Donna Sturgess

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. provides specialty formulations of human milk for the nutritional needs of premature and critically ill infants. Its products include Prolact+ H2MF, Prolact+4, Prolact+6, Prolact+8, Prolact+10 and Neo20. The company was founded by Elena Taggart Medo in1999 and is headquartered in Duarte, CA.

Intellirod Spine, Inc. develops a wireless implantable microelectronic lumbar spine fusion sensor. Its strain monitoring system allows spine surgeons to assess the strain on implanted spinal fusion rods and provide evidence of rod loads indicative of loosening or increased load sharing as fusion progresses. The firm’s intellirod system provides postoperative data complementing surgeon data currently collected from flexion extension x-rays and costly high radiation CT scans. The company was founded by William P. Hnat, John F. Naber, Rolando M. Puno, Michael Voor and Kevin M. Walsh in 2003 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

Zadspace, Inc. provides advertising technology solutions. Its technology and methodology allows users to place hyper-targeted messages direct to consumer packages sent by etailers and catalogs. The company was founded by James Chen-Hwa Ho and Todd Avery Outten in January 2006 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Boka Sciences, Inc provides biotechnology services. It develops human hydration assessment tests using biomarkers. The company was founded by Andrew Byars and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

DFJ Frontier Management Company LLC (DFJ Frontier) is a venture capital subsidiary of Draper Fisher Jurvetson International, Inc. founded in 2002 by Scott Lenet and David Cremin. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Interbrand Corp. provides integrated marketing and advertising services. It offers research and identity consulting along with design services to extend the brand experience through packaging, logos and marketing collateral. The firm also provides brand valuation and alignment services. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

CoupSmart, Inc. provides computer software solutions. It specializes in social media marketing, digital compaigns, data analytics, customer loyalty, social commerce and digital coupons. The company was founded by Blake Shipley in 2009 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Bases Group provides market research services. The company is headquartered in Covington, KY.

Maple Knoll Communities, Inc. provides elder and child care services. It services include exceptional retirement communities of Maple Knoll Village and the Knolls of Oxford, Maple Knoll Outreach Services for Seniors, three affordable HUD Senior Living Residences and Maple Knoll Home Health services. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Bob Sumerel Tire Co., Inc. distributes tires and auto parts to commercial, retail and wholesale markets. The firm’s products include batteries, hoses, belts, shocks, and struts. It offers wiper blades, alignment, tire repair, wheel customizing, air conditioning, and radiator services. The firm was founded by Robert B. Sumerel in 1968 and is headquartered in Erlanger, KY.

Part of Matthews International Corp., Lipson Associates, Inc. is a company that provides advertising and marketing consulting services. The company is based in Cincinnati, OH. Lipson Associates was acquired by Schawk, Inc. on October 19, 2011 for $25 million.

Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is a global organization founded in 1954 by Kenneth S. Berryman and David H. Brenner. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. The company's mission is to drive middle-market growth and it serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders, and advisers to growing middle-market companies. The company's core focus is on middle-market M&A, with more than 25 years of sell-side and buy-side advisory experience, closing more than 200 transactions with a combined value of more than $1 billion. The company also publishes Middle Market Growth, the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth, which includes a print magazine, website, weekly e-newsletter, and daily newsfeed. The CEO of the company since 2019 is Brent A. Baxter.

New York Institute of Credit is a non-profit organization that operates as an educator to the financial community. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Turnaround Management Association is a organization that provides turnaround management, corporate restructuring and distressed investing services. Its members include turnaround practitioners, attorneys, accountants, investors, lenders, venture capitalists, appraisers, liquidators, executive recruiters, and consultants, as well as academic, government, and judicial employees. The company was founded by Thomas J. Allison, Jay Alix, C. Charles Bahr, Jacques H. Belet, Donald B. Bibeault, Gary Brooks Gerald, P. Buccino, John Butler, Melanie Rovner Cohen, John M. Collard, Marvin A. Davis, Peter Dusenberre, Timothy F. Finley, Kenneth E. Glass, Frank Grisanti, David Hansing, William J. Hass, Thomas D. Hays, William K. Marrinan, F. Richard Matthews, Kevin McConnaghy, Gilbert C. Osnos, Victor Palmieri, Peter Pellitier, Sanford C. Sigoloff, Jack R. Stone, James Sullivan, Rollie Tillman, Peter Tourtellot, John Whitney and Carl M. Youngman in 1991 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

MorrisAnderson & Associates Ltd. engages in providing financial and operational advices. It offers services to business owners, lenders, private investors, legal teams, and creditor committees. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Lakeside Advisors, Inc. (Lakeside) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was co-founded by Robert E. Frey and David M. Weinstein in 1984 as Financial Planning Resources, Inc. Lakeside provides portfolio management services to individual investors, corporations, trusts and retirement plans.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Hakuhodo, Inc. engages in the management and operation of advertising agencies. It provides strategic planning, customer marketing, creatives, corporate communications, and research services. The company was founded by Hironao Seki on October 6, 1895 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Classroom Connect, Inc. provides professional development programs and online instructional materials for K-12 education. The firm helps teachers to become better teachers by engaging them in their own learning and inspiring positive change in the classroom. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Brisbane, CA

Skincential Sciences, Inc. is engaged in skin care industry. Its products include refining pen and resurfacing gel. The company was founded by Samir Mitragotri and Russ Lebovitz and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Southern Cross Venture Partners Pty Ltd (Southern Cross) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Bob Christiansen. The firm is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Onsert Media Group, Inc. provides advertising services. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Gideon Hixon Ventures (Gideon Hixon) is an venture capital firm founded in 1990 by Eric Hixon. The firm is headquartered in Summerland, California.

Part of Steel Partners Holdings LP, Cogent Data Technologies, Inc. makes computer networking equipment. The company is based in Friday Harbor, WA. Cogent Data Technologies was acquired by Adaptec, Inc. on September 20, 1996 for $65 million.