Doug Stone

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Ringleader Ventures LLC (Ringleader Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Maddock Mike and Mike Bechtel. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Yankelovich Partners, Inc. is a market research and consulting firm that provides services to clients. The private company is based in Norwalk, CT and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Markitecture LLC engages in the provision of market research and strategy consulting services. It offers public opinion polling services, syndicated, and proprietary forecast studies. The company was founded on December 23, 2002 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Part of Bankers International Financial Corp., Bankers Life Insurance Co. is a life insurance company based in Woodbury, NY. Bankers Life Insurance was acquired by Indianapolis Life Insurance Co. from Southwestern Life Corp. on July 28, 1995 for $35 million.

Homesteaders Life Co. provides insurance and related services to the funeral industry. The company also provides marketing programs, literature, information that informs families about all available options in funeral care. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, IA.

Jenny Life, Inc. provides insurance brokerage services. The company was founded by Chirag R. Pancholi and Lief C. Larson in 2017 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.