Siobhan M. MacDermott

Institute of the Americas promotes cooperation between the public and private sectors to improve the economic, political, and social well-being of people in the Americas. Its programs are focused on energy, healthcare, telecommunication, information technology, and water. It was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Applied Communications Group, Inc. designs, supplies and installs data communications systems. It provides structured cabling, low voltage/audio video integration and data cabling testing services. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Roselle, IL.

Golden Tulip Hospitality Group operates approximately 780 hotels and 75,000 rooms in over 50 countries. The private company is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. and has subsidiaries in Morocco.

AVG Technologies NV engages in the provision of software security products for families and individuals who want carefree connected living. It operates under the Consumer, and Small and Medium Sized Business (SMB) segments. The Consumer segment focuses on delivering simple privacy, protection, and performance solutions for personal computers, tablets, and mobile devices. The SMB segment includes AVG CloudCare and AVG Managed Workplace products, allowing the Company’s partners to view and access their customers’ entire network environment. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Ernst & Young Global Ltd. engages in the provision consulting services. Its services include assurance, consulting, strategy and transaction, and tax. The company was founded on November 26, 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Utilidata, Inc. supplies voltage optimization and digital automation systems for the electric utility industry. Its software platform, Signal Intelligence Engine, enables real-time, actionable insight from the electric distribution grid. It also offers cyber security services. The company was founded by David Bell, Jeremy Wilson, and Thomas L. Wilson in 1983 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

OEP Capital Advisors LP is an Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded by Dick Cashin in 2001. The firm is headquartered in New York with additional offices in Frankfurt and Amsterdam.

McAfee Corp. provides technology driven integrated security, privacy, and trust solutions. It protects consumers, enterprises and governments from cyberattacks. The firm operates through two segments: Enterprise and Consumer. The Enterprise segment provides computer solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, large enterprises, and governments. The Consumer segment provides security solutions for consumers. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Independence Point Advisors LLC is a women-owned investment bank and advisory firm that offers a range of services including mergers and acquisitions advice, capital markets advice and underwriting, and strategic advice in investor relations, ESG, risk, and human capital. Independence Point Advisors is based in New York, NY and has a culture of inclusion and belonging that has attracted exceptional Wall Street and corporate talent driven by an entrepreneurial culture. Independence Point Advisors has formed a team of experts in risk, geostrategy, cyber security, ESG, human capital, and board diversity. The private company has a strategic alliance with Lazard, which provides a combination of diverse perspectives and experience with Lazard's preeminent brand in strategic advisory. The company was founded in 2021 by Anne Clarke Wolff, who has been the CEO since then.

Consello Capital LLC (Consello Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Consello Management LP founded in 2021 by Declan Martin Kelly. The firm is headquartered in New York.

SourceClear, Inc. provides security tools for software developers. It caters to the technology, social media, retail, finance, and defense industries. The company was founded by Mark Curphey, Paul Ambrosini and Jason Nichols in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.