Suzanne BeDell

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to private individuals and employers, specifically active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance.

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts LP publishes electronic bibliographic journals. It publishes journals in the areas of natural sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities & technology. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

EBSCO Information Services, Inc. engages in the provision of library services. It offers research databases, e-journals, magazine subscriptions, e-books, and discovery service. The company was founded by Tim Collins in 1944 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Cambridge Information Group, Inc. (CIG) is a private equity firm founded in 1971 by Robert N. Snyder and Philip E. Hixon. The firm is headquartered in New York.

ProQuest LLC provides software research solutions that connect people and information. It offers discover services, management solutions, data services, research tools, ebooks, collection management services, print books, and news and newspapers. The company was founded by Eugene Power in 1938 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Part of WMB Holdings, Inc., The Prentice-Hall Corp. Systems, Inc. is a company that provides legal services. The company is based in Wilmington, DE.

American Society of Association Executives provides business solutions to the association community that help associations grow and prosper, save time and money, and simplify the business of running an association. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Gale Group Ltd. operates as an advertising and public relations company. The firm offers advertising and creative services, including strategic marketing, account management, brand identity, creative concepts, graphic designing, product packaging, collateral material, photo shoot production, media planning and buying, print production and traffic services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Maryland Association of Non-Profit Organizations, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization. The firm’s benefits of membership include access to educational resource materials, discounted workshops and conferences, discounts on products and services such as liability insurance and background checks. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

National Information Standards Organization, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization that identifies, develops, maintains, and publishes technical standards to manage information in changing digital environment. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Solidia Technologies, Inc. develops a technology platform that enables production of next generation building and construction materials. The firm also commercializes its proprietary technology based on low temperature solidification, which enables the production of building and construction materials, such as concrete and stone at low temperatures and pressures. The company was founded by Richard E. Riman in 2008 and is headquartered in Piscataway, NJ.

Labarchives LLC provides a web-based software solution for storing, organizing, sharing and publishing scientific data. The company was founded by Colleen Stempien and Jim McGinty and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.