Robert Ballard

Ocean Conservancy, Inc. engages in the provision of wildlife services. The firm protects the ocean from global challenges. It creates science based solutions for a healthy ocean and the wildlife and communities that depend on it. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Consortium for Ocean Leadership Inc., a non-profit organization, represents public and private ocean research and education institutions, aquaria and industry with the mission to advance research, education and sound ocean policy. The organization also manages ocean research and education programs in areas of scientific ocean drilling, ocean observing, ocean exploration, and ocean partnerships. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Renaissance Learning, Inc. engages in the provision of technology-based school improvement and student assessment programs for kinder to grade 12 schools. Its products include Star 360, myIGDIs, Accelerated Reader, Math and myON. The firm's software solutions offers assessments, early literacy, individualized and balanced instruction, and response to intervention. The company was founded by Judith Ames Paul and Terrance D. Paul in 1986 and is headquartered in Wisconsin Rapids, WI.

National Center on Education & The Economy provides solutions to schools for the development of the students. It offers international education benchmarking. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Global Fishing Watch, Inc. is an American company that creates and shares knowledge about human activity at sea to enable fair and sustainable use of our ocean. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The company promotes transparency to enable a new era of ocean governance. Fishing Watch is working to improve ocean governance through data sharing, research, and fisheries transparency. The company creates map visualizations, data, and analysis to enable scientific research and transform ocean management for a sustainable ocean through increased transparency. The company was founded in 2015 by Jacqueline Savitz, Brian Sullivan, John Amos, Andrew F. Sharpless. Tony Long has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Intandem Capital Partners LLC (Intandem Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Elliot S.Cooperstone. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Webster Bank, NA provides banking services. It offers investment management, financial planning services, banking and lending solutions, fiduciary services and institutional services. The company is headquartered in Waterbury, CT.

Aspen Drilling LLC provides oil exploration and production services. The firm also specializes in drilling and pumping services. The company was founded November 12, 2004 and is headquartered in Sheridan, CO.

ActualMeds Corp. provides web-based solutions to facilitate patient data collection and automate coordination. It offers real-time comprehensive medication management solutions and medication reconciliation for health plans, accountable care organizations, patient centered medical homes and pharmacy benefit managers. The firm provides medication management in patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension, congestive heart failure and diabetes and older adult patients who typically have multiple chronic conditions and the most complex therapeutic regimens. The company was founded by Patricia S. Meisner, Anne Marie Biernacki and Patricia J. Neafsey in February 2009 and is headquartered in East Hartford, CT.

CuraGen Corp. develops protein, antibody and small molecule pharmaceutical products. The firm focuses on the development of CR011-vcMMAE, a Phase II clinical trial drug for the treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma and breast cancer. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Branford, CT.

Cigna Holding Co. engages in the provision of medical, dental, disability, life and accident insurance, and related products and services to businesses, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and individuals, through its subsidiaries. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Bloomfield, CT.

Women's Health USA, Inc. provides women’s health sector with back room business support services and solutions to streamline operations and grow business. Its services include payer contracting, revenue cycle management, electronic medical records, electronic patient communications, group purchasing, professional liability risk management and compliance, marketing and branding, financial management, human resource, and information technology services. The company was founded was founded by Robert E. Patricelli, Brian Pskowski, and Patrick J. Murphy in 1997 and is headquartered in Avon, CT.

454 Life Sciences Corp. engages in the provision of medical testing services to determine the nucleotide sequence of whole genomes. The company was founded by Jonathan M. Rothberg in 2000 and is headquartered in Branford, CT.

Metrohartford Alliance, Inc. is an organization that drives economic development and growth in Hartford, CT. The private company is committed to improving the economy and quality of life in the area.

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts operates as theater for community programs. It offers Broadway tours, symphony orchestras, family presentations, travel films and children's theater. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Hartford, CT.

Newman's Own, Inc. makes salad dressing, pasta sauce, salsa, lemonade and steak sauce. Its products are sold in grocery chains across the US. The company was founded by Paul Newman in 1982 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Pediatric Home Respiratory Services LLC provides home health care services to children. It offers infusion nursing and pharmacy, enteral nutrition, mental health, home health agency. The company was founded by Susan Wingert in 1990 and is headquartered in Roseville, MN.

Newman's Own Foundation operates as a charity. The firm turns profits from the sale of Newman''s Own products into charitable donations. The company was founded by Paul L. Newman in 2005 and is headquartered in Farmington, CT.

Prodigy Health Group, Inc. operates as a holding company with interest in health services. It serves members across all industry sectors and it is continuing to pursue an aggressive growth strategy through synergistic health services acquisitions and organic growth. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Amherst, NY.

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.

Connecticut Science Center owns and operates museum. It exhibits, a state-of-the-art 3D digital theatre, plus daily programs and events at the center. Its events and programmes include vacation exploration camps, teen program, women in science, movies, and stage shows. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Hartford, CT.

Evolution Health LLC provides comprehensive care management solutions. The company was founded on January 5, 2001 by Robert E. Patricelli and is headquartered in Avon, CT.