Kathleen M. Johnston

Hyde Park Angels Inc. (HPA) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Jeffrey R. Carter. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Updata Management LLC (Updata Partners) is a venture capital/private equity firm founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Washington, Columbia.

Golf Galaxy LLC retails golf and golf-related equipment. The company's brands include Callaway Golf, Cobra, Cleveland, PING, Ashworth, Greg Norman, and Nike Golf. The firm was established in April, 1997 by Randall K. Zanatta and Gregory B. Maanum and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Ultra Stores, Inc. owns and operates jewelry retail stores. It manufactures and imports diamonds, gemstones, and gold jewelry. The company was founded by Daniel H. Marks in 1991 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

American Capital Asset Management LLC (American Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Malon Wilkus. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

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.

Sagence, Inc. optimizes data investments by helping clients in defining, designing, and deploying phases of data. Its data define phase services include data profiling and organization assessments that provide quantifiable understanding of clients' data assets and their ability to utilize data; and data management strategy, which provides users with a clear data to treat their data as an asset. Sagence services also include data deployment services include data execution and due diligence services. The company was founded by Robert V. Carlson, Michael E. Harris, Marisela Rosales Lawson, Alan Matsumura and Bruce R. Quade in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

CENTRI Technology, Inc. provides mobile data optimization and bandwidth management solutions. It offers device identity, optimization, encryption, data governance, cache-mapping, forensics and analytics and user administration. It serves the healthcare, automotive, smart homes, smart cities, industrial, and utilities industries. The company was founded by Vaughan Emery and Merrill Clark Dean in 2010 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

PRTM Management Consultants LLC provides management consulting services. It offers operational strategy consulting, supply chain management, product and service development, and customer value management services. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

5AM Venture Management LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2002 by Terry M. Graunke and Paul G. Yovovich. 5AM Venture Management LLC is headquartered in Chicago.

Longworth Management Co Inc (Longworth Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Jim J. Savage. The firm is headquartered in Waltham.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

TSS-Radio LLC sells satellite radio gear online. It offers radios, replacement parts, and other electronic products and accessories. The company was founded by Taylor Mitchell and Sean Harper in 2004 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Transparent Financial Services, Inc. offers shopping website for credit card processing. Its service enables merchants to save money on credit card fees and also conducts reverse auctions to solicit competing bids from credit card processing companies. The company was founded by Sean N. Harper and Krall Joshua and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Kin Insurance, Inc. provides home insurance without the hassle. It specializes in insurance, homeowners insurance, renters insurance and automobile insurance. The company was founded by Jason Heidkamp, Sean N. Harper, Villarreal Sebastian, Ward Lucas and Wooten Stephen in 2016 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Ceres Venture Fund (Ceres Venture Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Sona Wang and Donna C. E. Williamson. The firm is headquartered in Northfield, Illinois.

Cybera, Inc. provides secure virtual application networks. Its products include cybera one, cybera empower, hyper convergence appliances, virtual application network's and virtual application clouds. The company was founded by Cliff Duffey, Jeff Good, and Tom Spear in 2001 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.

MultiLogic, Inc. develops software. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN and has subsidiaries in United States.

Seyen Capital LLC (Seyen Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by George H. Spencer. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

TTX Co. provides railcars and related freight car management services. The firm offers wreck repairs and car scrapping, car inspection, component reconditioning, light car repair, warrant repairs, air brake system testing and maintenance and multi-level auto rack conversions. The company was founded on November 9, 1955 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Illinois Venture Capital Association engages in providing services such as education, networking, industry events, roundtable discussions and government lobbying. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Chicago Network provides a forum to support and counsel for member careers and to raise awareness of professional, political and social issues faced by women. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Pavilion Technologies, Inc. supplies model-based software. It provides software services which are used for tasks such as managing continuous manufacturing processes and monitoring environmental emissions. It also offers consulting, support, training, maintenance and installation services. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

NewsEdge Corp. provides global news and current awareness solutions for business. It is a subsidiary of Acquire Media Corp. The company is headquartered in Burlington, MA.