Jeffrey M. Davis

Idun Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that engages in the discovery and development of human therapeutics to control apoptosis. The company was founded by John C. Reed, Robert H. Horvitz, and Lawrence C. Fritz in March 1993 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Conforma Therapeutics Corp. designs and develops drugs for treatment of cancer. It also develops applications in the areas of medicine, including inflammation, virology and central nervous system disorders. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Ception Therapeutics, Inc. Develops pharmaceutical products. It focuses on the discovery and development of novel products to address areas of unmet medical need. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

Lumira Capital Investment Management is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Nordion (Canada),Inc. founded in 1989 by Tony Pullen. The firm is headquartered in Toronto.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

EDV Management Co (El Dorado Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1986 by Gary Kalbach. The firm is headquartered in in Menlo Park, California.

Guava Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures and commercializes cytometry systems for cellular analyses. Its products include Guava Personal Cell Analysis systems, Guava PCA, Guava PCA-96, and Guava EasyCyte systems. The company was founded by Goix J. Philippe in 1998 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

ProteinSimple engages in the proprietary systems and consumables for protein analysis. Its products include simple plex, ice, simple western, micro-flow imaging, and single-cell western. The company was founded by Linda Cahill, Nancy Allbritton, Christopher Sims, Scott Lockard, and Jim Schlater in December 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

BT Global Services Ltd. provides managed networked information technology services. It offers integrated data and value-added services to multi-site organizations with European operations. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, Inc. offers healthcare services. It provides diagnostic services, treatment for cancer and also offers outreach programs including community lectures, health screenings, prevention education, and support groups. The firm also provides heart care, spine center, joint replacement and comprehensive cancer care services, stroke center, robotic surgery, sleep medical center, and other services. The company was founded on April 20, 1953 and is headquartered in Salinas, CA.

Calvin Klein Cosmetics Co. manufactures and sells cosmetics. Its products include Obsession, Eternity, and CK One. The company is located in Mount Olive, NJ.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace engages in the analysis and development of policy ideas and engagement and collaboration with decision makers in the government, business, and civil society. It refers to issues such as climate and energy, defense and security, democracy and governance, economy, foreign polocy, global governance, nuclear weapons, political reform, society and culture, and technology. The company was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1910 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Indus Entrepreneurs is a non-profit organization. It provides mentoring, networking, education and funding to entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Bay Area Council Economic Institute operates an advocacy and research organization. The firm's services include infrastructure, trade, globalization, science and innovation, business development and governance. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

MCNC, Inc. is a non-profit company based in Durham, NC. The company is a team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers who provide high-end services to the community.

CipherCloud, Inc. provides cloud data security and compliance solutions. The firm’s technology protects sensitive information in real time, before it is sent to the cloud, while preserving application usability and functionality. The company was founded by Pravin Kothari in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

YourPeople, Inc. provides payroll and human resource services. The company’s People Platform delivers the most comprehensive, mobile HR experience in the market. Its HR, Benefits, Payroll and Performance apps combine with advisory services and tightly integrated partner apps to radically simplify HR administration-reducing paperwork and complexity so companies can focus on starting, running and growing their businesses. The company was founded by Parker Conrad and Laks Srini in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Moloco, Inc. provides TMON, a mobile e-commerce platform for targeted re-engagement campaigns. The company was founded by Ikkjin Ahn and David Sehyuk Park in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Energy Impact Partners LLC (Energy Impact Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Steven Hellman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Startups.co.uk provides business consulting services. It offers franchising, freelancing and contracting, tech-start-ups, green and social business, home-based business, part-time business, and service and retail business. The company was founded by David Lester in 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

El Camino Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization that provides personalized healthcare experience at two acute care hospitals in Mountain View and primary care, multi-specialty care, and urgent care locations across the region. The private company is based in Mountain View, CA. The organization has been serving the communities for over 60 years and has grown to meet the needs of individuals and communities it serves. The network of nationally recognized physicians and care teams deliver high-quality, compassionate care, utilizing the most advanced technology and research. Key service lines include behavioral health, cancer, heart and vascular, mother-baby, neurology, orthopedics, spine, urology, and women’s health. The hospitals have earned numerous awards for clinical excellence, including being named as a top 100 hospital in the nation by Fortune/IBM Watson Health and Newsweek, and earning a 5-star overall hospital quality rating from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The CEO of the company is Dan Woods.