Derek James Richardson

BPP Holdings Ltd. provides education and training services. The firm through its subsidiaries, provides baccalaureate and graduate degrees. It offers degrees in art, media and music, business, culture and society, education, science, nursing, health, exercise science, and engineering. The company was founded by Alan Brierley, Richard Price and Charles Prior in 1976 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Educational Development International Plc. provides vocational and professional accredited qualifications and assessment services. It is an accredited awarding body and international education company with a range of products and services including vocational and professional qualifications both within the UK and internationally through LCCI, Goal online assessments for schools, approved training programmes for employers, an electronic assessment delivery system, electronic portfolio package, and specialist business broadband service. Educational Development International was founded on December 20, 2002 and is headquartered in Coventry, the United Kindom.

British Nuclear Fuels Plc provides nuclear fuel services and generates electricity. Its activities include cover remediation, decommissioning, waste management, and effluent treatment. The company was founded in 1971 and is located in Warrington, UK.

The University of Liverpool operates as a university. It offers post graduate research, foundation courses, continuing and professional development, online study, and doctoral college. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Liverpool, the United Kingdom.

Pearson Education, Inc. publishes educational and professional books. Its brands include Prentice Hall, Longman, Scott Foresman, Addison Wesley, Allyn & Bacon, Benjamin Cummings, PASeries, ELLis, Celebration Press, PEMSolutions, SuccessMaker, Waterford, and Family Education Network. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Central Hockey League operates a professional minor league hockey teams playing in small to medium-sized markets primarily in central and southwestern US states. The league, which was started in 1992, is managed and operated by WPHL, a subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation.

Action Medical Research is a charity organization that funds medical research to help sick and disabled babies, children, and young people. The private company is based in Horsham, UK. The British company has been funding medical breakthroughs for 70 years and has helped to beat polio, fight meningitis, prevent stillbirths, and develop ultrasound scanning in pregnancy. The company funds a wide range of cutting-edge medical research most likely to deliver real benefit in pregnancy and to babies, children, and young people. The company was founded in 1952 by Duncan Guthrie. The CEO is Julie Buckler.

Church of England Children's Society operates as a non-profit organization that engages in the provision of care, respite, legal support and mentoring schemes to children, including runaways, disabled, travelers and gypsy, and those under the influence of drugs and alcohol. It offers centers for children as well as training products that are used by parents, teachers, social workers, and other professionals. The company was founded by Edward Rudolf in 1881 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Pearson Plc, Pearson Professional Assessments Ltd. is a British company that delivers high-stakes exams to certify and license individuals across the globe. The company is based in London, UK. The company's testing technologies are used in virtually every industry, and they continue to develop new technologies to drive progress. Founded in 2003, the company's focus is on test security and providing an opportunity to save money and eliminate administrative tasks through their voucher store.

The Publishers Association Ltd. represents the interests of publishing companies. The private company is based in London, UK. Stephen Lotinga has been the CEO of the British company since 2016.

Association of Colleges (AoC) is the leading voice for all types of colleges in the UK. AoC provides a directory of all formally listed colleges in the UK and produces a College Key Facts leaflet each year, which provides an overview of the main facts and figures relating to colleges in the UK. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. AoC Sport is the membership organization for colleges, leading the development of sport and physical activity in 16+ education. The British company believes that sport is an essential part of education. The Research Further initiative was established collaboratively by AoC and NCFE to support, drive and encourage college-centered research. The company was founded in 1996, and the CEO is David Hughes.

Education & Employers Taskforce connects volunteers from the world of work with local schools to make a difference to children and young people’s futures. The non-profit company is based in London, UK. The British company offers two main ways to volunteer, which includes sharing career stories or experiences with schools in face-to-face or virtual settings. Education & Employers also conducts research on education and employer engagement, making high-quality research produced by academics around the world easily accessible to practitioners, employers, and policy-makers.

