Michael Gardner

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

APX, Inc. provides innovative technology and service solutions to the energy and environmental markets. Its services include spans transaction management, registries, scheduling, settlements, demand-side management, asset control, analytics, operations, exchanges, clearing, and brokerage. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Skype Technologies SA provides communications services via the Internet. The company’s Skype software serves individuals and businesses to make free video & voice calls, send instant messages, and share files with others. It also enables them to make calls to landlines and mobiles internationally. The company also provides headsets, webcams, and phones through its online shop. The company was founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis in August 2003 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Markit on Demand, Inc. designs and develops websites, reports and tools for the financial industry. The company was founded by John Leslie in 1991 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Markit Group Ltd. provides trade processing and financial data software services. The firm offers consulting, current event analysis, cross-industry directories, market insight, forecasts and company analysis, market intelligence platforms, software and design tools, standards and regulations, technical and specialized data, and training services. The company was founded by Rony Grushka, Lance Uggla, Tom McNerney, Kevin Gould in 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, Inc. (SIFMA) is an organization that represents the securities industry in the United States. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's main focus is advocating for effective and resilient capital markets. The CEO of the company is Kenneth E. Bentsen.

Markit North America, Inc. provides financial information services. It offers asset pricing, forecasting, and research services to the financial sectors. It owns and operates the CDX credit derivative indices and the synthetic structured finance and loan indices ABX HE, CMBX and LCDX. The company's clients include hedge funds, asset managers, central banks, regulators, rating agencies, and insurance companies. The company was founded in 2003 and is located in New York City, NY.

Tradeweb Markets LLC operates as a global fixed income and derivatives markets. It engages in building and operating electronic over-the-counter marketplaces. The company builds a global web-based electronic network of banks, asset managers, central banks, pension funds and insurance companies to buy and sell government bonds and other fixed income and derivative instruments. It also provides trading solutions for financial advisors and traders. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Skype SARL provides communication services via the Internet. Its software-based communications platform offers tools for consumers and businesses to communicate and collaborate globally through voice, video and text conversations. The company was founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis in August 2003 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

MarkitSERV LLC provides derivative transaction processing services. The company was founded on June 9, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Perzo, Inc. engages in the development of communications software. The company was founded by David Gurle and Michael Harmon in 2012 and was headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Symphony Communication Services LLC engages in the design and development of cloud-based work platforms. It is an open source, secure communication and workflow platform that help to improve workplace productivity, and connects users to community. The company was founded by David Gurle in October 2014 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Fintech Open Source Foundation is an independent non-profit organization, which engages in the financial services. Its program include data analytics visualization, data technologies, decentralized ecosystem growth, Financial Desktop Connectivity (FDC3), Financial Delivery Accelerator (FDX), financial objects, Hadouken, Plexus, Symphony, and Voice. The company is headquartered in Burlingame, CA .

Elevatus, Inc. provides award-winning recruitment solutions for financial professionals. The Saudi Arabian company's recruitment software, Elevatus, helps companies hire the best talent with actionable insights, tips, resources, and templates. Elevatus was founded by Yacoub Zureikat and Yara Burgan, with Yara Burgan serving as CEO since incorporation.

MarkitSERV Ltd. provides end-to-end trade processing and workflow solutions. It offers post trade notices of execution, trade confirmation and allocations to clearing and reporting of credit and foreign exchange derivatives, equity, and interest rates. The company was founded on July 5, 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.