Y. Sachiko Kohatsu

CONNECT creates and scales companies in the technology and life sciences sectors. It creates an environment in which entrepreneurs and C-suite executives have access to the people, capital, and technology resources. The organization was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP provides legal services. The firm's services include, venture capital, financing, international business, tax, financial services, intellectual property, real estate and construction, land use. Its clients include Qualcomm, WD-40, Discovery Partners International, Sunrise Medical, AMCC, Bio-Hydration Research Labs, Forward Ventures, Union Bank of California and Kyocera. The company was founded by Alec Cory in 1946 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Home Start, Inc. provides child abuse prevention services to families and children through out San Diego country. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. (PURE) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Diego, California. The firm was founded by Michael Fenison and Benjamin Littman in 2007. PURE provides strategic financial planning and asset management for mid to high net-worth clients.

TD Ameritrade, Inc. is an investment brokerage firm headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. They are a subsidiary of TD Ameritrade Online Holdings Corp., ultimately owned by The Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW). The firm was founded in 1975 and provides online brokerage services to their clients. Customers can manage their investment portfolios via the Internet as well as through personal digital assistants, wireless phone services and interactive voice recognition systems.

Center for Science in the Public Interest provides nutrition health, food safety, alcohol policy, and sound science. The company was founded in 1971 by Michael Jacobson and James B. Sullivan and is headquartered in Washington, DC.