Joe Pretlow

IdenTrust, Inc. provides digital identity authentication services. Its products include PLOT, Hub, identity network, trust prime, trust sign, trust link, trust infrastructure, trust gate, and MITM. The company was founded in April 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Brightvolt Solid State Batteries provides embedded power solutions. It also develops custom solid state thin film batteries and power solutions for client’s IoT devices; flexion solid state thin film lithium polymer batteries; and thin micro electronics. The company was founded by Robert Singleton and Craig Nelson in 2001 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

JLL Partners, Inc (JLL partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Paul S. Levy. The firm is headquartered in New York, US.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP (Hawk Ridge) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by David Brown in 2007 as Hawk Ridge Management LLC. Hawk Ridge provides discretionary investment management services to private investment funds.

Founded in 2005 by David Dahlberg, True North Partners LLC is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in Suffern, New York.

Provident Healthcare Partners LLC operates as healthcare investment banking firm. Its servicers include merger and acquisition advisory, alternative capital, board advisory, and direct investment. The company was founded by Robert Ciardi and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

PHT Corp. designs and develops software applications. The firm offers biopharmaceutical clients comprehensive services for acquiring, managing, and analyzing data collected directly from patients through all phases of clinical development. Its electronic clinical outcome assessment (eCOA) system collects and reports secure real-time patient data from smartphones, tablets, and the web. The company was founded by Stephen Raymond in 1994 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

LightPointe Communications, Inc. designs and manufactures high-speed optical wireless products. The firm's solutions include building to building connectivity, video and security backhaul, ultra low latency networks, 4G and 5G mobile backhul nd mission critical networks. The company was founded by Heinz A. Willebrand in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Alien Technology LLC engages in design, manufacture and sale of radio frequency identification products. Its professional services include custom training, technical consulting, program and project management, site survey and spectrum analysis, physical architecture review, product packaging and tag placement, optimal antenna and reader placement & orientation, system configuration and technical support & maintenance. The firm’s products include chips, tags, readers and antennas. The company was founded in December 1994 by John Stephen Smith and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Rho Capital Partners, Inc. (Rho Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1981 by Joshua Ruch. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Balmoral Funds LLC (Balmoral Funds) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Jonathan A. Victor and Skip Victor. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. engages in the development, production and distribution of film and television content. Its operations encompass activities that include production and distribution of film content, television programming, interactive entertainment, music, animation and licensing. The firm owns deepest libraries of premium film and television content. The company was founded by Marcus Loew on April 16, 1924 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.