James White

Callidus Software, Inc. provides cloud-based sales, marketing, learning and customer experience solutions. It offers a suite of Software-as-a-Service solutions that identifies leads, trains personnel, implements territory and quota plans, enables sales forces, automates configuration pricing and quoting, manages contracts, streamlines sales compensation, captures customer feedback, and provides predictive analytics for competitive advantage. The firm’s products include sales performance management, sales automation, execution and customer engagement. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Dublin, CA.

Bradshaw International, Inc. distributes kitchenware products. It manufactures and distributes of kitchen tools, bakeware and cookware under numerous brand names including good cook, bialetti, oneida, betty crocker, cheerios as well as private label brands. The firm supplies a broad range of housewares categories, from kitchen tools and gadgets to cookware to barware to cleaning supplies. The company was founded by Douglas J. Bradshaw in 1969 and is headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.

Founded in 1963, Safeway Stores Ltd. is a grocery store operator. The private company is based in Bradford, UK and operates grocery stores.

Nestle Purina PetCare Co. engages in the manufacturing and distribution of pet food products. It offers dry and wet dog and cat food, treats, and litter. The company was founded by William H. Danforth, George Robinson, and William Andrews in 1894 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Jamba, Inc. was a restaurant retailer of beverage and food offerings, which is engaged in the provision of fruit smoothies, fresh squeezed juices, and juice blends, hot teas, and food items. It included super blend smoothies, energy bowls, hot oatmeal, breakfast wraps, sandwiches, and artisan flatbreads. The company was founded on January 6, 2005 and was headquartered in Frisco, TX.

Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy operates as an only international forum of business leaders. It specializes in social strategies, stakeholders involvements, business strategies, and disaster relief services. The company was founded by Paul L. Newman and Peter L. Malkin in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Fair Trade USA provides farmers and workers producing fair trade certified goods services. It educates consumers, brings new manufacturers and retailers into the fair trade system, and provides farmers with tools, training and resources to thrive as international businesspeople. The company was founded in 1940 and headquartered in Oakland, CA.

The Network of Executive Women organizes events and learning programs for its members. The non-profit company is based in Houston, TX. Lisa P. Baird has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Mill Road Capital Management LLC (Mill Road Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Thomas Lynch. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

The Organic Center is a non profit organization that provides information for scientific research about organic food and farming. Its programs include research projects, annual benefit dinner, and Organic Confluences Summit. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Daymon Worldwide, Inc. sells and markets private label consumer products. It provides customized retail brand-building and sourcing solutions to retailers and manufacturers. The firm offers private brand development, strategy and branding, sourcing, logistic, retail-driven merchandizing, execution, compliance, trading, and consumer experience marketing services. It serves retail customers in channels of trade, including automotive, supermarkets, convenience stores, discount stores, dollar stores, drug stores, home improvement stores, office supply, supercenters, warehouse clubs, wholesalers, and overstocks worldwide. The company was founded by Peter Damon Schwartz and Milt Sender on July 5, 1970 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Medallia, Inc. engages in the provision of customer experience management software. Its products include surveys, CX profiles, CX journeys, action intelligence, and alerts and reporting. The firm also offers CX professionals, EX professionals, account management, contact centers, location-based operations, and research and insights solutions. It serves industries including automotive, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, nonprofit, retail, and telecommunications and media. The company was founded by Borge Hald and Amy Pressman in 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Conscious Capitalism, Inc. is a community of business leaders who aim to elevate humanity through business. The American company provides executives and entrepreneurs with innovative and inspiring experiences to level-up their business operations and demonstrate capitalism as a powerful force for good when practiced consciously. Conscious Capitalism is powered by a community of partner businesses that are committed to their purpose of elevating humanity through business. The non-profit company believes that business is good because it creates value, it is ethical because it is based on voluntary exchange, it is noble because it can elevate our existence, and it is heroic because it lifts people out of poverty and creates prosperity. The company was founded by John P. Mackey, and the CEO is Alexander McCobin.

GENYOUth Foundation is a youth wellness organization that focuses on creating school communities and programs to empower students. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 2010. Ann Marie Krautheim has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

Part of Focus Brands LLC, Jamba Juice Co. is a private company that retails blended-to-order fruit smoothies and beverages. The company is based in Emeryville, CA.

Affirm, Inc. provides online payment services. It offers reimagining financial services, from credit cards to deposit banking. The firm helps to improve sales conversions and boost basket sizes. It allows online shoppers to pay for purchases in multiple monthly installments with financing costs lower than credit card interest rates. The company was founded by Max R. Levchin, Jeffrey Kaditz, Alastair Rampell, and Nathan Dale Gettings in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a non-profit organization that aims to promote inclusion and access for entrepreneurs worldwide. The center is based in San Francisco, CA. The non-profit company provides educational programming to meet the real-time needs of entrepreneurs and share their learnings with policy-leaders, capital allocators, and academic institutions. The center has been a resource for over 50,000 entrepreneurs since its inception in 2014, with a majority of them coming from underrepresented audiences. The company offers a milestone mapping toolkit to help entrepreneurs prioritize their critical business milestones and gain clarity around their action plan for success.

Part of Agnaten SE, JAB Holding Co. LLC is an investment holding American company. The private company is based in Washington. Olivier Goudet has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc. provides debit cards for kids, teens, and college students. Through its mobile application, its platform allows users to automate allowances, send money, and receive real-time notifications. The company was founded by Timothy P. Sheenan, Johnson Cook, and John Hagelgans in 2014 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Keane, Inc. provides information technology services. The private company is based in Boston.

Bradshaw Home, Inc. distributes housewares, food storage, and home cleaning products. The company is based in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. The company was founded in 1905. Tony Hair has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Directors Academy, Inc. provides development services for board members. It offers NextGen Directors Program and Board Leaders Program. The company was founded by James D. White and Keith Meyer and is headquartered in the United States.

Air Protein, Inc. is a company that was founded in 2019 and is based in Pleasanton, CA. Air Protein's first air farm facility, located in CA, serves as a prototype for the protein farm of the future. The company is a pioneer in making air-based protein that requires no agriculture or farmland. The state-of-the-art facility demonstrates the making of protein and other ingredients using air, water, and energy as inputs. Air Protein makes protein ingredients that are rich in vitamins and minerals, flavor proteins, color proteins, and functional proteins that can deliver on a range of texture applications. The company's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to rainforest-friendly food to sustainably feed the future. The company was founded by John Reed, and the CEO is Lisa Dyson.

Juma Ventures operates businesses with the purpose of employing young people. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA.