Robert W. Gierkink

Nectar EMEA Ltd. provides customer loyalty programmed and data analysis services. It provides database marketing and consulting services to retailers, service providers, and consumer packaged goods companies. The company operates retail-based coalition loyalty programs in the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, the Netherlands, the Middle East, and New Zealand.It was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

AIRMILES Travel Promotions Ltd. provides travel loyalty services. Its services include ticket booking for flights & hotels, holiday packages, car rental, and cruise packages. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Crawley, UK.

zeotap GmbH offers a solution for telecom operators. It provides a technology platform that transmits data securely and in a privacy-compliant way for businesses and consumers. The company was founded by Daniel Heer, Stephan Schwebe and Projjol Banerjea and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

General Catalyst LLC (General Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Joel Cutler, David Fialkow, Bill Fitzgerald, David Orfao and John Simon. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Ecrebo Ltd. provides customer engagement platform. It helps retailers large and small to engage their customers both in-store and online. The firm has developed a software solution for merchants to deliver targeted coupons at till to customers, redeemable against future purchases, in a way which increases incremental spend and drives loyalty. The company was founded by Hassan Hajji and David Vernon in 2010 and is headquartered in Reading, the United Kingdom.

BBNT Solutions LLC is engaged in systems design, research, and information technology services. It offers programming, software development, and data processing technologies. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Corten Advisors UK LLP (Corten Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Simon Begg, Joseph C. Schull and Donald Austin Robert. The firm is headquartered in London.

Concentra Analytics Ltd. provides business consulting and technology services. It offers services in the areas such as consulting, business intelligence, design and usability, sharepoint and custom development, Operations Management, Analytics and Data and Technology Development. The company’s products include OrgVue and SupplyVue. The company was founded by Rupert Morrison and Ben Scott Knight in 2005 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

IPAN GmbH offers security and financial management services. The firm offers renewal service for patents, designs, trademarks, patents, trademarks, design services content for law firms and corporations and cost analysis of IP fees. The company was founded by Anton Bory in 2004 and is headquartered in Munich Haar, Germany.

Blue Yonder GmbH provides big data analytics and predictive applications. The firm offers solutions for demand planning, replenishment, dynamic pricing, returns optimization, customer analytics, risk analysis and predictive maintenance. It serves the retail, manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, telecommunications, media, energy and financial services industries. The company was founded by Michael Feindt in 2008 and is headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Mercator Solutions FZE provides information technology solutions to travel, transportation, and logistics industry. The firm's services include implementation, management consulting, business process reengineering, and technology audit and analysis. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

Fibernet Communications Corp. provides communication and internet services. The private company is based in Hagerstown, MD.

Violy, Byorum & Partners LLC provides strategic advisory and investment banking services. The company was founded by Violy McCausland-Seve and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Blackstone Group, Inc. provides marketing research services. It provides custom market research services for clients in industries as consumer packaged goods, financial services, healthcare and technology. The firm's clients include eBay, Harris Bank and Pfizer. The company was founded by Ashref A. Hashim in 1987 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

I.D.E.A. Initiative LLC is a membership organization, which focuses on empower, and connect senior-level and C-Suite executives of color across the technology, entertainment, advertising & marketing, and media industries. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Encantos Media Studios PBC produces cartoon and animation videos. It offers bilingual books, digital apps, and sing-along videos featuring an adorable cast of animal characters. The company was founded by Susie Jaramillo, Nuria Santamar?a Wolfe, Steven Wolfe Pereira and Carlos Hoyos and is headquartered in Corte Madera, CA.

Thurgood Marshall College Fund supports and represents students in their member schools, which include public Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). It was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

New York City Economic Development Corp. provides economic assistance and financial incentives for large businesses. Its services include financing and incentives, strategic investments group, programs for entrepreneurs, programs for business recovery and resiliency, programs for nonprofits, workforce and local business programs, incubators and workspace resources, international programs, portnyc and central business districts. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications is an organization that educates and advocates, and empowers for multi-ethnic diversity in the communications. The firm helps facilitate the personal and professional development of individuals from entry level to the C -Suite, and every level in between. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Advertising Council, Inc. promotes public service campaigns. It carries out pro bono ad campaigns on behalf of both government and private organizations. The company campaigns on children's issues, health, community, environment and family matters. The council relies on volunteer efforts from advertising firms. The Advertising Council was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Blackstone Corporate Private Equity (Blackstone Corporate) is a private equity division of The Blackstone Group Inc founded in 1985 by Stephen Allen Schwarzman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Starcom MediaVest Group provides media management, Internet and digital communication services. Its clients include Kellogs, Walt Disney, P&G and Miller. The firm has 110 offices in 67 countries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in London, UK.

CheetahMail, Inc. provides direct e-mail marketing and other interactive marketing services. It provides services for clients in industries including retail, technology, financial, entertainment, B2B and travel. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY

The York School (Canada) operates as a co-educational school. The firm is open for junior, middle, and senior school. It offers programs for academics, athletics, arts, and outdoor education. The company was founded by Barbara Goodwin-Zeibots in 1965 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.