Paul Garrison

The Hillshire Brands Co. provides meat-centric food solutions for the retail and foodservice markets. The company was founded by Nathan Cummings in 1939 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Clarkston Consulting, Inc. engages in the distribution of consumer durables. Its products include consumer and life science products. The company was founded by Tom Finegan, Neil Nelson and Jim Stefan in 1991 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

BIOCOM provides scientific and technological services. The firm focuses that positively influence the growth of the life science industry, including capital formation, public policy, workforce development and scientific discovery and development. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Life Sciences Pennsylvania (LSPA) is a trade association that represents various entities in the life sciences industry, including biotechnology, medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, research, and investment companies, as well as service providers. The non-profit company is based in Wayne, PA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The organization unifies innovators in the state to make Pennsylvania a leader in the life sciences industry. Founded in 1989, LSPA aims to create a business and public policy environment that encourages and incentivizes the diverse life sciences economy in Pennsylvania. Christopher P. Molineaux has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, Inc. is a non-profit organization which provides food to hunger-relief programs. It distributes food to other agencies and churches that directly feed these individuals. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.