J. Graeme McWhirter

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

General Catalyst Partners LLC provides venture capital services. The company was founded by Joel E. Cutler, David J. Orfao, David P. Fialkow and John G. Simon in 2000 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Jana Mobile, Inc. operates a mobile technology platform. Its offers mCent, member-facing platform wherein individuals can discover content that has been targeted to client and share personal data with brands. The company was founded by Nathan Eagle and Benjamin Olding in 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Catalina Labs, Inc. develops a connected home management platform.

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary & Secondary Education is responsible for overseeing the public K-12 education system in the state. The private company is based in Malden, MA. The company's goal is to prepare all students for success after high school. The public school students in Massachusetts are leading the nation in reading and math and are at the top internationally in reading, science, and math according to the national and international PISA assessments.

Modernatx, Inc. develops messenger RNA therapeutics. Its vivo drug technology that produces human proteins, antibodies and entirely novel protein constructs inside patient cells, which are in turn secreted or active intracellularly. The company was founded by Derrick J. Rossi, Doug G. Cole, Doug G. Cole, Robert S. Langer, Jr., Noubar Afeyan, and Kenneth R. Chien in 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Pathfinder specializes in market research, business intelligence, and business strategy services. It serves all facets of clients’ business including: operations, product development, sales and marketing, by guiding business forward through: market research, business intelligence, data analytics, actionable insights, and strategic planning. The company is headquartered in Orchard Park, NY.

L2, Inc. provides digital innovation services. Its products are L2 Digital IQ Index, includes sector-specific research to help brands understand how digital is impacting their industry, and a comprehensive, customized Deep Dive into a brand’s performance relative to competitors and Intelligence Modules with insights on digital topics. The company was founded by Scott Galloway and Maureen Mullen in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Anaconda, Inc. develops open source analytics platform. Its products are Anaconda Distribution and Anaconda Enterprise. The company was founded by Travis Oliphant, Hugo Shi, and Peter Wang in 2012 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Section4, Inc. engages in technology industry. The firm provides business education services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Zorus, Inc. provides cloud based cyber security services. Its services include building and deploying enterprise-grade technologies for small and medium sized businesses. The company was founded by Greg Gage in 2017 and is headquartered in Monroe, CT.

Casana Care, Inc. develops cardiovascular monitoring devices. The company was founded by Nicholas J. Conn and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Synaptic Digital, Inc. provides web-based video marketing and distribution services. Its services include satellite media tours, radio media tours, narrative marketing, interactive news releases, public service announcements, media relations and distribution, digital distribution and social engagement. The company was founded by Andrew Heyward and Shoba Purushothaman on April 4, 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ABC, Inc. operates as a media company. It owns and operates television networks and radio stations. The company was founded by Leonard H. Goldenson and is headquartered in New York, NY.

General Catalyst LLC (General Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Joel Cutler, David Fialkow, Bill Fitzgerald, David Orfao and John Simon. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Lumentus, Inc. is a digital communications agency that operates to provide digital communication services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Adam Selig, Laurence Moskowitz. Laurence Moskowitz has been the CEO since incorporation.

Lumentus Lightbox LLC is a private company that provides a first-of-its-kind SaaS platform called Lightbox Search. The company is based in New York, NY. The platform is designed to help corporations, organizations, and high-profile executives and politicians to understand how audiences identify or view them or their brands online. Lightbox Search combines a host of complex analytics used by search engine professionals, along with artificial intelligence and proprietary algorithms, and makes them accessible and actionable for public relations, marketing, reputation management, and corporate communications professionals. The company was founded in 2009 by Laurence Moskowitz. Laurence Moskowitz has been the CEO since 2009.

Companion Life Insurance Co. provides individual life, annuity, and group life insurance plans. It is specialized in employee benefit plans including life, dental, disability, and accidental death coverage. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

Tashlik, Kreutzer, Goldwyn & Crandell PC is a private company based in Great Neck, NY.

Experience, Inc. provides web-based recruiting software and services. It also provides the latest marketplace insights for students, recent college graduates and industry veterans. The company was founded by Jennifer Floren in 1996 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Digitas, Inc. provides digital and interactive marketing services to the Internet-based and e-commerce companies. The company also provides cross-channel communications to clients. Its services include customer acquisition, cross-sell, loyalty, affinity and customer care operations. The company was founded by Robert L. Cosinuk in 1999 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Dow Jones & Co., Inc publishes financial information and news. It offers news through newspapers, newswires, websites, apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, conferences and more. The firm?s premier brands include The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and SmartMoney. The company was founded by Edward Davis Jones, Charles Henry Dow and Charles Milford Bergstresser in 1882 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Forum Mondial de L'Economie engages in the foremost political, business and cultural organizations to shape global, regional and industry agendas. The company was founded by Klaus Schwab in 1971 and is headquartered in Cologny, Switzerland.

Shelter Capital Partners LLC (Shelter Capital Partners) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Michael A. Woronoff. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

ProPublica, Inc. operates as an independent and non-profit online news organization that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. It offers news applications, graphics, databases, and tools covering various areas, such as floods, body scanners, buying votes, dialysis, dragnets, examining Medicare, bailout, stimulus, fracking, guns, injection wells, insult to injury, internships, nursing homes, overdose, patient safety, policing patient privacy, post mortem, redistricting, restraints, segregation, tainted drywall, temp land, drone claims, prescribers, and tobacco debt. The company was founded by Paul E. Steiger in October 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.