Shankar Sastry

Blum Capital Partners LP (Blum Capital) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Richard C. Blum in 1975. Blum Capital provides investment management services to various private, pooled investment funds. Investors in the funds include corporate and state/local pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, endowments, foundations, charitable organizations and estates, corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, banks and thrift institutions, and high net-worth individuals.

Current Media, Inc. operates a cable television network and a website that distribute viewer-created content as well as internally developed and acquired content that is relevant to young adults. CurrentTV was launched in August 2005 and provides news, information and lifestyle entertainment. Programming is presented in 2 to 10 minute video segments rather than half-hour or one hour blocks. Nearly one-third of the content is created by viewers. Current.com, launched in October 2007, delivers news, information and entertainment content and serves as a connection to programming on CurrentTV. It is also a platform for collaborative media production. During 2007, advertising accounted for 16% of revenue and affiliate fees accounted for 84% of revenue. Affiliate fees are derived from long-term distribution agreements with cable, satellite and telecommunications operators who pay a monthly fee for each subscriber household that receives CurrentTV. There are over 50 million subscriber households in the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Current Media was founded in September 2002 by Albert Gore Jr. and Joel Hyatt and is located in San Francisco, CA

The Brookings Institution provides research and policy solutions. The firm's activities are carried out through four research programs: economic studies, foreign policy studies, governance studies, and metropolitan policy. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

TPG Capital Asia Inc (TPG Asia) is a private equity subsidiary of TPG Capital Advisors LLC founded in 1992 by Richard Charles Blum, Jim Coulter, Rohit Kumar Pansalkar and David Bonderma. The firm is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Smith College opened in 1875 with 14 students. Today, Smith is among the largest women’s colleges in Northampton, MA, with students from 48 states and 72 countries. The college remains strongly committed to the education of women at the undergraduate level, but Smith admits both men and women as graduate students.

Shaklee Corp operates vitamins and supplements store. The firm offers premium vitamins, nutrition supplements, clean beauty, and green home products. The company was founded by Dr. Forrest C. Shaklee in 1956 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc. provides financial services. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States.

The Carter Center, Inc. provides human rights protection services. The firm's services include resolving conflicts; advancing democracy, human rights, and economic opportunity; preventing diseases; improving mental health care; and teaching farmers to increase crop production. The company was founded by James E. Carter, Jr. and Rosalynn Smith Carter in 1982 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Forum Mondial de L'Economie engages in the foremost political, business and cultural organizations to shape global, regional and industry agendas. The company was founded by Klaus Schwab in 1971 and is headquartered in Cologny, Switzerland.

The California Academy of Sciences operates as a scientific and cultural institution. The Academy houses an aquarium, a planetarium a natural history museum and a rainforest. It was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The New America Foundation engages in public policy issues, including technology, education, national security, political reform, and economics. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Wilderness Society operates as a land conservation organization that is dedicated to protecting natural areas and federal public lands. The company was founded by Robert Sterling Yard, Robert Marshall, Harvey Broome, Harold C. Anderson, Ernest Carl Oberholtzer, Bernard Frank, Benton MacKaye and Aldo Leopold in 1935 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

National Democratic Institute of International Affairs provides supports for democratic institutions. The firm promotes the development of institutionalized channels of communications among citizens, political institutions and elected officials, and strengthens their ability to improve the quality of life for all citizens. It specializes in Citizen Participation, International Development, Democratic Governance and Democracy Promotion. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Asian Art Museum operates as a art and culture houses. It offers events, exhibitions, and collection. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

CB Richard Ellis Louisville is Kentucky's leading commercial real estate services firm, having served the Metro Louisville area since 1996 in the areas of office, industrial, retail and investment properties. An affiliate of CB Richard Ellis, the world's premier, full-service real estate services company, its brokers apply insight, experience, intelligence and resources to help clients make informed business decisions on the local, regional, national and global level. Its industry-leading platform provides unparalleled service to meet any client requirement from acquisitions and dispositions to real estate portfolio management, leasing office, retail and industrial space and investment sales. More than 15 dedicated professionals serve as trusted advisors for both owners and occupiers of commercial space throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Their approach is strategic rather than merely transactional. That is, CBRE's professionals can assess a client's objectives of expansion, consolidation, acquisition, disposition or asset enhancement. Each discipline operates in a true team structure unique to commercial real estate.

Xyleco, Inc. engages in unlocking the potential of non-food biomass. Its products include end products and cellulosic fuels. The company was founded by Marshall Medoff and is headquartered in Wakefield, MA.

Part of YMCA of the USA, YMCA of Central Kentucky is a private company based in Lexington, KY.

Part of PAG (Hong Kong), Pacific Alliance Group Holdings Ltd. is an acquisition vehicle.

PAG is a holding company, which engages in investment services. It operates through the following segments: Credit and Market Strategy, Real Assets Strategy, and Private Equity Strategy. The company was founded by Christopher Marcus Gradel, Wei Jian Shan, and Jon-Paul Toppino in 2002 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Blum Capital Partners LP /Private Equity/ (Blum Capital Partners) is a private equity firm, subsidiary of Blum Capital Partners LP founded by Richard Charles Blum in 1975. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Silent Circle LLC provides enterprise-scale secure mobile communications solutions. Its product family comprises: Silent Phone, a secure calling and messaging application; Blackphone, a hardened, secure handset; Silent World, a secure way to communicate globally outside of the Silent Phone network; and Silent Manager, a web-based administrative console for managing users. The company was founded by Michael Janke, Phil Zimmermann and Jonathan Callas and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

Part of International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation, The Value Reporting Foundation is a non-profit organization that offers support services for businesses and investors. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA. The CEO of the company is Janine M. Guillot. The Value Reporting Foundation was acquired by International Sustainability Standards Board on November 04, 2021.