label product lines are helping some of the largest retailers in America accomplish their business goals. In turn, their retail partners are helping them to accomplish its mission. PBM partners with leading food and drug retailers to provide high-quality, competitively priced products to customers labeled under the store brands of companies such as Wal-Mart, Target, Kroger, Loblaws, and Walgreens.

GE Lighting Solutions LLC manufactures lighting products for commercial and residential purposes. Its products include chandelier, indoor spotlight, floodlight, fluorescent, colored lamp, fiber optics and landscape lighting. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

ARDVRK Technologies LLC develops software solutions. It focuses on augmented and virtual reality applications for healthcare, life sciences, and medical device companies. The company was founded by John O’Brien, Paul Jahn, and Michael O’Brien and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

The Royal Academy of Arts, founded in 1768, is an artist-led organization that champions art and artists. The academy is located in Piccadilly, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The academy's collection tells the story of leading artists and architects, and it offers a range of free activities and resources to support teachers, students, and young people to engage with art and artists. The academy hosts the Summer Exhibition every year since 1769, displaying works in a variety of mediums and genres by emerging and established artists. The academy also offers artist-led workshops, galleries full of art and architecture, and at-home art activities for families, and kids under 16 go free to all exhibitions.

UJA-Federation of New York cares for those in need, rescues those in harm’s way, and renews and strengthens the Jewish people in New York, in Israel, and around the world. Funds raised by UJA-Federation sustain the activities of health, human-service, educational, and community agencies. Every day, these community-based organizations provide a multitude of services that improve and enhance people’s lives.

United States Fund for UNICEF provides child protection and development services. The firm supports children, through fundraising, advocacy and education. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Carnegie Hall Corp. operates as a non-profit organization that engages in the promotion and management of a venue for musical performances. It also supports educational activities through its Weill Music Institute. The company was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1891 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Yahoo, Inc. operates as a tech-powered, diversified media company that reaches their users around the world, bringing them closer to what they love from finance and sports, to shopping, gaming and news with the trusted products, content and tech. For partners, they provide a full-stack platform for businesses to amplify growth and drive more meaningful connections across advertising, search and media. Yahoo was originally founded on August 13, 1998 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.