David S. Kalt

MakeMusic, Inc. provides music education technology services. The firm operates through two segments: Notation and SmartMusic. The Notation segment includes the design, development, sales, and marketing for the Finale family of music notation software products, MusicXML and Dolet software and Garritan sound libraries. The SmartMusic segment includes the design, development, amortization of capitalized song title development, sales, and marketing of the subscription-based SmartMusic product line, and related accessories. The company was founded by John W. Paulson in 1990 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Guitar Center, Inc. distributes musical instruments. It offers musical lessons, repairs, and rentals. The company was founded by Wayne Mitchell in 1959 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA.

Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Vestmark, Inc. operates technology platform for integrating portfolio management, trading and back office functions. Its services include business process outsourcing, implementations, support, and education services. The company was founded by Charles D. Johnson and David B. Blundin in February 2001 and is headquartered in Wakefield, MA.

J. H. Whitney & Co. LLC operates as an alternative investment manager. The firm provides private equity capital to small and middle market companies. The company was founded by John Hay Whitney in 1946 and is headquartered in New Canaan, CT.

Sun Trading LLC engages in the provision of securities trading services. Its business consists of equities, equity options, foreign exchange, fixed income, and futures markets. The company was founded by Jefferson W. Wigley in 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Focus Financial Partners LLC operates a partnership of independent fiduciary wealth management firms. It provides access to best practices, resources, and continuity planning for its partner firms who serve individuals, families, employers and institutions with comprehensive wealth management services. The company was founded by Ruediger Adolf, Leonard Chang, and Rajini Sundar Kodialam in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Aurora Diagnostics Holdings LLC provides pathology and diagnostics services. It offers dermatopathology, hematopathology, and moleculary diagnostic services. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Cboe Exchange, Inc. provides options exchange services. It trades equity options, security index options, options on exchange traded notes and products, binary options, one-week and quarterly options, long-term equity anticipation securities options, and flexible exchange options. The firm also provides information on various stock and options trading strategies, options trading tools, stock and option quotes and data; and options information and education. Additionally, they offer access to product information, conference notices, portfolio management tools, and educational materials for institutional investors and products and strategies for advisors to protect client’s portfolios. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Senior Home Care, Inc. provides home health care services. Its services include nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, post-hospital rehabilitation, extended care, wound care, home health aides, medical social workers, medication management, senior care and hospice care. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Charles Schwab Futures, Inc. provides online brokerage services for retail option investors. It specializes in equity options and futures, as well as provides stocks, mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and bonds. The firm offers trading services such as custom order entry screens for options, spreads, covered calls, and stocks, as well as for mutual funds, including contingent order and one-cancels-other order features. The company was founded by Ned W. Bennett, James A. Gray, and David S. Kalt in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

D'Addario & Co., Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets strings for musical instruments. The firm distributes strings for fretted and bowed musical instruments, drumheads, drum practice pads, guitar, and other woodwind accessories. Its products are sold under the proprietary brand names D'Addario, Evans Drumheads, Planet Waves, Rico, and HQ Percussion. The company was founded by John D'Addario, Sr., John D'Addario, and James D'Addario in 1973 and is headquartered in Farmingdale, NY.

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.

Champion Window Manufacturing & Supply Co. LLC manufactures and installs replacement windows, patio rooms, entry doors, and siding. It provides replacement windows, such as double-hung, casement, slider, picture, and shaped windows, as well as bay, bow, and garden windows; vinyl sidings; studio rooms, gable style rooms, porch enclosures, screen and season rooms, glass, porch covers; entry, sliding patio, steel patio doors and carports. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Yamaha Corp. of America supplies musical instruments. It offers pianos and electronic keyboards, woodwind and brass instruments, guitars and drums. The firm also distributes professional audio and live sound reinforcement gear. It supplies home audio and video equipment, including stereo receivers, home theater systems, DVD and CD players, loudspeakers, and video displays. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Buena Park, CA.

The Commercial Club of Chicago works to shape the future of the region to make it a better place for everyone to live, work, and do business. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company's civic committee has announced violence reduction goals and commitments to help address public safety.

The Executives Club of Chicago operates as a premier membership organization and business forum. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL.

Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

Chief Executives Organization, Inc. operates as a membership organization for charity. The CEO of the American company is Sheldon Elman.

Aurora Diagnostics LLC provides pathology services and cancer diagnostics. It offers dermatopathology, gastrointestinal, hermatopathology, molecular diagnostic, pathology consultation, and urologic pathology services. The company was founded by Martin J. Stefanelli and James C. New in June 2006 and is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center provides business development advisory services. It helps clients by providing financing, sales and client development, mentoring, peer-to-peer exchange, grant and new ventures accelerating services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

DANSR acts as musicians. Its products include reeds, mouthpieces, ligatures, accessories, and saxophone. The company is headquartered in Champaign, IL.

GrubHub Holdings, Inc. engages in the development and operation of online and mobile platforms for restaurant pick-up and delivery orders. Its technology allows diners to order directly from takeout restaurants. The company was founded by Matthew M. Maloney in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Thumanns, Inc. is a private company that manufactures and sells food products. The company is based in Carlstadt, NJ.

Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin, Inc. operates merchandise stores. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Menasha, WI.

Part of RevSpring, Inc., PSC Info Group, Inc. is a company that provides customer communication solutions that facilitate billing, payments, and revenue acceleration. The company is based in Oaks, PA. PSC Info Group was acquired by DANTOM Systems, Inc. on August 14, 2012. The company was founded by Joseph J. Greco.

Noteflight LLC provides and develops online music writing application tools and services. The firm’s website also gives musicians the opportunity to collaborate and comment on each other’s music while sharing musical opinions and other information through user forums. The company was founded by Joseph Berkovitz in 2008 and is headquartered in Somerville, MA.

Prog Finance LLC provides web-based lease-to-own financing programs for retailers. It offers a lease/purchase program to customers that currently cannot qualify for traditional financing. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Draper, UT.

Vestigo Ventures LLC (Vestigo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Mark Stephen Casady and Ian W Sheridan. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Ruggable LLC manufactures rug washable system. It also provides rugs cleaning services. The company was founded by Jeneva Bell and Sarah Prinsloo and is headquartered in Vernon, CA.

BedaBox LLC engages in the provision of e-commerce order fulfilment and inventory management solutions. It offers multichannel e-commerce, retail, subscription box, and crowdfunding fulfilment. The company was founded by Jan Bednar in March 2014 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Dr. Squatch Soap Co. provides natural and handmade products for men. It offers bar soap, and sampler bundleps, hair care, colognes, beard oil, shave, squatch gifts, squatch gear, and sampler bundle. The company was founded by Jack Haldrup in January 2013 and is headquartered in California.

Part of Forma Brands LLC, Morphe Cosmetics Ltd. is a cosmetics retailer founded in 2008. The company is based in London, UK. The British company retails cosmetics, cosmetic brushes, and accessories.

Part of Summit Partners LP, Elevate Brandpartners Ltd. is a British company that functions as an investment holding company. The company is based in London, UK. The company was founded in 2016 by Myles Breen McCormick.

Part of Elevate Brandpartners, Inc., Quay Eyeware Ltd. is a British company that operates retail stores. The company is based in London, UK. Quay Eyeware was founded in 2016.

Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry operates as a museum. It conduct exhibitions in the fields of science, technology, engineering and medicine. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.