Susan Wilen

Cowen Prime Services LLC (CPS) is a broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is directly owned by Cowen PB Holdings LLC, which, in turn, is primarily owned by Cowen Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: COWN). CPS is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and FINRA, and as a an introducing broker with the Commodities Futures Trading Commission and the National Futures Association. CPS was formed in 2015 following Cowen Group’s acquisition of Concept Capital Markets LLC. Concept Capital was established in 2010 following the spin-off of the Concept Capital division of Sanders Morris Harris Inc., whose origins date back to 1995. CPS' offering includes world-class custody and clearing options, multi asset class capabilities, leading execution and order management systems, a seasoned execution desk, a range of financing options, a highly professional operations and customer support team, comprehensive portfolio reporting capabilities, capital introduction, and live, intraday and post-trade risk and performance analytics.

Mercy Corps provides emergency relief and economic support services. The company makes a real impact in the lives of families in the world’s toughest places. The company was founded by Daninel W. O'Neill and Ellsworth Culver in November 1979 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Outward Bound USA provides education and training services. It programs include rock climbing, hiking, mountaineering, skiing, kayaking, sailing, rafting and yoga courses. The company was founded by Kurt Hahn in 1941 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.

Mrs. Grossman's Paper Co. manufactures and designs sticker products for the invitations, note cards, home décor, art projects, and scrapbooks. The company was founded by Andrea Grossman in 1979 and is headquartered in Petaluma, CA.

Part of Energy 4 Impact, Mercy Corps Europe is an organization that supports people suffering from poverty and oppression. The company is based in Edinburgh, UK and was founded in 1979.

Women for Women International, Inc. provides humanitarian services to women. It provides financial and emotional support to women survivors of war. Its programs include skills training, career opportunities, men engagement. The company was founded by Zainab Salbi in 1993 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Women for Women International (UK) is an organization that helps women who are survivors of war and conflict to rebuild their lives. The non-profit company is based in London, UK. The British company collaborates with businesses, governments, and institutions to create change for women in conflict-affected countries. The company was founded in 2005. The CEO is Laurie Adams.

Evercore Wealth Management LLC (Evercore Wealth) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Maurer and Christopher Zande in 2008. They are majority owned by Evercore Partners Services East LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Wealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth multi-generational families, executives, business owners, foundations, endowments, and other private clients. They also provide services to a registered investment company, the Evercore Equity Fund (EWMCX), and investment sub-advisory services to an insurance dedicated fund, the SALi Multi-Series Fund, LP.

Part of Rothschild & Co. The company is based in New York, NY. Continuation Holdings AG, Rothschild, Inc. provides investment banking and advisory services.

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.

The Committee of 200 operates as a membership organization for women entrepreneurs and corporate innovators.

United Way of Greater Rochester, Inc. provides community services. The firm offers leadership programs, events, volunteering and day of caring, leadership development programs and sponsorship opportunities. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

The Chicago Board of Education operates as a local school board. It establishes policies, standards, goals and initiatives to ensure accountability and provide a high quality, world-class education. The company was founded in 1840 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Field Museum of Natural History houses biological and anthropological collections of specimens. It supports both informal and more structured public learning through exhibits and educational programs. Its curatorial and scientific staff conducts research on the fields of Anthropology, Biology, Geology, and Zoology. The Field Museum was founded in 1893 and is located in Chicago, Illinois.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co. is a learning company, which engages in instructional curriculum, assessment, technology, and professional learning. The company was founded in 1832 by William Ticknor and James Fields and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Digital Promise provides support to advance technologies that can transform teaching and learning. The firm offers adult learning, challen based learning, computational thinking, and maker learning. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Stratus Technologies, Inc. delivers system solutions and process applications. The firm provides solutions to customers in the manufacturing, life sciences, telecommunications, financial services, and logistics industries. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Maynard, MA.

The National Society of Black Engineers operates as non profit organization that promotes collegiate and pre-collegiate students and technical professionals in engineering and technology. It offers training, professional development activities, mentoring, career placement and community service. The company was founded by Anthony Harris, Brian Harris, Edward A. Coleman, Stanley L. Kirtley, George A. Smith, John W. Logan, Jr. and Arthur Bond in 1975 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Part of Betr Holdings, Inc., Lotus Software, Inc. is a company that develops software that helps to create interactive demos. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 1982 by Chris Schilling, Harrison Johnson. The CEO is Harrison Johnson. Lotus Software was acquired by Chameleon Intelligent Tech, Inc. on May 29, 2024.

Executive Leadership Council, Inc. operates as a preeminent member organization for the development of global black leaders. It increase the number of successful black executives both domestically and internationally by adding value to their development, leadership, and philanthropic endeavors throughout the life-cycle of their careers thereby strengthening their companies, organizations and communities. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Carnegie Speech Co., Inc. is a developer of software for assessing and teaching spoken language skills. It provides language training products, speech recognition, artificial intelligence, and instructions . The company was founded by Jaime Carbonnel in 2001 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Pulse Secure LLC provides access and mobile security solutions to enterprises and service providers. The firm offers pulse access suite, zero trust network access service, secure remote access, application delivery controller and unified endpoint management products. It also offers threat protection, business continuity, work from home, data center access and security orchestration solutions. The company was founded in October 2014 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Oppenheimer Asset Management, Inc. (OAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1986, the firm is a subsidiary of E.A. Viner International Co., which is owned by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: OPY). OAM offers a variety of advisory services to individuals, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, business or government entities, insurance companies and endowments.

SIRIS Capital Group LLC (SIRIS Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Frank Baker, Peter Berger and Jeffrey Hendren. The firm is headquartered in New York, the United States.

Gcom Software, Inc. provides information technology services. The company offers quality IT solutions in critical technology areas such as service oriented architecture, business process management, mobile technologies, enterprise content management, legacy system modernization & transformation. The company also offers achieve rapid deployment, world class quality, at the lowest total cost of ownership. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Albany, NY.

GCOM Software LLC provides software consultancy services to public sector clients. The firm offers digital transformation, information technology staffing, management, and technology consulting services. Its products include VRMS, WIC, FIRES, and CRRMS. The company was founded by Girish Bhatia in 2005 and is headquartered in Albany, NY.