Erin M. Gardiner

Part of Syntax Systems Ltd., Syntax, Inc. is a company that provides software development services. The company is based in Eustis, FL.

Daniel J. Edelman Holdings, Inc. provides public relations services. It operates a PR-centric portfolio of interdependent companies that include Edelman; Zeno; United Entertainment Group; Assembly; Edible, krispr, Revere, CREAM Events and Salutem. The firm’s areas of practice include Brand, Corporate, Digital, Public Affairs, Crisis and Risk and Business + Social Purpose. It offers expertise in energy, financial services, food and beverage, health and technology sectors. The company was founded by Daniel J. Edelman in 1952 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Seed Lab LLC (The Seed Lab) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Jesse Warner Cole, Stephen Ippolito and George Ronald Hornig. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Merchants Preferred Insurance Services, Inc. provides insurance services. The company is headquartered in Erie, PA.

Pinebridge Investments Holdings US LLC engages in investment management services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

FCB Health provides advertising services and marketing programs. It sells its clients products and building brands. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Zeno Group, Inc. provides public relations and communications services. Its services include media relations and news jacking; influencer mapping and engagement; social media strategy and execution; community management; analyst relations; and multi-media content production and marketing. The company was founded by Daniel J. Edelman on February 5, 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum Operates and maintains planetarium and museum. It provides astronomy education for students, adults and families through variety of lectures and special events. The company was founded by Max Adler in 1930 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

KfW provides housing-related loans, grants, and financing services. The firm offers financing for infrastructure projects for municipalities, global funding to regional development agencies and financial institutions, and export and project finance. It also promotes small and medium-sized enterprises, business founders, start-ups, self-employed professionals, and developing and transition countries. The company was founded on November 18, 1948 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Alliance Ventures LLC (Kodem Growth Partners) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Avi Amiel Lindenbaum. The firm is headquartered in New York.

AnchorFree, Inc. provides online privacy and security solutions for internet users, advertisers, and publishers. The company was founded by Peter Hoag, David Gorodyansky, and Eugene Malobrodsky in 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

ASAPP, Inc. develops software that enables automation and work simplification. It offers product research in the field of artificial intelligence. The company was founded by Gustavo Sapoznik in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Samsung Group manufactures passive, discrete semiconductor devices and integrated circuits. It also makes dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), other memory chips and electronic products including LCD panels, DVD players, and cellular phones. The company was founded in 1938 and is located in Seoul, South Korea.

BDT Capital Partners LLC (BDT Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of BDT & MSD Partners LLC founded in 2009 by Bryan Trott. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Part of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Lufthansa Innovation Hub GmbH provides deep sea freight transportation services. The company is based in Berlin, Germany.

The Institute for Strategic Dialogue is an organization that focuses on developing policy and operational responses to address the challenges of violent extremism and inter-communal conflict activities. The non-profit company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 2006 by Sasha Havlicek, who has been the CEO since 2006.

Ripple Labs, Inc. engages in the development of virtual currency and open source payments systems. The firm offers blockchain technology for payments. The company was founded by Christopher A. Larsen, Arthur Britto, and Jed Mccaleb on December 21, 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Spitzberg Partners LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in New York, NY.

USHEALTH Group, Inc. provides insurance products. Its products include premierchoice, secure advantage, securedental, premiervision, medguard, life protector, accident protector, income protector, essential health benefit and ppo networks. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

aPriori Capital Partners LP (aPriori Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1985 by Susan C. Schnabel and Colin Taylor. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Unity Mutual Life Insurance Co. provides life insurance and financial services. The company was founded on January 1, 2005 and is headquartered in Syracuse, NY.

Credit Suisse AG is an investment management firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1856 and was acquired by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) from Credit Suisse Group AG in 2023. Credit Suisse manages global and regional portfolios, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles for governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide. They also offer private banking and wealth management, investment banking, and corporate and business support services.

Cleantech Group LLC develops and markets clean technologies as an investment category. It offers research and data, innovation pipeline, executive search and many more services. The firm provides solutions for investors, entrepreneurs, enterprises, service providers and economic development agencies. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

PineBridge Investments LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pinebridge Investments Holdings (US) LLC, ultimately held by Chiltonlink Ltd. in British Virgin Islands. PineBridge Investments provides investment management/advisory services to predominantly sophisticated institutional and ultra-high net worth individual clients. Clients can opt to invest through separately managed accounts, mutual funds, and other pooled vehicles.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Corp. is a company based in New York, NY.