Lauren Farleigh

Plaid, Inc is a financial technology company that provides data connectivity solutions to enable access to financial data from multiple sources. Plaid is based in San Francisco, CA, and has subsidiaries in the Netherlands and the United States. The company empowers innovators by delivering access to the financial system and enables financial advisors and wealth platforms to aggregate held away account information to deliver more holistic financial advice and grow AUM. Plaid's suite of APIs enables companies to easily build great financial products, from accessing detailed transaction history to account verification. The company was founded in 2012 by Zachary Perret and William Hockey, with Zachary Perret serving as the CEO since then.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Quovo, Inc. develops and markets a platform that provides financial analytics, data management, and insights to small- and mid-sized investors. It offers Quovo that automatically fetches, normalizes, and reconciles portfolio data from across financial institutions from retail brokerages to prime brokerages, custodians, and mutual fund families. The company was founded by Lowell Putnam, Michael DelMonte and Niko Karvounis in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Verizon Innovation, Inc. provides maps, directions and location-based services. It serves consumers via online and wireless offerings. It also support developers and businesses by providing a geospatial web services platform and toolset to build mapping applications. The company was founded by Barry Glick, Perry Evans, and Chris Heivly in 1967 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.