Fred A. Cary

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.

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc (Bear Stearns) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Cos LLC founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in the US.

Founded in 2010 by Jeffrey Sprague, Michael Heffernan and Nicole Parent, Vertical Research Partners LLC is an independent equity research firm located in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm provides proprietary research and analysis that focuses on the industrial sector.

Kodiak Capital Group LLC (Kodiak Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Ryan Hodson. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

Founded in 1972 by Candace King, C.L. King & Associates, Inc. is a self-clearing, service-oriented broker/dealer and investment bank located in Albany, New York with additional offices in Boston and New York City. The firm delivers investment research, equity and fixed-income sales and trading, prime brokerage, investment advisor and clearing services to institutional and high net-worth clients and to other broker/dealers. For corporations, they underwrite securities and provide strategic advice in connection with mergers, acquisitions, strategic alternatives and valuation. C.L. King & Associates is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. C.L. King & Associates follows 120 names in 9 sectors. They seek to discover uncovered investment opportunities by seeking out companies that may be ignored by other Wall Street research providers and by identifying value and growth that may be unrecognized by institutional equity investors. The firm provides comprehensive trading services including capital commitment, market making and listed block positioning for their institutional equity clients. C.L. King & Associates' fixed-income group focuses on trading fixed-income securities, primarily in the secondary market. They offer a broad cross section of agencies, convertibles, investment-grade corporates, mortgage-backed securities, municipals, CDs and preferred stock to other broker/Dealers and institutional investors. The firm's investment banking group provides strategic M&A advice and capital raising services to emerging and mid-cap companies, both public and private. In addition, they act as a WBE underwriter in stock and bond offerings by large corporate issuers. C.L. King & Associates' corporate services group offers specialized services to assist corporate clients and their executives in handling delicate stock holding matters. Their services include guiding clients through restricted stock/rule 144 transactions, developing customized rule 10b5-1 trading plans and managing corporate share repurchase programs. The firm's equity research is based on a fundamental, value-oriented approach that focuses on small- and mid-cap companies. The firm offers research on the following sectors: special situations, building materials companies, specialty retail/apparel/footwear, industrials/cyclicals, restaurants/franchising, business services/staffing companies, telecommunications equipment and medical technology/devices/supplies.

Hiscox, Inc. is a leading specialist insurer. It offers insurance by profession, including health, beauty, and wellness; business or marketing consulting; information technology; photographers; and architects and engineers. The firm also offers small business insurance, including professional liability insurance, errors and omissions insurance, and business owner insurance. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

Arctaris Capital Partners LLC (Arctaris Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded by Jonathan Tower in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Beeck Center of Georgetown University operates a civic and social organization that provides training for students. The non-profit company is based in Washington.

Capterra, Inc. provides online enterprise software solutions. It provides a free resource that helps businesses compare available software and find the right software for its needs. The firm helps organizations find software ratings, reviews, buying guides, and the most comprehensive list of business software products available. The company was founded by Rakesh Chilakapati and Michael Ortner in November 1999 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Events.com, Inc. operates a social networking platform. It offers event management software, on site check-in, onsite-sales promotional tools, digital marketing services, virtual events, and sponsorship. The company was founded by Mitchell F. Thrower and Stephen Partridge and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Moguldom Media Group LLC develops online publishing brands. It owns and operates digital brands focusing on multicultural markets including African Americans and Hispanics, in content categories that include entertainment and pop-culture news, women's interests and lifestyle, and fashion. The firm’s brands include Bossip, StyleBlazer, HipHopWired, AFKInsider, MadameNoire, MommyNoire and AFKTravel. The company was founded in 2006 by Ben Jamarlin Martin and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Bloomberg LP engages in the provision of business data, news, and financial information services. Its product include Bloomberg terminal, execution and order management, content and data, financial data management, and integration and distribution. The company was founded by Michael Rubens Bloomberg, Charles M. Zegar, Thomas F. Secunda, and Duncan L. MacMillan in 1981 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Vodium, Inc. provides webcasting software and streaming media solutions. It also provides on-line training, knowledge management, virtual conferences and corporate communication services. Its services include creation and delivery of synchronized searchable media presentations which include audio, video, transcripts, graphics, reports and web content. The company was founded by Cameron Clark in 2000 and is located in Richmond, VA.

Wellington Management Co. LLP (WMC) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP. WMC offers investment management services for a fee to separate account clients and mutual funds sponsored by unaffiliated parties, as well as to investment vehicles that the firm sponsors.