A. Michael Spence

Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides network computing infrastructure solutions. It offers its solutions under the Java technology platform, Solaris Operating System, MySQL database management system, Sun StorageTek storage solutions, and UltraSPARC processor brands. The company also develops networking computing products and technologies which include servers, storage, open source software, tools, and training. The company provides solutions to the social networking, entertainment, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, news, energy, and engineering companies. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Siebel Systems, Inc. develops customer relationship management software that automates sales and customer-service operations of large corporations. It products enable companies to distribute customer information to call centers, direct sales teams, resellers, retailers and web-based sales forces. The company was founded in 1993 by Thomas M. Siebel & Patricia A. House and is located in San Mateo, CA

Genpact India Pvt Ltd. provides business process outsourcing services and technology solutions. It services include aftermarket services, direct procurement, human resource services, industrial solutions, information technology managed services, master data management, collections, enterprise application services, information technology services, learning and marcomm services, media services and risk management services. The company was founded by Pramod Bhasin in 1997 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, India.

Merced Systems, Inc. developed sales performance and service performance management software. The company was founded by Mark Selcow and Matthew Glickman in 2001 and was headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

The National Research Council provides science, technology and health policy consulting and advice. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Stanford Management Co. (SMC) is the investment office of Stanford University, a private research university headquartered in Stanford, California. The firm was founded in 1991 and invests the Endowment and other financial assets to provide long-term support to the University. SMC provides expert investment management and stewardship of the Merged Pool, which includes substantially all of Stanford’s investable endowment assets. They are overseen by a Board of Directors appointed by the University Board of Trustees.

Fung Global Institute Ltd. is a non-profit company based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong that was founded in 2010 by Kwok King Fung. The Chinese company's main focus is not explicitly stated in the provided metadata, but they are associated with Asia Dialogue, which is a premier forum for constructive dialogue on key issues in Asia.

General Atlantic LLC (General Atlantic) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Charles F. Feeney. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Sawa Credit, Inc. is a venture-backed startup that has developed a first-of-its-kind community platform to help underserved borrowers build financial health. Sawa is based in Oakland, CA, and the CEO of the company is Charles Phillips. The platform uses behavioral science and machine learning to create a community debt servicing model that rewards individuals for helping others avoid delinquency. The company's goal is to keep liquidity in the community, address wealth disparity, and create an infinitely scalable platform.