A. Michael Spence

Stanford Management Co. (SMC) is the investment office of Stanford University, a private research university headquartered in Stanford, California. The firm was founded in 1991 and invests the Endowment and other financial assets to provide long-term support to the University. SMC provides expert investment management and stewardship of the Merged Pool, which includes substantially all of Stanford’s investable endowment assets. They are overseen by a Board of Directors appointed by the University Board of Trustees.

Destinator Technologies, Inc. provides mobile and personal GPS navigation software. The firm's products include PDA's, PND's, mobile phones, and software development kits. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Richmond Hill, Canada.

Torstar Corp. is a media company, which engages in the provision of newspaper and book publishing services. It operates through the Community Brands and Daily Brands segments. The Community Brands segment consists of community newspapers and involves in flyer distribution and printing operations. The Daily Brands segment includes daily newspapers and flyer distribution as well as digital platforms and publications. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Genpact Global provides business services and technology solutions. The company services are divided into functional practices and industrial practices. Its industrial practices include banking, finance, insurance, manufacturing, transportation and automotive areas. The company functional practices include sales and marketing analytics, supply chain and aftermarket services, finance and accounting, information technology services, enterprise application services and program management. Genpact has offices in China, Mexico, Hungary, Romania and the United States. The company was founded by Pramod Bhasin in 1997 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, India.

The National Research Council provides science, technology and health policy consulting and advice. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Merced Systems, Inc. developed sales performance and service performance management software. The company was founded by Mark Selcow and Matthew Glickman in 2001 and was headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Genpact India Pvt Ltd. provides business process outsourcing services and technology solutions. It services include aftermarket services, direct procurement, human resource services, industrial solutions, information technology managed services, master data management, collections, enterprise application services, information technology services, learning and marcomm services, media services and risk management services. The company was founded by Pramod Bhasin in 1997 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, India.

Fung Global Institute Ltd. is a non-profit company based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong that was founded in 2010 by Kwok King Fung. The Chinese company's main focus is not explicitly stated in the provided metadata, but they are associated with Asia Dialogue, which is a premier forum for constructive dialogue on key issues in Asia.

Sawa Credit, Inc. is a venture-backed startup that has developed a first-of-its-kind community platform to help underserved borrowers build financial health. Sawa is based in Oakland, CA, and the CEO of the company is Charles Phillips. The platform uses behavioral science and machine learning to create a community debt servicing model that rewards individuals for helping others avoid delinquency. The company's goal is to keep liquidity in the community, address wealth disparity, and create an infinitely scalable platform.