Jay Watson

Dell, Inc. engages in the manufacture of electronic devices. Its products include laptops, desktops, tablets, thin clients, printers, monitors, software, workstations and accessories. The company was founded by Michael Saul Dell on February 1, 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, TX.

Zilliant, Inc. provides strategic software solutions. Its applications are built on its optimization platform that provides insights on pricing and sales that grow the top and bottom lines. The firm provides services to distribution, manufacturing, equipment rental and private equity sectors. The company was founded by Peter Zandan and Deborah Vollmer Dahlke in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

KemperLesnik Communications provides advertising services. The private company is based in Chicago, IL. The company was founded by Steven H. Lesnik. Steven K. Skinner has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

Lumbermens Mutual Group provides insurance services. The firm offers personal, risk management and commercial property & casualty insurance products, mostly through its flagship Lumbermens brand, an Illinois mutual property and casualty insurance company. The company is headquartered in Long Grove, IL.

DDB Worldwide Communications Group, Inc. provides advertising and marketing services. The company was founded by Bill Bernbach, Ned Doyle and Maxwell Dane in 1949 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Amazon.com, Inc., Convergence Corp is a company that develops software for Internet access. The company is based in Atlanta, GA. Convergence was acquired by Amazon.com, Inc. on October 04, 1999 for $20 million.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America offers school programs. The firm's programs include character and leadership, education and career, health & life skills, the arts, sports, fitness and recreation. Boys & Girls Clubs of America was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

KemperSports Management, Inc. operates golf facilities. The company was founded by Steven H. Lesnik in 1978 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.

Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. manufactures information and communication technology products. The firm specializes in diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products. The company was founded on February 9, 1989 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

First Midwest Bank operates as state chartered commercial bank. The firm provides the full range of both business and retail banking and trust and investment management services. The company is headquartered in Joliet, IL.

Accent Capital LLC (Accent Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Mansoor Ghori and Cliff Mountain. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Mindset AB provides training and consulting services. It offers leadership training; project management course for companies; communication training for company leaders; and business skills training for organizations. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Schafer Condon Carter, Inc. engages in the branding and advertising consulting services. The firm also offers traditional media creative and production, digital media planning, public relations services, and social media services. The company was founded by Timothy J. Condon and Mark Schafer in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Kemper Sports Management LLC is a private company based in Northbrook, IL. Kemper Sports Management LLC provides golf courses and operates clubs. The CEO of the company is Steven K. Skinner.