Karen Hedine

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Sapphire Therapeutics, Inc. develops biopharmaceutical products. It develops compounds for the treatment of oncologic and metabolic diseases. The firm products include anamorelin for the treatment of anorexia and cachexia. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Bacterial Barcodes, Inc. provides equipment, reagents, and software for microbial genotyping of bacteria and fungi. The company was founded on November 10, 2005 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason is a non-profit organization that operates as a medical research institute. It conducts reserach for eliminating autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and multiple sclerosis, and immune system diseases such as allergies and asthma. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Food Bank for the Heartland provides food distribution services to food pantries, schools, emergency shelters and other nonprofit partners. It also purchases food to supplement donations. The firm works with individuals, organizations, food manufacturers and distributors, grocery stores, the USDA and Feeding America to procure food. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Integra Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Joe K. Piper, Hans M. Lundin and James Nelson. The firm is headquartered in Seattle.

The Lemelson Foundation engages in the provision of philanthropic services. It focuses on nurturing invention-based businesses developing physical products to address global and community challenges. The company was founded by Jerome Lemelson and Dorothy Lemelson in 1992 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Pacific Science Center operates as a science museum. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA. William T. Daugherty has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Foundation Trust), formerly known as William H. Gates Foundation, is a private foundation headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation (established in 1994), which focused on improving global health. The Foundation Trust manages the endowment assets. They participate in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries.

National Cancer Institute provides healthcare services. It specializes in different cancer treatment such as adrenocortical carcinoma, anal cancer, appendix cancer, skin cancer, breast cancer, cardiac tumors, endometrial cancer, and gallbladder cancer. The company was founded in March 1937 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Oregon BEST provides business solutions. It offers university research, private investment, industry growth and development. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Venture Well LLC operates as higher education network that cultivates revolutionary ideas and promising inventions. It transforms higher education and social entrepreneurship to leading institutions, from foundations to government agencies to major businesses. The firm also provides early stage, catalytic funding, business/venture development expertise, network facilitation, thought leadership in entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurship course design and implementation services. . The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Hadley, MA.

Founded in 1981, the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) is an independent private foundation located in Seattle, Washington. WRF assists universities and other nonprofit research institutions in the state of Washington with the commercialization of their technologies and provides support, through gifts and grants, for scholarship and research.

Wisys Technology Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization that collaborates with inventors, researchers, and students to facilitate cutting-edge research programs. The non-profit company is based in Madison, WI. Established in 2000, it is the official designated technology transfer office for the UW System Comprehensive Campuses. WiSys advances scientific research throughout the state by patenting technologies developed out of the research base and helps inventors protect their discoveries with several other types of Intellectual Property protection.

BCM Technologies Inc (BCM Technologies) is a venture capital subsidiary of Baylor University founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Virginia Mason Medical Center provides healthcare services. It offers primary and cancer care, diabetes center, digestive disorders, heart care, neurology and neurosurgery, medicine, surgery, urology, and orthopedics and sports. The company was founded by James Tate Mason, John M. Blackford, and Maurice Dwyer in 1920 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Avista Utilities generates, transmits and distributes electricity & natural gas. It is engaged in providing regulated electricity and natural gas services to residential, commercial and industrial customers in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The company is headquartered in Spokane, WA.

Washington State University Foundation engages in the provision of private support through management and investment for programs, initiatives, and properties of the campus. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Pullman, WA.

Northwest Gas Association operates as a trade organization of the Pacific Northwest natural gas industry. It promotes the use of natural gas as a solution to the region’s energy, economic and environmental goals. The company is headquartered in West Linn, OR.

National Hydropower Association operates an organization that promotes the growth of clean, renewable hydropower and marine energy. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company was founded in 1983. Malcolm Woolf has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Edison Electric Institute provides reference materials and information resources on the electricity industry to its members. It offers public policy leadership, strategic business intelligence, and essential conferences and forums. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance provides energy conservation consulting services. The non-profit company is based in Portland, OR.

Virginia Mason Health System offers medical services. It is the parent company of a group of affiliated organizations including Virginia Mason Medical Center and the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason. The firm support the healthcare and research missions of the Virginia Mason Medical Center and Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Sonic Innovations, Inc. provides digital hearing aids and hearing aid components. The company was founded by Douglas M. Chabries in may 1991 and is headquartered in Somerset, NJ.

VWR International LLC engages in the supply and distribution of laboratory equipment. It offers products in the areas of research and development, production, life science, healthcare, safety and industrial, controlled environment, furniture, chromatography, food and beverage analysis, and office supplies. The company was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Radnor, PA.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

Industrial Research Institute, Inc. is an inclusive membership of private sector companies and federally funded laboratories. It engages in the development of innovation management. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Verity Solutions Group, Inc. specializes in software and services developed for administration of the federal 340B drug pricing program. Its solutions include split billing, contract pharmacy, specialty contract pharmacy, audit & compliance services, compliance manager, purchase analytics and VHUB. The company was founded by James E. Torina in 2002 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA.