Ian Cook

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is an independent philanthropic organization headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1972 and is dedicated solely to health. RWJF funds a wide array of programs which are working to help build a national Culture of Health.

Equitable Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Equitable Distribution Holding Corp., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). Equitable Advisors provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks or thrift institutions, corporations and other business entities, and pension and profit-sharing plans.

TD Ameritrade, Inc. is an investment brokerage firm headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. They are a subsidiary of TD Ameritrade Online Holdings Corp., ultimately owned by The Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW). The firm was founded in 1975 and provides online brokerage services to their clients. Customers can manage their investment portfolios via the Internet as well as through personal digital assistants, wireless phone services and interactive voice recognition systems.

SMARTANALYST, Inc. provides outsourced research, analytics, and decision support services. It specializes in gene therapy, biomarkers, vaccines and biosimilars. The firm caters advertising agencies, banking institutions and investment firms, hedge funds and marketing consultancies. The company was founded by Ranjit Shastri, James Goldberg and Manu Bammi in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Veritas Energy Management LLC operates oil and natural gas properties. The private company is based in Dallas.

Founded in 1985, HEI Hospitality LLC is a private equity firm located in Norwalk, Connecticut with an additional office in Scottsdale, Arizona. The firm seeks to provide consistent, risk-adjusted returns to institutional investors, which include several prestigious university endowments. Their managed funds include: the HEI Hospitality Fund LP, the HEI Hospitality Fund II LP and the HEI Hospitality Fund III LP. HEI also owns 2 hotels in a joint venture with Prudential Real Estate Investors

Hunt Valley Wealth (HVW) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The firm was founded by Patrick Horan in 1995 as Horan & Associates Financial Advisors Ltd. and subsequently became Horan Capital Management LLC in 2005. They changed their name into Hunt Valley Wealth in 2022. HVW provides wealth management solutions to individuals, pension plans, profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Pyramid Advisors LLC provides hotel, project, and asset management services. The company offers acquisition, sales & marketing, accounting, finance, human resources, and information technology services. It also manages hotel heal estate assets. The firm was founded in 1999 and is located in Boston, MA.

Macquarium, Inc. (Macquarium Intelligent Communications) provides web development and consulting services. The company offers services such as enterprise portals, content management, interactive marketing, eLearning, eCommerce and animation. It also develops e-learning programs and offers content management services. Its client list includes Coca Cola, Cingular Wireless and Baylor Health Care System. Macquarium was founded by Marc F. Adler in 1991 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. LLC owns and operates hotels and resorts. It offers spa, weddings, and meeting centers as well as cards and certificates. The company was founded by Colgate Holmes, Horst Schulze, Joe Freni, Ed Staros and Herve Humler in 1983 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

EMC Meetings & Events provides meeting and hospitality management solutions. It specializes in total meeting management including, site inspection and selection arrangement, contract management, housing, registration and on-site meeting logistic solutions. The company was founded by Jody Wallace in 2001 and is headquartered in Annapolis, MD.

CSFC Management Co LLC (CapitalSpring) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Richard Fitzgerald and Christopher Unrath. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Thayer Ventures Management Co LLC (Thayer Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Thayer Lodging Group founded in 2009 by Lucien ruby. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

AZ Crown Investments LLC (AZ Crown Investments) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Eric Crown and Tim Crown. The firm is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.

Highgate Hotels LP provides real estate investment and hospitality management services. The firm's diversified brand affiliations include Hilton, Westin, Hyatt, Doubletree, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Crowne Plaza, Wyndham, Courtyard and Marriott. The company was founded by Mahmood Jaffer Khimji in 1988 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Infor, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions and services. It offers Infor CloudSuite, Infor Coleman, Infor Birst, Infor Nexus, and Infor Process Intelligence platforms. It serves the consumer, discrete, energy and natural resources, hospitality, public sector, service, and growth industries. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Foothills Petroleum, Inc. engages in oil and gas exploration and producing activities. It is currently focused on acquiring producing properties in the Rocky Mountain and Mid-Continent regions. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Foothills Exploration Operating, Inc. operates as an investment holding company. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

Foothills Exploration LLC owns, operates and leases oil and gas exploration properties. The company is headquartered in Sheridan, WY.

Part of Foothills Exploration, Inc., Foothills Petroleum Operating, Inc. engages in drilling of oil and gas wells. The company is based in New Orleans.

Ares Management LP is an American company that provides asset management services. The private company is based in Los Angeles and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom. The company was founded by Michael J. Arougheti, David A. Sachs.

SecondSight is a company that is revolutionizing the cyber insurance industry by providing true digital risk transparency across the insurance industry data pipeline. SecondSight is based in Bloomington, IN and is led by a seasoned leadership team with deep experience in data science, insurance, and asset management backgrounds from Allstate, Bridgewater Associates, Cloudera, and Informatica. The company's AI-powered cyber underwriting bridges the gap between the digital world and insurance, re-imagining how digital risk is discovered, quantified, hedged, and insured. The company is expanding their platform roadmap, organization, and market penetration following their fall 2022 seed financing. The company was founded by Reuben Vandeventer, who has been the CEO since incorporation.