Michael Abba

Commonwealth Edison Co. engages in the provision of electric utility services. It focuses on the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity. It also involves in the transmission and distribution of electricity to retail customers. The company was founded in September 1907 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc (Bear Stearns) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Cos LLC founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in the US.

Battelle Memorial Institute operates as a science and technology development company. It offers services for government and commercial. The company was founded by Gordon Battelle in 1929 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

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.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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

Argonne National Laboratory provides research and technology services. Its research areas include computer science, energy, environmental management, and industrial technology. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Lemont, IL.

Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center provides business development advisory services. It helps clients by providing financing, sales and client development, mentoring, peer-to-peer exchange, grant and new ventures accelerating services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center /Incubator/ (Chicagoland Entr Center) is a venture capital subsidiary of Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

e-Zinc Inc. is a Canadian purpose-driven energy storage solutions company that was founded in 2012 by Gregory Zhang. The company is based in Toronto, Canada and has a game-changing long-duration energy storage technology. Zinc is light on impact to the planet, readily available, and inexpensive because of its abundance, ubiquity, and recyclability. The company's zinc-based energy storage system is up to 80%% less expensive than comparable lithium-ion systems for long-duration applications. The system can operate in temperatures ranging from -30°C to 60°C, is made of abundant and recyclable materials, and is completely safe. e-Zinc's unique zinc-based long-duration energy storage technology is enabling a reliable transition away from fossil fuel powered energy sources and providing the platform for the world’s energy markets to be fully powered by renewable energy. James Larsen has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

The Chicago Academy of Sciences, Inc. operates museums. Chicago Academy of Sciences, Inc. is based in Chicago, IL.

Great Lakes Advisors LLC (GLA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1981, the firm is a subsidiary of Whamco Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Wintrust Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: WTFC), which acquired the firm in 2011. GLA offers customized investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients. In addition, the firm serves as adviser to mutual funds and is the General Partner to a Private Fund. GLA is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process.

The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind operates as non profit organization to provide special services to blind people. It also provides blind or visually impaired students with braille and large print textbooks, as well as other learning materials. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

US Department of Energy Develops energy technologies for buildings, homes, transportation power systems and industry. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

ICF Consulting Group, Inc provides management and technology consulting services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

Alliance to Save Energy provides power saving solutions. It operates as a coalition consisting largely of industrial, technological, and energy corporations. The company was founded by Charles H. Percy and Hubert Humphrey in 1977 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Tank Utility, Inc. provides smart meters for propane and fuel oil . It offers smart meters and cloud based software enable fuel delivery companies to improve their business operations, reduce waste and engages with their customers. The firm specializes in propane, fuel oil, smart meters, tank and data. The company was founded by David Gagnon, Nicholas Mashburn and Amos Epstein in 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Idaho National Laboratory provides applied engineering research services. It has a research and development and space and security power system division. It serves the U.S. nuclear and energy research, science, and national defense sectors. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Idaho Falls, ID

Innovation Works, Inc. (Innovation Works) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Ben Franklin Technology Partners founded in 1988. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. engages in the provision of services for product safety certification. It offers certification, testing, inspection, auditing, validation, advisory and education services, bundles, software, and test tools. The company was founded by William Henry Merrill Jr. in 1894 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.

Network Perception, Inc. provides network security software solutions. It offers NERC-CIP compliance and security assessment solutions. The company was founded by Robin Berthier and Mouna Bamba in 2014 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

PowerWorld Corp. provides a visual approach to electric power systems through their range of products, including Simulator, Retriever, Trainer, Ops-X Trainer, TransLineCalc, and Viewer. The private company is based in Champaign, IL and was founded by Mark Laufenberg. These tools are designed for transmission planners, power marketers, system operators, trainers, educators, and anyone else who needs access to power system information and analysis in a user-friendly format.