Christopher G. Brown

CardinalCommerce Corp. provides payment authentication and ecommerce security services. The firm's SafeCloud SaaS software platforms for merchants, banks, processors and transaction supply chain providers create friction-free interoperability among otherwise disparate and incompatible operating systems. Its solutions enable authenticated payments, secure transactions, and alternative payment brands for eCommerce and mobile commerce internationally. The company was founded by Michael A. Keresman, III, Chandra Balasubramanian and Francis M. Sherwin on April 1, 1999 and is headquartered in Mentor, OH.

Mercer LLC provides human resources and staffing consulting services. Its services include retirement plans, health and benefits, investments, merger and acquisitions, and human capital services. It focuses on advising clients on the financial, cultural, and talent aspects of human capital issues in corporate and private equity transactions, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, spin-offs, start-ups, and business transformations. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Buck Global LLC engages in the provision of human resource-focused consulting and technology services to mid- to large-sized companies and government agencies. It offers consulting for employee retirement programs, compliance, recruiting, and talent management, and benefits administration. The company was founded by George Buck Sr. in 1916 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

BlueKnight Energy Partners LP engages in the operation of independent asphalt facilities. It provides integrated terminalling services for companies engaged in the production, distribution, and handling of liquid asphalt. The company was founded on February 22, 2007 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.