Dennis Knueven

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1935, The OPERS Board of Trustees – the governing body of the system – is responsible for the administration and management of OPERS. They provide retirement, disability, and survivor benefit programs for Ohio’s active and retired public workers and their families throughout the state who are not covered by another state or local retirement system.

Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG Corporate Finance, Inc. provides audit, tax & advisory services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

Highlander Partners LP (Highlander Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Michael Robert Nicolais and Laurence E. Hirsch. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Taxas.

Alamo Angels (Alamo Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Amit Mehta and Michael Girdley. The firm is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Fifth Third Bank, NA (Investment Management) (Fifth Third Private Bank) is the private banking division of Fifth Third Bank, NA, ultimately owned by Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB). The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Fifth Third Private Bank offers banking, investment and insurance products and services to private clients.

Huntington National Bank (Investment Management) (HNB-IM) is an investment management division of Huntington National Bank, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBAN). The firm was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. HNB-IM provides investment management and trust services to individuals and families who seek guidance in the management of their investment assets.

Bahl & Gaynor, Inc. (B&G) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm was founded by William Bahl and Vere Gaynor in 1990 and conducts business as Bahl & Gaynor Investment Counsel. B&G provides portfolio management investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

William James & Co. LP (William James) is an independent institutional asset management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by kevin Frisz in 2017. William James manages equity capital for institutions, family offices, and high net worth individuals.

Food Bank for New York City provides emergency food assistance services. It procures and distributes food donations to emergency and community food programs. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Hazard Control Technologies, Inc. manufactures and distributes products for protection against hazardous and catastrophic events. The private company is based in Fayetteville, GA and has subsidiaries in Canada.

Peachworks, Inc. provides cloud-based restaurant and specialty retail operating systems and mobile applications. It products include inventory, recipes and nutrition, schedule, forecast, POS hub and analytics. Its services include POS intelligence, inventory management, and employee scheduling. The company was founded by Jeffrey T. Schacher in 2005 and is headquartered in Southfield, MI.

Battelle Ventures LP seeks investment opportunities in technology companies located in the US. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of energy & environment, health & life sciences, information technology, energy and advanced materials/nanotechnology. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging from USD 10 to 12 million. It also makes follow-on investments.

7signal Solutions, Inc. provides wireless performance optimization solutions for wireless LAN applications. Its product Sapphire system is a vendor agnostic solution that works with any wireless access point which allows users to manage WLAN performance and generate Wi-Fi analytics as well as obtain information and directions for step-by-step Wi-Fi network optimization. The company serves hospitals, universities, enterprises, and distribution centers. 7signal Solutions was founded by Veli-Pekka Ketonen and Marko Pirinen in February 2006 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

Allos Venture Management Co Ltd (Allos Ventures) is a venture capital founded in 2009 by Don N. Aquilano and John C. McIlwraith. The firm headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Blue Chip Venture Co. (Blue Chip Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 1990 by Jack H. Wyant. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.