James E. LaCrosse

ComData Holdings Corp. provides financial and data transaction services. It offers credit, debit processing and reporting for commercial fleets and merchants, electronic cash, gift and smartchip card programs for retailers and governmental agencies. The company also provides factoring services and legal and logistical consulting services for trucking companies and faciliates quick fuel ups via its point of sale and pay at the pump technologies. It also offers stored-value, payroll, co-branded and gift card programs and credit and debit card processing for retailers. ComData was founded in 1969 and is located in Brentwood, TN.

ICOS Corp. manufactures medications to treat inflammation and other serious diseases. It focuses on the development of treatments for unmet medical conditions such as prostatic hyperplasia, hypertension, pulmonary arterial hypertension, cancer, and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded in 1989 by Christopher Henney and George Rathman and is headquartered in Bothell, WA.

Quintiles Transnational Corp. provides biopharmaceutical development and commercial outsourcing services. It offers product development and integrated healthcare services, including commercial and observational solutions. The company was founded by Dennis B. Gillings and Gary Koch in September 1990 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC engages in the operation of a global contract research organization, which provides drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services. It offers adaptive trial design, bio analytical lab, bio similar development, biostatistics, GMP lab, clinical supplies, trial monitoring, CMC regulatory, data management, dental pain clinic, real-world outcomes, site intelligence and activation, central lab, global regulatory affairs, IRT systems, late stage research, medical communications, device and diagnostics, medical writing, nonclinical development and regulatory consulting and intelligence, regulatory development, innovation and vaccine sciences. The company was founded by Fredric N. Eshelman in 1985 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

Superior Galleries, Inc. sells rare coins, fine art and other rare collectibles. The firm markets its products through auctions, its nationwide sales force, gallery in Beverly Hills and also through the company's website. Superior Galleries was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

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

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

hc1 Insights, Inc. provides healthcare relationship management solutions. Its platform translates data from any source-including LIS and HIS billing-intro patient and provider profiles, dashboards, and real-time alerts. The company was founded by Brad A. Bostic in March 2011 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Mountain Group Capital LLC (Mountain Group Capital) is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Magnolia Marketing Co. provides management consulting services. The private company is based in New Orleans, LA.

Admiral Wine & Liquor Co. is a wholesale distribution of red wine, neutral spirits, ethyl alcohol, wines and distilled liquors. The company is headquartered in Irvington, NJ.

Nusirt Sciences, Inc. manufactures food ingredients for healthcare markets. It has technology platform that uses a patented combination of leucine, an essential amino acid, and existing human medicines. The company was founded by Michael Zemel in 2007 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Clinical Products LLC manufactures and markets nutraceutical snack bars. Its products helps to naturally control hunger, minimize diabetes symptoms, prevent low blood sugar and provide a continuous source of energy for even the most strenuous activities. The company was founded by Vaughn D. Bryson in 1999 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Appello Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a preclinical-stage company focused on advancing novel positive allosteric modulators of mGlu4 for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The company is headquartered in Nashville, TN.