Thomas L. O'Brien

Decorator Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells interior furnishings, principally draperies, curtains, shades, blinds, bedspreads, valance boards, comforters, pillows, cushions, and cubicle curtains. The company provides its products to various industries, including hospitality, healthcare, manufacture housing and recreational vehicle industries. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Pembroke Pines, FL.

Venture Stores, Inc. operates a regional discount store chain in the midwestern and southwestern regions of the United States. The private company is based in O'Fallon, MO.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans operates as a not-for-profit membership organization of Christians, which engages in the provision of investment advisory services. It offers life insurance, annuities and mutual funds, student and educational resources, charitable planning, and trust services. The company was founded in June 2001 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

HealthTronics, Inc. provides healthcare and technology support services. The firm focuses on urologist partnership opportunities, surgical and capital equipment maintenance and anatomical pathology services. Its products portfolio include urology devices, including lithotripters and surgical treatment lasers. The company was founded by Argil J. Wheelock in 1972 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte, Haskins & Sells LLP provides accounting services. The company is based in Mumbai, India.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. operates pediatric hospitals. It offers urgent care, cardiology, surgery, neurology, rehabilitation, emergency, otolaryngology, audiology, orthopedics and speech-language pathology services. The firm also offers child life, family library, psychiatry, transitional housing and translation and interpreting support services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

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.

ASICS America Corporation offers a full line of performance-driven athletic shoes, technical active sports apparel and accessories. ASICS shoe line includes cutting-edge and technical footwear for running, racing, track and field, walking, training, basketball, wrestling, volleyball, SportStyle and Onitsuka Tiger. ASICS apparel line utilizes the latest in technical fabrications and design and includes styles for running, walking, training, team and fashion. ASICS also offers a wide variety of sport accessories, including athletic bags, hats, socks and kneepads

The Boy Scouts of America provides a program for young people that builds character, trains in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

New England Patriots LP owns and operates sports club. Its programs include pro bono legal services alliance, blood drive, myra kraft community mvp award, make-a-wish, patriots women's association, new england kids triathlon, play 60, read between the lines and cleat donation program. The company was founded on November 16, 1959 and is headquartered in Foxborough, MA.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is a donor-supported non-profit organization which focuses in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis. The foundation funds cystic fibrosis research. It also supports and accredits a national care center network recognized by the National Institutes f Health as a model of care for a chronic disease. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

The Center for Enriched Living ensures that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities can be fully included in the community, connected to friends with the possibilities to pursue new interests, hobbies and lifelong learning. It offers adult day, teens, young adults, adults 22+ and employment opportunities programs. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Riverwoods, IL.

Belk Stores Services, Inc. owns and operates a chain of department stores. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization, which engages in improving the quality of place and advancing economic growth. It focuses on growing the region's innovation economy by promoting and strengthening connections. The company was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Northwestern Mutual Capital LLC (Northwestern Mutual Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1980. The firm is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Illinois Certified Public Accountants Society operates a professional association of certified public accountants. The private company is based in Illinois. Todd Shapiro has been the CEO of the American company since 1998.

TMG Capital Partners Ltd. is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 1997 by Luiz Francisco Novelli Viana. TMG Capital Partners Ltd. is headquartered in São Paulo.

Conductor Tecnologia SA develops and provides electronic payment processing solutions. It offers processing solutions for credit cards, prepaid cards, privilege cards, as well as provides modules for fraud prevention, operational reports, and online authorization. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. is a downtown business association with around 240 members. The non-profit company is based in Atlanta, GA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. Downtown Atlanta is known for its walkable streets, authentic urban atmosphere, well-known attractions, and undiscovered gems. The company's mission is to promote a lively community with robust leadership and sustainable infrastructure that is safe, livable, diverse, economically viable, accessible, clean, hospitable, and entertaining. The company invites people to experience downtown's storied past and dynamic future.