Brent A. Schroeder

Big Belly Solar, Inc. provides solutions for the management of waste and recycling. It offers clean management console and waste and recycling stations solutions. The company serves municipalities, cities and towns, college and university campuses, parkland and beaches, government and military installations and institutional customers. Big Belly Solar was founded by James A. Poss in 2003 and is headquartered in Needham, MA.

Ekotrope, Inc. offers software solutions. Its products include rater, optimizer, Ekotrope TCO, wall calculator, floor calculator, and roof calculator. The company was founded by Ziv Rozenblum, Cy Kilbourn, Nick Sisler, Edward F Crawley and Benjamin DeLillo in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Carrier Airconditioning & Refrigeration Ltd. manufactures air conditioning, heating and refrigeration equipment. It provides related controls for home comfort, business systems, and industrial & transportation applications. Carrier Airconditioning & Refrigeration was founded in October 2006 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, India.

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.

Berkshire Partners LLC (Berkshire Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC founded in 1986 by Christopher Clifford, Carl Ferenbach, Russel L. Epker, Brad Bloom and Richard Lubin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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

Flexcon Co., Inc. manufactures pressure-sensitive films for applications including nameplates and decals, bar coded labels, primary labels and membrane switches. The company was founded by Myles J. McDonough on April 5, 1960 and is headquartered in Spencer, MA.

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative is a public economic development organization. It specializes in innovation, economic development, cluster development, international economic development, big data, eHealth, regional economic development, state government, digital health, robotics, technology, cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, R&D, broadband, electronic medical records, electronic health records and healthcare technology. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Westborough, MA.

Ascent Venture Management Inc (Ascent Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

HVAC Distributors, Inc. provides commercial and domestic heating and air-conditioning equipment. Its services include de-humidification, energy recovery, radiant floor heating, humidification, ventilation and air distribution sizing. The company was founded by David W. McIlwaine in 1987 and is headquartered in Mount Joy, PA.

Clean Energy Venture Group LLC (Clean Energy Venture Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by David Miller, Daniel Goldman, and Ralph Earl. The firm is headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Thermal Services of Omaha provides heating and air condition contracting service. It offers heating, air conditioning, plumbing and commercial services. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Skidmore, Inc. provides plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning services.

The Richmond Group, Inc. is a construction company that specializes in laboratory planning and building services. The private company is based in Hopkinton, MA.

Utilities Technology Council is a global association. The firm offers deploying new technologies, securing energy, and water infrastructure. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

National Association of Energy Service Cos. operates as a nonprofit organization. It engages in the provision of representing and promoting the energy efficiency industry. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Drydock Ventures (Drydock Ventures) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Ted Acworth and Jed Swan. The firm is headquartered in Randolph, Massachusetts.

Greentown Labs operates as a community of climatetech and cleantech pioneers working to design a more sustainable world. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Somerville, MA.

The Venture Café Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Boston. The American company offers free innovation resources to entrepreneurs of all stages and industries through a variety of virtual and physical community spaces. The company has run over 5,000 program sessions, held 2,800 office hour sessions, welcomed over 250,000 public lounge users, and had over 265,000 program attendees. The flagship Thursday gathering program offers virtual weekly workshops, office hour consultations, virtual conferences, and networking opportunities to facilitate innovation and help community members launch successful businesses.

Clean Energy Venture Management LLC (Clean Energy Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Daniel P. Goldman, David S. Miller and Temple Fennell. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Leading Edge Equipment Technologies, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of semiconductor devices. The company was founded by Alison Greenlee in 2016 and is headquartered in Wilminton, MA.

Tyson Associates operates as an association.

The Alliance for Business Leadership provides business support services. The non-profit company is based in Boston, MA. The company was founded by James F. Boyle, Jeffrey J. Bussgang.