Frank Rizza

Aite-Novarica Group is an advisory firm that provides mission-critical insights on technology, regulations, markets, and operations to hundreds of banks, insurers, payments providers, and investment firms. The company is based in Boston, MA, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The company comprises former senior technology, strategy, and operations executives, as well as experienced researchers and consultants, who provide actionable advice to their client base. The company's experts leverage deep insights developed via their extensive network of clients and other industry contacts. The company was founded by Gwenn Bezard, Frank Rizza, Sang Lee, and Gerald D. Clemente.

Winsight LLC provides business-to-business media and information services. It publishes magazines for the retailing, restaurant and on-the-go food industries. The firm offers CSP, Technomic, Restaurant Leadership, FSD, Fare and Outlook brands. The company was founded by Paul Reuter in 2006 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

COR Financial Solutions Ltd. provides software solutions and services to asset managers, wealth managers, and wholesale banks for business problems. The company offers straight through processing, risk, and banking & investment solutions. COR Financial Solutions was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in London, UK.

Paragon Group is a private company that specializes in producing conferences and creating learning spaces for various industries. The company is based in Charlotte, NC and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The company believes in the power of learning and aim to provide spaces where brilliant minds can exchange ideas. With a focus on international conferences, they help their clients create the perfect conference anywhere in the world. The company understands the importance of relevancy and ensure that the conferences they organize are attractive to the target audience. Additionally, they take into account cultural differences and adjust the conference accordingly. The CEO of the company is Moshiur Rahman.

Radianz Americas, Inc. provides information services to financial industries. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Celent LLC is an investment research firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Frank Rizza in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Oliver Wyman Group, ultimately held by Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc. (NYSE: MMC). Celent provides research, advisory, and consulting services focused on technology sector for financial institutions globally. It offers reports, executive extracts, flash reports, blogs, webinars, discovery dives, technology strategy review, commissioned research, vendor selection, and mergers and acquisitions strategic fit assessment.

KBC Bank NV (KBC Bank) is the wholly-owned banking subsidiary of KBC Groupe SA (BE: KBC) in Belgium, an integrated bank insurance group serving mainly retail customers, small and medium-sized enterprises and private banking clientele. Based in Brussels, the bank was established in 1998 when Kredietbank, CERA Bank and ABB insurance company merged to create the KBC Bank and Insurance Holding Company. In 2005 the KBC Bank and Insurance Holding Company merged with their parent company, Almanij, to create KBC Group NV.

Citibank NA engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail and commercial banking; credit cards; banking, capital markets, and advisory; markets and securities services; private banking; and treasury and trade solutions. The company was founded on June 16, 1812 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sungard Brokerage Systems provides data processing and computer software development services. It offers front-office to back-office securities processing system used by brokerage firms including customer management, order routing and execution, clearance, reporting & accounting. The company is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

CB Information Services, Inc. operates technology insights platform. It offers custom content solutions including reports and white papers, webinars, blog posts, infographics, and podcasts. The company was founded by Anand Sanwal and Jonathan Sherry in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Aite-Novarica Group, Retail Banking Research Ltd. provides market research and consulting services. The company is based in Leatherhead, UK. The British company was founded in 1991. Retail Banking Research was acquired by Aite-Novarica Group on February 28, 2022.

First Sustainable LLC provides financing solutions. The company was founded by Scott Sidell in March 2009 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

777 Partners LLC (777 Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Steven W. Pasko and Joshua Wander. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Part of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Greenwich Capital Financial, Inc. is a mortgage banking concern. The company is based in TX. Greenwich Capital Financial was acquired by FirsTier Corp. from The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan Ltd. on September 10, 1992 for $130 million.

HighQuest Partners LLC provides strategy, advisory and consulting services to food and agribusiness industries. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Topsfield, MA.

D. E. Shaw & Co. LP (DESCO) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 by David Elliot Shaw. DESCO serves as the managing member, manager and/or investment advisor of certain entities in the D. E. Shaw Group and provides investment advice to several affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants.

Protera Technologies, Inc. provides total information technology outsourcing services. It designs solutions for consumer products, retail, high tech, telecommunications, energy, manufacturing, oil and gas industry, transportation, electronics, automotive, chemical, aerospace and defense, and public sector. The company was founded by Patrick Osterhaus in 1998 and is headquartered in Westchester, IL.

GeoResources, Inc. owns and operates oil and gas properties. It operates a single business segment involved in the acquisition, development and production of exploration of crude oil, natural gas, and related products. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Pamlico Capital Management LP (Pamlico Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Frederick W. Eubank II, Watts L. Hamrick III and Scott Bullock Perper. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

MACTEC is an industry leader in engineering, environmental, and construction services to public and private clients worldwide. Based in Atlanta, the MACTEC team includes 3,000 employees in 80 locations. Its professionals help clients achieve success through uncompromising quality, technical excellence, safety, and local, personal service. This commitment has consistently earned MACTEC a spot high on the Engineering News-Record list of top design firms. Best known for environmental and geotechnical success, MACTEC offers an ever-broadening portfolio of sustainable solutions, from transportation to facility asset management. They can administer a project from beginning to end-and sometimes to a new beginning-through comprehensive in-house service and managed outsourcing.

Trimble Transportation Enterprise Solutions, Inc. develops software for dispatch and transportation solutions for the surface transportation services industry, including logistics, trucking, heavy-duty repair, and maintenance. The company was founded by Tomas M. Weisz in 1983 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

DayNine Consulting, Inc. offers business management consulting, payroll services, financial management and human resources consulting services. It helps to transform their organizations by deploying and optimizing workday human capital management, workday payroll and workday financial management solutions within their organizations. The company was founded by Timothy A. Ramos, John Harless and Jeanne Bauhart in May 2009 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Secure-24 LLC provides hosting, comprehensive managed information technology, and cloud services. It offers application service, managed IT service, managed cloud, premier services, and security and compliance. The company was founded by Volker Straub and Matthias Horch in 2001 and is headquartered in Southfield, MI.

Ethos Capital LP (Ethos Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Erik Brooks and Fadi Chehade Erik. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Avant Healthcare Professionals LLC engages in the provision of staffing services for the healthcare industry. It provides foreign trained nurses and physical therapists on contract assignments with the hospitals. The company was founded by Shari Dingle Sandifer in 2003 and is headquartered in Casselberry, FL.

ASC Communications LLC offers business and clinical news, analysis and guidance. The company was founded by Scott Becker in 1996 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

CEATI International, Inc. provides electrical utilities. Its areas include generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization. The firm offers program services such as networking and information sharing, industry benchmarking, collaborative technical projects, and unparalleled return on investment. The company was founded on January 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

HelioCampus, Inc. develops business-intelligence platform for education services. It offers student analytics, financial analytics, and advancement analytics. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Sonnick Partners LLC deploys and customizes in financial services, healthcare and technology. It services encompass data, sales and marketing services, mobile development, portals and communities, integration services and support services. The company was founded by Gireesh Sonnad and Richard Resnick in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

MetaMetrics, Inc. engages in development of scientific measures of academic achievement and complementary technologies. It offers training, resource measurement, and customized consulting services. The company was founded by A. Jackson Stenner and Malbert Smith III in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.