NextGen Venture Partners LLC (NextGen Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Inc, founded in 2011 by Daniel Mindus and Grant Allen. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Part of Starboard Principal Co. LP, Celltrace LLC operates as patent owners and lessors. The company is based in Newport Beach, CA. The company was founded by Deborah Hemingway.

PI Analytics LLC is a qualified opportunity fund that aims to provide attractive returns for its investors. PI Analytics is based in Olney, MD and was founded by Leonard Mills. The private company invests in extraordinary companies and entrepreneurs that can change the world, with a focus on those that are revolutionizing large, traditional industries with innovative new products and services. The company strives to promote positive, sustainable, and measurable economic impact in opportunity zones and communities nationwide. It also values the strength of an idea and invests in early and growth stage capital. PI Analytics has a diversified investment portfolio and plans investments around the ability to exit early.

Verte Capital LLC (Verte Capital) is a private investment arm of PI Analytics LLC founded in 2015 by Leonard Mills. The firm is headquartered in College Park, Maryland.

Activate Learning Education Trust is a Multi Academy Trust that works with schools to deliver excellence in education and transform lives through learning. The trust sponsors UTC Heathrow, a University Technical College based in the UK that specializes in engineering, science, and maths. The non-profit company is based in Oxford, UK. The school delivers first-class education in an environment that feels like the workplace by delivering the curriculum through employer-led projects. The Learning Philosophy, an award-winning approach to teaching and learning, is at the heart of Activate Learning Education Trust's approach. The trust recognizes the important dynamic between the brain, environment, and behavior in learning. The British company was founded in 2015, and the CEO is Sally Ann Sheila Dicketts.

The Education & Training Foundation provides resources for teachers and trainers to support special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) learners. The non-profit company is based in London, UK. The British company also offers leadership and governance programs for college senior leaders, chairs, governance professionals, and clerks. The company was founded in 2013. Katerina Kolyva has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Part of Activate Learning, Activate Enterprise Ltd. is a British company that provides apprenticeship training services. The company is based in Oxford, UK. Founded in 2014.

Playwell, Inc. provides educational support services.

pathOtrak, Inc. aims to eliminate food safety risks by providing affordable technologies that can save costs for producers, reduce time for food-safety labs, and most importantly, save lives. The company is based in College Park, MD, and was founded by Javier Atencia, who has been the CEO since incorporation. The company's mission is to enable a world with fresher, safer food and make food outbreaks a thing of the past. The company's next-generation enrichment technology can offer actionable test results within 8 hours, eliminating the need for a third lab shift and increasing efficiency.

Relavo, Inc. is a private medical device company that focuses on infection-prevention in catheters and home-therapies, with a particular emphasis on home dialysis. The company is based in Baltimore, MD. The company's novel disinfection system, the Peritonex, disinfects peritoneal dialysis tubing to reduce infection risk and enable more kidney failure patients to receive safe, quality care at home. Relavo has received support from KidneyX, NSF, the National Kidney Foundation, MedTech Innovator, MassChallenge, VentureWell, and other private investors. The company was founded by Tejasvi Desai, Anna Bailey, Sarah Lee. Sarah Lee has been the CEO since incorporation.

Pediametrix, Inc. develops AI and computer technology to pediatric care. The company is based in Rockville, MD. The company was founded by Fereshteh Aalamifar, Reza Seifabadi, Marius George Linguraru, Seyed Hossein Hezaveh. Fereshteh Aalamifar has been the CEO since incorporation.

Maryland Development Center LLC engages in research and development of physical, engineering, and life sciences. The company is based in Baltimore, MD. The company was founded by Gilmer L. Blankenship. Gilmer L. Blankenship has been the CEO since incorporation.

Ecphora Capital Management Company LLC (Ecphora Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Crossrail Ltd. provides railway transportation services. It offers tunneling and funding services. The firm has been set up to build the new railway that will become known as the Elizabeth line when it opens through central London in 2018. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.