Bernard Blaustein

National Vision, Inc. engages in the manufacture and retail of glasses and contact lenses. It distributes eyeglasses and other eyewear through its retail divisions that are located in malls, optical centers, and selected military bases. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Duluth, GA.

DiaKine Therapeutics, Inc. is a start-up biopharmaceutical company developing new, proprietary drugs for unmet medical needs in diabetes and complications related to diabetes. These drugs have the potential to restate the diabetes market by stopping the progression of diabetes and reversing damage already caused by the disease. Because of their unique immune modulating and anti-inflammatory properties, these therapies may potentially benefit people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes and represent a total available market opportunity of approximately $13 billion. The Company's lead compound, Lisofylline (LSF), has had an excellent safety profile in clinical trials to date. LSF works at the cellular level by improving the function of insulin producing islet cells and protecting them from damage and premature death caused when the body's immune system turns on itself. This autoimmune action is the cause of type 1 diabetes and Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA), which combined affect approximately three million people in the U.S. About three million people with type 2 diabetes use insulin due to diminished insulin production and an increasing resistance to insulin. A primary focus of DiaKine's research and development is on its next generation of orally bioavailable immune modulators which have an improved spectrum of action to LSF. Two such compounds, DT22669 and DT23552, have been identified for further development and are examples of the extensive library of analogs and new structures in its patent portfolio that await discovery for future indications.

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.

LensCrafters offers prescription eyewear, sunglasses, lenses, and contact lenses. It provide optometric examinations, as well as financing and insurance. The firm offers products for men, women and kids. The company was founded in 1983, and is headquartered in Mason, OH.

Part of First Tuesday Ltd. /Consortium/, the British company operates a marketplace that introduces entrepreneurs to investors. The company is based in London, UK. First Tuesday was acquired by First Tuesday /Consortium/ from Yazam.com, Inc. on February 15, 2001.

Vision Express Group Ltd. owns and operates a chain of optical stores. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Nottingham, the United Kingdom.

Affordable Care LLC provides dental care services. The firm focuses on tooth replacement services and also offers site selection and real estate management, advertising and marketing, practise operations consulting services. It specializes in dental implant, tooth extraction, and partial dentures. The company was founded by George L. Edwards, Jr. and Donald L. Henson in 1975 and is headquartered in Kinston, NC.

Alliance Theatre is a national theater that aims to expand hearts and minds on stage and off. The private company was founded in 1968 and is based in Atlanta, GA. The company deeply engages with their local community and model radical inclusion and catalytic experiences on their stages, in their classrooms, and throughout their organization. The company believes that acknowledging and embracing differences in identity is essential to a dynamic cultural conversation, which is why they are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in all areas of their organization and programming.

Freedom Meditech, Inc. operates as a medical device company which focuses on the development and commercialization of ophthalmic medical devices. It specializes in devices for the detection, monitoring, and management of chronic diseases, such as diabetes. The company was founded by Craig H. Misrach and Keith D. Ignotz in December 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Atlanta Committee for Progress operates as a nonprofit corporation. The company is headquartered in Georgia, USA. Founded in 2003 by Mayor Shirley Franklin. The organization’s key focus areas have been public sector fiscal accountability; economic development; infrastructure and transportation; K-12 public education; technology and innovation; and culture/quality of life.

Ditto Technologies, Inc. provides eCommerce services for designer eyewear that uses patent-pending 3D virtual fitting technology solutions. The company was founded by Sergey Surkov, Dmitry Kornilov, and Kate Endress Doerksen in 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

PetVet Care Centers LLC engages in operation of a specialty veterinary hospitals and general practice veterinary clinics. Its services include medical care, examinations, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, injuries, vaccinations, surgery, dentistry, radiology, and in-house diagnostic laboratory tests. The company was founded by Gino Volpacchio in 2012 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

RestoringVision is a non-profit organization that aims to provide equitable access to vision services and eyeglasses for individuals living on less than $2 a day. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA. The organization partners with over 2,500 NGOs and governments to provide life-changing vision screenings and eyeglasses to millions of people who could not access them otherwise. RestoringVision has helped over 19 million people in more than 136 countries since 2003. The company was founded in 1994 by Mark Sachs. Pelin Munis has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Frames For The World, Inc. provides social services. The private company is based in Duluth. The American company was founded by L. Reade Fahs.

OcuMedic, Inc. manufactures lens equipment. The company was founded by Mark Byrne and Paul Byrne and is headquartered in Mullica Hill, NJ.

VisionSpring, Inc. provides variety of eyeglasses and eye care services. The company was founded by Jordan S. Kassalow in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.