Laura Ahokas

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

Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. provides residential care facilities. It operates senior living residences that provide seniors with a supportive, home-like setting with care and services, including 24-hour assistance with activities of daily living, medication management, life enrichment, health, and wellness. The firm offers senior living options including assisted living, memory care, independent living, and short-term stay. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

eHealth Initiative provides hospital and health care services. The firm specializes in healthcare IT Advocacy, healthcare research and education, non-profit and non-governmental organization. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

All Clear Diagnostics LLC operates diagnostic centers.

VitalHealth Software Corp. develops eHealth solutions for people with chronic diseases such as diabetes, depression, cancer, and alzheimer’s. It offers care coordination, outcome measurement, healthcare analytics, and patient engagement. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Part of Insightec Ltd., Insightec, Inc. manufactures electro medical equipment. The company is based in Farmers Branch, TX.

InSightec Ltd. engages in the development of incisionless surgery through magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound technology. Its products include exablate neuro, exablate body system, and exablate prostate. It focuses on the treatment of tremors, Parkinson?s disease, uterine fibroids, bone metastases, and focal prostate cancer. The company was founded by Jackob Vortman and Tamir Oded on March 9, 1999 and is headquartered in Tirat Carmel, Israel.

Trucking Unlimited LLC operates an online recruitment website for truck driving jobs. It offers job listings, industry news, and truck parts and services locator. The company was founded by Serge Gorelyshev and Mike Pourshakori in 2012 and is headquartered in West Hills, CA.

TransForce, Inc. provides recruitment and workforce solutions. It offers transportation staffing solutions. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Transforce Group LLC is a transportation and logistics company that offers innovative and integrated, technology-enabled solutions to third-party logistics, private fleets, and trucking companies. The company is based in Alexandria, VA and was founded by David W. Broome. The company actively expands and diversifies its portfolio ahead of industry trends, and leads the industry in innovative driver shortage solutions by enrolling new CDL students and guiding them from the classroom through their career as a professional driver. Transforce Group recently launched TF1, a digital network of prequalified, ready-to-work, CDL-licensed drivers matched in real-time with available jobs. Dennis C. Cooke has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Brookhaven Youth Ranch, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides residential care services. The company was founded was founded Robert G. Drake and Dorothy G. Drake in 1986 and is headquartered in West, TX.

The Truck Renting & Leasing Association is an organization that provides support and resources to companies in the truck renting and leasing industry. The non-profit company is based in Alexandria, VA. Jake Jacoby has been the CEO of the company since 2015. Transportation Tax Consulting LLC recently joined as an associate member. The association also advocates for legislation that benefits the industry, such as the "optional equip" legislation passed by the House and Senate.

CEO Insight Group LLC provides business advisory services to assist with investment decisions. The private company is based in Marlton, NJ. The company was founded by Thomas Scott Ciccarelli and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

SapientNitro seamlessly and consistently combines communications, brand and transactional expertise to conceive, build and execute integrated, multi-channel brand experiences that lead to tangible business results. They spark and nurture the relationship between consumers and brands, ensuring that they are both long lasting and mutually beneficial. But, with today’s consumer, that’s no easy task. They're complicated. Highly emotional. They won't sit still. They want to feel valued. They want to be in a relationship, provided they get to call all of the shots. And enabling and empowering every moment of their complicated, emotional, impulsive lives is technology. Meet client's next customer. Maybe. Making this introduction requires a delicate interplay of medium, message and moment, crafted in a culture imbued with multi-disciplinary innovation, and driven by a technology-centric mindset. It is a new kind of conversation spoken in a language of unique skills across a collaborative platform. SapientNitro is strategically, creatively and technologically fluent in that language.

Choose Energy, Inc. provides online energy platform. It provides comparison shopping for consumers and business owners on its monthly energy bill. The firm finds cheaper energy for homes and businesses, compare electricity rates between supplier and switch energy suppliers. The company was founded by Jerry C. Dyess in 2008 and is headquartered in Fort Mill, SC.

Uplift Data Partners LLC provides inspection and drone services. It offers data capture pilot platform for enterprises to capture and integrated drone data into their business operation. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

NextGen Venture Partners LLC (NextGen Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Inc, founded in 2011 by Daniel Mindus and Grant Allen. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Rock Creek Publishing Group, Inc. operates as a full service marketing agency which creates transformative brand experiences for clients and their audiences. It serves public and private sectors, critical government and nonprofit missions to powerful consumer brands. The company was founded by Margaret Johnson and Scott Johnson in 1987 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Novela Neurotechnologies, Inc. operates as a platform to accelerate the discovery and development of neurological therapies. The company is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

BrightHive, Inc. operates as a data trust and sharing platform. It specializes in data science, data architecture, ipaas, government, non-profit and data governance. The company was founded by Matthew Gee, Tom Plagge, Andrew Means and Natalie Evans Harris and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

VU Venture Partners (VU Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Chesapeake Eye Care Management LLC is a company based in Annapolis, MD and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company supports ophthalmology practices and surgery centers through expert leadership, sharing of best practices, and the backing of a leading middle-market private equity firm. The company offers a comprehensive range of services, including routine eye exams, lasik surgery, and treatment for various ocular diseases. The company has over 140 practitioners and a footprint that includes 60 practice locations and 11 surgery centers across several states. Chesapeake Eye Care Management LLC has unified many of the leading clinical practitioners in the market by leveraging its experienced management team, scalable technology and systems, and well-developed back-office functions. The company was founded in 2017 by Michael Dunn and Maria Scott, with Michael Dunn serving as the CEO since then.