Todd G. Tholkes

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Equity) (Baird Equity Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of Baird Financial Corp., which is owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird Equity Asset Management is investment management department within Baird that provides investment management and other services to certain Baird Funds, which invests primarily in equity securities (Baird Equity Funds). The firm also serves as investment sub-adviser to a mutual fund series of the Principal Funds, Inc.

CNS Therapeutics, Inc. develops and manufactures drug delivery products. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

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.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Rockwood Equity Partners LLC (Rockwood Equity Partners) is a private equity firm is founded in 1999 .The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

HDT Global, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of engineered solutions for the military, government, industrial, commercial, and casualty and disease response markets. Its products include shelter systems and accessories, command and control systems, trailer systems, expeditionary energy efficiency, environmental control, aerospace ground equipment, heaters, generators, fuel and water containment systems, and robotics. The company was founded by Robert Hunter in 1937 and is headquartered in Solon, OH.

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

Granite Equity Partners LLC (Granite Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Richard Bauerly and Patrick Edeburn. The firm is headquartered in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

AFC Industries, Inc. provides logistics and supply chain management services to original equipment manufacturing and assembly plants. Its products include fasteners, drilling, painting, patch, sleeving, cold formed specials, electronic hardware, extrusions, laser cuts, wireforms, screw machines, custom and grooved pins, precision turned components and kits, and assemblies. The firm also offers kitting, assembly, custom packaging, custom stud bolts, and tube cutting services. The company was founded in 1987 by Terry Tomlinson and Steve Sullivan and is headquartered in Fairfield, OH.

CB-HDT Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of environmental solutions. It offers shelter systems, command and control systems, trailer systems, expeditionary energy efficiency, environmental control, and heaters. It offers military, government, industrial and commercial solutions. The company was founded by Robert Hunter in 1937 and is headquartered in Solon, OH.

Amistco Separation Products, Inc. provides mass transfer and separation process internals. Its products include feed inlet devices, packing, mist eliminators, tray hardware, fractionation Trays, tower internals and wedge wire. The company was founded by Lee Boyd in 1991 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

B.J.G. Electronics, Inc. engages in the distribution of interconnect and electromechanical products. It serves in the area of defense, commercial aviation, business aviation, space, oil and gas, and industrial markets. The firm's products include connectors, backshells and adapters, contacts, bulk wire, cable and accessories, microwave cable assemblies, and precision adaptors. The company was founded by Joe Flora Sr. in 1979 and is headquartered in Ronkonkoma, NY.

Whitmor Plastic Wire & Cable Corp. distributes wires and cables. The firm’s products include coaxial and data cables, military aerospace wire and cable, magnet wire, heatshrink shapes, and tubing products. It offers partnering, new product development, and quality control services. The firm serves the military, aerospace and satellite industries. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Valencia, CA.

Medical Positioning, Inc. provides medical products. It manufactures and sells patented specialty beds and tables designed to improve diagnostic imaging procedures in cardiology, radiology, and mammography as well as interventional procedures. The firm products enable hospitals and physicians to improve the quality of images they obtain from their ultrasound and fluoroscopy equipment. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Kansas City, KS.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.