Michael Schauer

Xerox Corp. engages in the integration of paper and digital products. The firm offers home, office, office laser, multifunction and all in one printer, digital sheet-fed printing presses and scanner. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

The California Community Foundation provides financial support to charitable causes. It specializes in competitive grant making in arts, education, health care, transition-aged youth and housing and economic development in Los Angeles County; donor advised funds; scholarship funds; field of interest funds and endowment funds. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Ariba, Inc. provides collaborative business commerce solutions. Its solutions include spend and supplier management, spend analysis, financial supply chain management, sourcing, contract management, supply chain collaboration and invoice management. The company was founded by Keith J. Krach, Robert J. Desantis, Paul Hegarty, Edward P. Kinsey, Robert D. Lent, Boris Putanec and Paul C. M. Touw in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

WEDBUSH, Inc. provides financial, securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services. The company was founded by Edward William Wedbush and Robert Werner in 1955 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

IQNavigator, Inc. provides spend management software and managed services that enable global companies to gain visibility and control over a significant and strategic corporate spend category. Its products enable enterprises to intelligently manage and optimize complex services procurement and contingent workforce programs. The company was founded by Brad Weydert, Kieran Brady, Lisa Glinche and John P. Raeder, Jr. in 1999 and is headquartered in Centennial, CO.

Capella is the industry leader of wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADM) and optical cross connect (OXC) applications. Capella's intelligent subsystems provide the best performing wavelength management products on the market offering dynamic, remote reconfigurability with fully integrated optical channel monitoring (OCM), essential technology for next-generation ROADMs. Capella was founded in 2000. Privately held and located in San Jose, California, Capella has a seasoned management team with experience from leading telecom and technology companies. Additionally Capella has an extensive intellectual property portfolio with 27 patents issued and over 30 pending. The company has been funded by leading ventures funds including Formative Ventures, Levensohn Venture Partners, Lucas Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners and Silicon Valley Bank.

Truedemand Software, Inc. provides store-level software as a service based insights and analytics solutions for consumer packaged goods companies. The company was founded by Raymond J. Blanchard and Eric Peters in 2004 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.

Glass, Lewis & Co. LLC (Glass Lewis) is an independent investment research firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2003 by Kevin J. Cameron & Gregory P. Taxin. Glass Lewis provides investment research and advice on proxy votes to institutional investor and?publicly listed?companies. Their clients include pension plans, mutual funds, and asset managers.

Morrison & Foerster LLP is a law firm that provides legal services on various industries, which include: litigation, financial services, intellectual property and technology, and transactional work, such as corporate, capital markets and real estate finance representations. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

LoopNet, Inc. owns and operates online marketplace for commercial real estate. It provides commercial mall services, marketing, technology and commercial research and serves commercial real estate brokers, investors, appraisers and other professionals, viewing information across all property types, including office space, hotels and motels, multifamily apartments, retail space and land for sale. The company was founded by Dennis DeAndre on June 2, 1997 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

CityGrid Media LLC provides local business advertising solutions. The firm offers information on businesses, restaurants, spas, hotels, and retail. It helps people make informed decisions about where to spend their time and money by delivering trusted content, local expertise, and useful tools. The company was founded by Thomas H. Layton, Yen Lee, and Steve Glenn in 1995 and is headquartered in West Hollywood, CA.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP engages in the provision of legal services. Its practices include: antitrust and competition; banking and finance; capital markets; copyright, trademark and false advertising; cyber, privacy and data innovation; employment law and litigation; energy; financial services litigation; global compliance and regulatory, infrastructure; intellectual property; patents; public finance; real estate; securities litigation; supreme court and appellate; tax advocacy; technology transactions; trials; and white collar, investigations, securities litigation and compliance. The company was founded by John R. Garboe in 1863 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Tompkins Associates, Inc. provides business planning, design, and implementation services. It offers growth and business strategy, global supply chain, distribution operations consulting, information technology implementation, material handling integration, and benchmarking services. The company was founded by James A. Tompkins in 1975 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

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

Rustic Canyon Partners(Rustic Canyon Partners) is a venture capital firm founded by Tom Unterman and John Babcock in 1999.The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

USRG Management Co LLC (US Renewables) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by McDermott James Alastair Campbell. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

RealPractice, Inc. provides legal technology products and services. It provides access to execute legal agreements and documents drafted by lawyers, offers court rules and related procedures, and enables attorneys, businesses, and consumers to use legal forms and templates prepared and maintained by attorneys. The company was founded by Rudolph Defelice and John Siegler in 2000 and is headquartered in Venice, CA.

ADP, Inc. provides business outsourcing solutions. It offers human resource, payroll, tax and benefits administration services. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Mandeville, LA.

Vanguard Music & Performing Arts inspires communities and enrich lives by increasing opportunities for participation, education and excellence in the performing arts. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Alpha Edison Management Co. LLC (Alpha Edison Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Pacific Community Ventures LLC (PCV) is a private equity firm founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Rustic Canyon Fontis Capital Management LLC (RC/Fontis) is a private equity subsidiary of Rustic Canyon Partners founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles operates a gallery for contemporary art. It services include collection, presentation, and interpretation of art and to preserving for future generations. The company was founded in 1979 and headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. engags in the production of biofuel from garbage. It designs, develops, owns, and operates facilities that convert sorted, post-recycled municipal solid waste into ethanol. The firm's proprietary thermo chemical process converts municipal solid waste feedstock into ethanol using conventional commercial systems and alcohol synthesis process. The company was founded by James Alastair Campbell McDermott and E. James Macias in July 2007 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

UCLA Technology Development Group (TDG) is an organization that promotes innovation, research, education, and entrepreneurship at UCLA. The private company is based in Los Angeles. The group works to translate UCLA's discoveries into new products and services that create economic value to support the university's scholarly and educational missions. TDG manages a large portfolio of technologies and license agreements and has a rich history of American startup company formation.