Bill Pezz

Blacksmith Applications, Inc. engages in the provision od trade promotion and pricing management solutions to consumer product companies in the retail, foodservice and convenience store markets. Its services include consulting, claim processing, and insight mining. The firm offers foodservice and retail trade promotion management, trade promotion optimization, and pricing. The company was founded by Paul Wietecha in 2000 and is headquartered in Lawrence, MA.

HighRoads, Inc. provides software solutions for plan management and health care compliance. It offers P2 Advance, a SaaS-based enterprise product and plan management solution that include data management, plan configuration, document generation, distribution, workflow, systems integration, scalability and compliance and Payer solutions, including medicare advantage, private exchanges, compliance communications, and workflow for product strategy, contracts/legal, product operations, marketing, sales, and information technology applications. The firm also provides solutions for employers in large companies, including record for plan designs and HR leadership to reduce manual processes, as well as employee communication, development, and engagement. It has offices in Burlington and Ottawa. The company was founded by Kevin D. Reed and Brent Bannerman in 1999 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Linkwell Health, Inc. develops health and wellness engagement platforms. It links together health plans, better-for-you brands, and retailers to encourage positive lifestyle change through different approaches. The firm creates customized, turnkey incentive and guidance programs for health plans to distribute to their members. The company was founded by Benjamin M. Gardner in 2007 and is headquartered in Needham, MA.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Clarkston Consulting, Inc. engages in the distribution of consumer durables. Its products include consumer and life science products. The company was founded by Tom Finegan, Neil Nelson and Jim Stefan in 1991 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Adams Harkness & Hill Technology Ventures (AH Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity LLC founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Council for Entrepreneurial Development provides an interactive forum for entrepreneurs, investors, service professionals, academicians, researchers and public policy makers. Its services and programs include connections to capital, venture mentoring, and signature conferences empower member companies to go further. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants, Inc. provides financial services. It offers curriculum for professional education, student recruitment efforts, financial literacy, and the annual CPA day of service.

Sparq, Inc. provides information technology outsourcing solutions. It offers from software application development to ongoing support and maintenance of business applications information technology services for companies across industries. It also provides QA testing and business intelligence and analytics services. The company was founded by Katht Brittain White in 2003 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Railinc Corp. develops software solutions and provides information technology services for railways. The company is headquartered in Canada.

FoodLogiQ LLC develops solutions for global food chain issues. It offers audit, compliance, regulation, sustainability, tracebility, and supplier management solutions. The firm serves the food retail and grocery, consumer goods, food distributor and importers, and grower industries. The company was founded by Andy Kennedy and Thomas Finegan in 2006 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Clarkston Merchant Partners LLC (CMP) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by James Corscadden. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Momentum Learning, Inc. provides coding bootcamp for career transformation in tech. The company was founded by Clinton Dreisbach and Jessica Mitsch and is headquartered in Durham, NC.