Peter Ashley

When the Fresh Choice chain of self-service restaurants launched in 1986, there were a few fundamental goals that they set out to achieve. Since the very beginning it has wanted to provide diners with a wide selection of tasty, fresh, high-quality food at an economical price. It succeeded in its goals and has blossomed from a single location opened in 1986 to 29 restaurants under the company brand name and 1 under the Zoopa brand name. The restaurants are located in California (28), the state of Washington (1) and Texas (1). In addition, the company operates one Fresh Choice Express restaurant, one dual-branded Fresh Choice Express and licensed Starbucks retail stores and one stand-alone licensed Starbucks retail store in Texas. It combines the comfort and quality of a casual full-service restaurant with the economy and convenience of self-service or traditional buffet restaurants. It offers a selection of food stations, serving freshly prepared Pastas, Soups, Pizza and Baked Goods along with 'the best salad bar in the business' and fresh fruit. Diners are invited to visit these stations and the salad bar as many times as they wish, for one low price. It focuses on tasty, satisfying fare, and is also the most economical, convenient option for those who want to get five to nine daily servings of fruits and vegetables, as recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. All of this makes the company an ideal spot for most every type of diner, from students to families to seniors.

PayPal, Inc. provides online payment services. It facilitates people to send money through PayPal account balances, bank accounts, PayPal Credit and credit cards. The company?s digital wallet assists to perform online transactions, in store and mobile devices. It?s a global payments platform, which offer withdraws funds and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in multiple currencies. The company was founded by Luke Nosek, Ken Howery, Yu Pan, Peter Andreas Thiel, Max R. Levchin and Elon Reeve Musk in December 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Audible Magic Corp. provides electronic media identification and copyright management solutions. It provides services to content owners, publishers, broadcasters, disc replicators, hardware and software developers, and information technology organizations. The company was founded in 1999 by Vance Ikezoye and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.

BuildFax, Inc. engages in provision of software for the construction industry. It offers insurance solutions and investment solutions. It also provides remodeling, solar installations, new construction, roof age, major systems, and maintenance history. The company was founded by Holly Tachovsky and Joseph Emison on January 19, 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

ADARA, Inc. provides online display advertising services. Its Magellan platform transforms loyalty audience that enables brands to monetize and nurture their loyalty program customers online and helps advertisers reach exclusive qualified audiences. The company was founded by Charles Mi, I-Heng Mei and James Kim in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

mywaves, Inc. provides online mobile video services. Its direct-to-consumer mobile Web site enables consumers to browse through various channels of professionally programmed videos and have their favorites automatically updated and delivered to their mobile phones. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. provides management consulting services. The company offers business design innovation, brand strategy, operational excellence, transformation, and portfolio strategy services. The firm was founded in 1990 and is located in New York, NY.