James S. Simpson

International Dairy Queen, Inc. owns and operates soft serve ice cream and fast food restaurants. It offers dairy desserts, hamburgers, hot dogs and beverages. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Phoenix Color Corp. publishes and distributes books. Its products include book jackets, endpapers, case cover wraps, posters, inserts and many more. The company was founded by Louis LaSorsa in 1979 and is headquartered in Hagerstown, MD.

Part of Newell Brands, Inc., AKI Holding Corp. is a company that produces and sells makeup through its subsidiaries. The company is based in Chattanooga, TN. The CEO of the company is John van Horn.

Quebecor World North America provides printing solutions. The firm prints advertising inserts, books, catalogs, direct mail, magazines and telephone directories. The company's customers include Home Depot, JC Penney and CVS. It was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

The Lehigh Press LLC offers digital pre-media and direct marketing printing services. It offers integrated marketing programs that utilize creative services, data analytics, in-line printing, new media technologies, and robust back-end analysis to measure the marketing programs of their customers. The firm’s customers include direct marketers, cataloguers, publishers, advertising agencies, and national advertisers, including Fortune 100 companies. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Broadview, IL.

Visant Holding Corp. operates as a holding company with interests in providing marketing and publishing services. The company was founded on October 2004 and is headquartered in Armonk, New York.

Anthology, Inc. engages in the provision of education software development services. It offers education, professional, and managed services. The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. provides investment services. It offers securities underwriting and trading, mergers & acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment & derivative, and risk management services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR) is a private equity subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc founded in 1976 by Henry Kravis, George Roberts and Jerome Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Yellow Pages Group Co. publishes telephone directories. The firm also provides classified directory advertising and associated products and services. Yellow Pages Group was founded in 1908 and is located in Verdun, Canada.

Neff Motivation, Inc. supplies varsity jackets, school awards and custom apparel. It offers plaques, chenille letters, medals, certificates and banners. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Greenville, OH.

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

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

American Dairy Queen Corp. operates as a restaurants specializing in frozen treats. The firm also includes burgers, hot dogs, chicken, salads and sweet eats including DQ cakes, pies, sundaes, cones and blizzard treats. The company was founded on August 4, 1938 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

The American Marketing Association operates professional associations for marketers. The company offers services to marketing professionals including best practices and research studies, job resources, publications and directories. Its publications include flagship semi-monthly magazine Marketing News, as well as journal of marketing, journal of public policy and marketing and a variety of newsletters. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Boyd Coffee Co. sells coffees, teas, flavorings and beverages. Its product include hot, cold beverages, espresso, syrups, and gift items. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

KSL Holdings owns and operates resorts, hotels, spas, and membership clubs. The company was founded by Mike S. Shannon in 1992 and is headquartered in Coronado, CA.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

Color Optics, Inc. engages in the provision of packaging, commercial printing and prepress services. The firm offers data transmission, scanning, and image processing services to the cosmetics, entertainment, publishing, advertising, and consumer products industries. The company was founded by James Pasciolla and Michael Pasciolla in 1984 and is headquartered in Rockaway, NJ.

Neff Holding Co. provides custom award programs and apparel including chenille letters and letter jackets to the scholastic market segment. The company is headquartered in Greenville, OH.

Rock Creek Athletics, Inc. manufactures sportswear for men and boys. The firm specialty includes wool jackets and woolen clothes. The company is headquartered in Grinnell, IA.

AKI, Inc. provides marketing and publishing services. It offers interactive advertising and sampling systems to the fine fragrance, cosmetics and personal care, and consumer and household products, and food and beverage industries. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of KKR & Co., Inc., KKR Private Equity Conglomerate LLC is a company that functions as an investment holding company. The company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Alisa Amarosa Wood.