Brian Youngblood

RyMed Technologies, Inc. develops and markets safety products for intravenous catheter care management. The private company is based in Franklin, TN.

Certes Networks, Inc. provides solutions for encrypting sensitive traffic over data networks. It offers multi-layer encryption and policy and key management solutions for securing wide area networks, and enable secure connectivity to private and public clouds. The firm provides its solutions for protecting data in financial services, healthcare, government, utilities, telecommunications, and education industries. The company was founded in 2000 by Dennis Toothman and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Blocksom & Co. manufactures and distributes natural fiber products. The firm’s products include air filters, packaging, upholstery, roof saver attic ridge vent, evaporative cooling, fish farming, sediment and erosion control and roof drain filter. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Michigan City, IN.

The Everest Group, Inc. is a private company based in Streamwood, IL. The company provides customer experience management research to service providers, supports technology leaders by delivering insights, and explores how GBS/shared services/GICs are evolving to build strategic capabilities to deliver business outcomes. Additionally, the company offers industry-leading research on application services, digital services, and cloud and infrastructure services to help enterprises optimize value from their business-critical applications and mature their IT operations in an era of relentless technology disruption. The CEO of the company is Fred Kaplan.

Import Merchandising Concepts specializes in custom-ordered cabinets at competitive prices. The American company works with Georgetown Building Solutions to provide their customers with high-quality cabinetry.

Valid Systems, Inc. provides custom analytical modeling for real-time payment decisions. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Diagnostics Direct, Inc. operates as a medical supply store. The private company is based in Youngstown, OH.

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