Kelly A. Smith

Ping Identity Corp. engages in the provision of cloud-based identity security and management solutions. Its identity and access management platform gives enterprise customers and employees one-click access to any application from any device. The firm offers its services to the aerospace, automobile, banking, finance and communication sectors. The company was founded by Bryan Field-Elliot and Andre Durand in 2002 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Diageo North America, Inc. produces, markets and sells alcoholic beverages. Its brands include Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Jose Cuervo, Crown Royal, Tanqueray, Guinness, Chateau and Estate Wines. The company was founded on September 17, 1982 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

PowerReviews, Inc. provides customer reviews and social commerce solutions. The firm’s solutions include ratings and reviews, visual and social, questions and answers, influencer and sampling, and intelligence suite. The company was founded by Andrew Chen and Robert Chea in 2005 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

JAMF Software LLC engages in the development of an enterprise management software for the Apple platform. Its products include Jamf Pro, Jamf Now, Jamf School, Jamf Connect, and Jamf Protect. The company was founded by Zach Halmstad and Chip Pearson in 2002 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Continental Grain Co. operates as a grain trading firm. Its products include animal feed, wheat flour and poultry products. The firm supplies poultry products to the restaurant chains, frozen food makers and retail companies. The company was founded by Simon Fribourg in 1813 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Lakeview Technology, Inc. provides information technology solutions. It develops and markets data replication software under the MIMIX and OmniReplicator brands. The company serves the health care, telecommunication, and transportation sectors in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Lakeview Technology was founded in 1990 by William C. Merchantz and is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

Capital One LLC is a real estate development company. The private company is based in Las Vegas, NV and has subsidiaries in United States.

CollabNet, Inc. provides software development solutions for software-driven organizations. The firm’s products include ALM connect, cloudforge, continuum, giteye, scrumworks pro, subversionedge, teamforge, teamforge SCM, versionone editions and versionone. It also offers product consulting and implementation, agile consulting and transformation services. The company was founded by William J. Portelli and Brian Behlendorf in 1999 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Intel Capital Corp (Intel Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Intel Corp founded in 1991 by Les Vadasz, and Avram Miller. The firm is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

Vista Equity Partners Management LLC (VEP) is a private equity firm founded in the year 2000 by Robert Frederick Smith, Stephen J. Davis and Brian Niranjan Sheth. The firm is headquartered in Austin with an additional offices in Oakland, Chicago, New York and San Francisco .

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Clif Bar & Co. produces and markets candy and other confectionery products. It offers products through direct and online retailers in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The firm's products include energy & nutrition bars for women and kids, as well as sweet & salty mix bars. The company was founded in 1992 by Kathleen Crawford and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA

SilkRoad Technology, Inc. provides cloud-based social talent management software. It offers global client services, recruiting, and onboarding solution services. The company was founded by Andrew Filipowski, Brian Platz and Matthew Roszak in May 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Winston Brands, Inc. is a multi-channel, direct-to-consumer firm. It is an internet retailer that offers products for home and garden, health and beauty, and apparel and accessories. The company was founded by Todd Lustbader in 1997 and is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, IL.

Silkroad Technology, Inc. provides cloud-based end-to-end talent management solutions. Its human resource solutions include global client services, recruiting, onboarding, learning & performance. The company was founded by Andrew J. Filipowski, Brian Platz and Chauncey Kupferschmid in 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Integral Ad Science, Inc. provides a media valuation platform for buying and selling media. Its services include brands, agencies, publishers and AD Tech. The firm serves the advertising industry. The company was founded by Helene Monat, Will Luttrell, Bryan St. John, and Kent Wakeford in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sapphire Ventures LLC (Sapphire Ventures) is a private equity and venture capital firm, subsidiary of SAP Ventures Investment GmbH founded in 1996 by R. Douglas Higgins and Andreas Markus Weiskam. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Jibe, Inc. provides cloud-based recruiting technology solutions that make recruiting about people, not process. Its recruiting platform simplifies job distribution, enables mobile recruiting, turns data into decisions, engages the passive candidate, optimizes the candidate experience and referral process and leverages social networks. The company was founded by Joe Essenfeld in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mediaocean LLC engages in the development and provision of advertising software and computing services. It offers planning and reporting, digital media buying, traditional media buying, ad sales and operations, time and cost, block chain for media, API platform, and local television media management. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Capital One Financial Corp., Finnoble Solutions, Inc. provides banking services. The company is based in San Mateo, CA. The company was founded by Joshua Greenough. Finnoble Solutions was acquired by Capital One Digital Innovation Lab on May 07, 2012.

Triple Lift, Inc. is an ad tech company, which engages in the provision of advertising, analytics, and publishing data for ecommerce sites. Its products include in-feed native, OTT, branded content, branded video, in-stream viideo, display, and crative gallery. The company was founded by Eric Z. Berry, Ari Lewine, and Shaun Zacharia in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Convercent, Inc. engages in the provision of a software-as-a-service platform for corporate compliance and ethics management. It offers ethics and compliance solutions including anti-corruption, board reporting, data privacy, conflicts of interest, and advisory services. The company was founded by Barclay Friesen, Patrick Quinlan, and Philip Winterburn in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Scoutit, Inc. develops mobile applications for online shopping. The firm offers infoscout insights, targeted surveys, and custom studies. The company was founded by Jared Schrieber and Jon Brelig in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Focal Ventures (Focal) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Daniel Darling. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

The Economic Club of Chicago provides platform to discuss economic, business and social issues. The company was founded by Lucius Teter in 1927 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Narvar, Inc. operates as an online platform that provides shipping and delivery solutions to retailers. The firms platform allows retailers to extend their brand by post-purchasing from consideration to fulfillment and beyond, deliver real-time tracking information and engage customers with space to collect feedback, provide relevant marketing and surface social content. The company was founded by Amit Sharma and Haamid Ali in 2012 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.