Christopher Lazzara

Clock Spring Co, Inc. engages in manufacture of permanent and temporary composite pipe repair solutions. It provides structural reinforcement, leak repair, and corrosion prevention for pipeline and industrial pipe works. The firm offers clock spring, contour, snap swap, pipe support, crack arrester, and casing spacer products. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Wind Point Advisors LLC (Wind Point Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Rich Kracum and Bob Cummings. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Ansoft LLC develops electronic design automation (EDA) software used primarily in technology industry. Its products define the architecture of device, create specifications for functional blocks, design the circuits and components, evaluate component level interactions, and optimize circuit or system performance under operating conditions. The firms products are used to design technology products, such as cellular phones, Internet networking, satellite communications systems, integrated circuits and circuit boards, and electronic sensors, and motors. The company was founded by Zoltan Cendes in 1984 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

The Kleinfelder Group, Inc. engages in the provision of engineering services. It offers architecture and design, construction materials engineering and testing, design engineering, environmental sciences and engineering, facility and operations compliance, geotechnical and geologic engineering, project management, risk management, strategic planning, sustainability, and water science and engineering services. The company was founded by James H. Kleinfelder in 1961 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Ascensus Specialties LLC provides specialty chemicals. Its products include alkali metals, boranes, borohydrides, boronic acid & esters, specialty and alcoholates. The firm serves life sciences and pulp & paper industries. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

The Chicago Urban League provides economic, educational and social progress for African Americans. The company was founded on December 11, 1916 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Dicom Transportation Group Canada, Inc. provides transportation solutions. Its solutions include regional parcel, less than truckload, final mile, full truckload, logistics, warehousing and distribution, cross-border services, pool distribution, and residential. The company was founded by Peter Overing in 1968 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

W.G. Shaheen & Associates Ltd. (do business as Whitney & Co.) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Rochester, New York. The firm was founded in 1975, and offers discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, pension plans/profit sharing plans, and foundations/charities.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Evans Food Group Ltd. engages in the manufacture of pork pellets, private label, co-packed, and branded pork rinds. It offers a variety of snacks sch as pork skins, cracklings, sancochos, and pickled products. It operates through Macs, Cazo de Oro, and Don Rudy brands. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Novolex Holdings LLC engages in the manufacture of paper and plastic flexible packaging products. Its packaging brands include hilex poly, duro and heritage bag, bagcraft, burrows and deluxe packaging, international converter, shields, and novolex corporate products. It serves retail, grocery, food service, hospitality, institutional, and industrial markets. The company was founded by Leon Farahnik in 2003 and headquartered in Hartsville, SC.

Hearthside Food Solutions LLC manufactures baked goods and snacks. It offers cookies, crackers, granolas and cereals products. The firm also offers processing, decorating, blending, and packaging services. The company was founded by Richard G. Scalise in 2009 and is headquartered in Downers Grove, IL.

Nelson Global Products, Inc. designs and manufactures tubular and exhaust products. Its exhaust components and tubes are used in emissions, coolant, heating, air intake, and exhaust handling applications for heavy and medium duty trucks and off-road vehicles. The firm’s brands include the brands of NGP, TSCO, GT Exhaust, and Silex. The company was founded 1939 and is headquartered in Stoughton, WI.

Gehl Foods LLC engages in the manufacture of dairy products. Its products include cheese sauces, chips, chili sauce, puddings, ready-to-drink beverages, and creamers. The company was founded by J. P. Gehl in 1896 and is headquartered in Germantown, WI.

Paragon Films, Inc. produces stretch films for commercial applications. Its products include Paragon Handfilms and Paragon Machine Films. The firm also operates three manufacturing facilities in Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Washington state. The company was founded by Michael Baab in 1988 and is headquartered in Broken Arrow, OK.

Shearer's Foods, Inc. manufactures chips and snack food products. The firm offers potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, cookies, crackers, pork rinds, puffs and curls, as well as riceworks whole grain rice crisps. It also produces contract and private label products for snack companies and retailers. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Massillon, OH.

Condé Nast Americas LC publishes Spanish language magazines for readers in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Strategic Growth Advisors LLC provides marketing and business development management solutions. It develop and execute custom growth strategies in the areas of digital marketing, brand development, lead generation and exit planning. The company was founded by Leamon A. Crooms III in 2003 and is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Energy Innovation Capital Management LLC (Energy Innovation Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Jeffrey Clark. The firm is headquartered in Orinda, California.

Main Line Health System owns and operates general hospitals. Its health system comprised of the albert einstein healthcare network, frankford health care system, magee rehabilitation, main line health and thomas jefferson university hospital system. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Florida Power & Light Co. engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric energy to residential and industrial customers. It operates through the following segments: FPL, NEER, and Corporate and Others. The FPL segment comprises of the rate-regulated utility business. The NEER segment consists of competitive and rate-regulated transmission businesses. The Corporate and Others refers to the other business activities. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, FL.

BermanBraun is an independent media company with three divisions—television, feature film and digital—which create and exploit entertainment content and advertising solutions across all platforms throughout the world. The Santa Monica, California based company, founded by principals Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun in 2007, has established strategic global alliances with a number of media companies throughout the industry, including NBC Universal Television and Microsoft

Part of Wintrust Financial Corp., Wintrust Bank, NA is a nationally chartered commercial bank. The company is based in Chicago, IL.

Cross Match Technologies, Inc. develops biometric identity management solutions. It offers authentication and verification solutions, ten-print and palm print live scan solutions for enrollment, identification, and forensic analysis; portable and handheld identity management solutions designed for a range of users, applications, and environments; and software development kits for end-users, developers, and integrators. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

Southwestern Advantage, Inc. is a part of the Southwestern Family of Companies, which is one of the largest private corporations in the world. The private company is based in Nashville, TN and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company is dedicated to helping people reach their full potential.

The Economic Club of Chicago provides platform to discuss economic, business and social issues. The company was founded by Lucius Teter in 1927 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is a non-profit organization provides insight and solutions to global issues. It offers independent research, surveys, and platform for the public. The company was founded on February 20, 1922 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Voyant Beauty engages in the development, manufacture, and sell of beauty and personal care products. Its products and services include OTC topical drugs and sunscreens; viscous creams and lotions; body washes, shampoos, and conditioners; product formulation and development; pilot lab for scale-up; full-service micro lab; complete analytical services; in-house stability program; and packaging sourcing for turnkey operability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Hodgkins, IL.

good2grow LLC produces nutritional drinks for the children's beverage industry. Its products include coffee mugs, plates, bowls, sports bottles, backpacks and lunch kits. The firm also offers fruit juice, fruit and veggie blends, organic juice, and organic juicy water. The company was founded by Jim Scott and Richard Williams in 2001 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Radienz Living manufacturers and distributes private-label products for big box retailers, supermarkets, wholesale clubs, and online businesses. The company was founded by Samuel Mehdizadeh, Rody Mehdizadeh and Shervin Mehdizadeh and is headquartered in Brentwood, NY.

Thrive Bioscience, Inc. develops advance drug discovery solutions. The firm provides automated non-microbial cell culture instruments for research, drug discovery, drug development and regenerative medicine markets. The company was founded by Alan P. Blanchard and Thomas Forest Farb in 2014 and is headquartered in Wakefield, MA.

Underground Solutions, Inc. is an infrastructure technology and pipeline rehabilitation company. It provides infrastructure technologies for water, sewer and conduit applications. The company was founded is headquartered in Poway, CA.