Chiaki Nishino

Michaels Stores, Inc. owns and operates a chain of specialty retail stores. It provides arts, crafts, framing, floral, home décor and seasonal merchandise for the hobbyist and do-it-yourself home decorator. The firm's crafting classes, in-store events, project sheets and displays, mobile applications and on-line videos; they offer a shopping experience that can inspire creativity and confidence in their customers' artistic abilities. The company was founded by Michael J. Dupey in 1983 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

LLR Management, LP is a private equity firm founded in the year 1999 by Howard Ross, Ira Mark Lubert and Seth Lehr. The firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Merkle, Inc. operates as a customer relationship marketing agency services. It offers consulting, marketing technology, data and analytics and digital agency services. The firm serves the financial, travel, retail, media, health, and insurance industries. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

Columbia Equity Partners is a Private Equity firm founded in 1994 by Manny Rubio. The firm is headquartered in Seattle.

Norwood Systems Pty Ltd. engages in the provision of voice, messaging, and data services. Its products include World Voicemail, Phone, Message, Secure, and Wi-Fi; SecondLine; and Corona Cloud. Its solutions include telcos, emergency and financial services, and government. The company was founded by Paul Ostergaard and David Wilson in 1999 and is headquartered in Nedlands, Australia.

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.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (Australia) provides accounting and legal services. It offers asset management, consulting, indigenous consulting, and tax services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Barangaroo, Australia.

Accenture Australia Ltd. provides management consulting, technology and outsourcing services. It offers customer relationship management, finance management, human resources management, marketing sciences, service management and supply chain management services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in North Sydney, Australia.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest HR association with almost 325,000 members. The non-profit company is based in Alexandria, VA and has subsidiaries in India and the United States. The company aims to create better workplaces and address critical issues affecting society that impact work. Johnny C. Taylor has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure conducts research for breast cancer treatment. It is an non-profit organization engages in breast cancer cure research and fund raising activities. The company was founded by Nancy Goodman Brinker in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

SearchForce, Inc. provides digital advertising services. The private company is based in San Mateo, CA.

Zinio LLC operates as a digital publishing technology company. Its product ZINIO PRO converts print magazines to digital content through a SaaS platform that converts PDF to XML. The company was founded by Richard A. Maggiotto, Kevin B. McCurdy and John Kelleher in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

FF Venture Capital LLC (FF Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by John Frankel. The firm is headquartered in New York.

National Gallery Co. Ltd. is the trading arm of the National Gallery. Its primary purpose is to generate income for the National Gallery and the National Gallery Trust through a number of commercial operations. The company runs the gallery shops located within the gallery and online. Its products include print on demand, posters, postcards, accessories, artists’ materials, calendars and diaries, luxury flowers, stationery, and home-wares & gifts. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Two Sigma Ventures LP (Two Sigma Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Two Sigma Investments LP founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Prophet Brand Strategy Ltd. provides brand and marketing consultancy services. The company was founded on February 25, 2002 and is headquartered in Tunbridge Wells, the United Kingdom.

Brightlane Ventures LLC (Brightlane Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Anish Patel. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Growth Mantra Pty Ltd. is an Australian company that combines creative marketing with management consulting. The private company is based in Sydney, Australia, and the CEO of the company is Simon Corah. The company uses insights grounded in future trends, data, and customer behavior to deliver innovation and implement it in the market at speed. The company's unique approach seamlessly combines senior people with diverse points-of-view, challenging creative approaches, rigorous methodology, and ways of working, with advanced tools and techniques that provide deep insights.

Sterling Partners Equity Advisors LLC is a private equity firm. The private company is based in Chicago, IL. The CEO of the company is Jeff Elburn.

Access Holdings Management Co. LLC (Access Holdings Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Kevin McAllister. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Wingtra AG develops, manufactures and commercializes drones that collects survey-grade aerial data. Its WingtraOne is a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAV that enables data collection for various industries. Its product has applications in surveying & GIS, agriculture, mining & aggregates and construction. The company was founded by Basil Weibel, Elias Kleimann and Maximilian Boosfeld in 2014 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Stellar Labs, Inc. provides sourcing, pricing, booking, payment, and analytics solutions. The company was founded by David Fox and Paul C. M. Touw in 2016 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Part of Met Financial Corp, Metropolitan Bank is a provider of banking services. The company is based in Oakland, CA.