Thomas Heller

Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a privately-held investment management firm now structured as a family office, but which was once a hedge fund manager. The firm was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in New York City. SFM serves as the principal asset manager for the Open Society Foundations (Open Society) – a private funder of independent groups that works for justice, democratic governance, and human rights.

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation (dba Hewlett Foundation) is a nonpartisan, private charitable foundation headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The foundation was founded in 1966 by engineer and entrepreneur William R. Hewlett and his wife, Flora Lamson Hewlett, with their eldest son, Walter Hewlett. Hewlett Foundation provides grants to a broad range of institutions across the globe to help people build better lives.

LabNow, Inc. manufactures medical, dental and hospital equipment and supplies pharmaceutical products. The company was founded on February 20, 2004 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Current Media, Inc. operates a cable television network and a website that distribute viewer-created content as well as internally developed and acquired content that is relevant to young adults. CurrentTV was launched in August 2005 and provides news, information and lifestyle entertainment. Programming is presented in 2 to 10 minute video segments rather than half-hour or one hour blocks. Nearly one-third of the content is created by viewers. Current.com, launched in October 2007, delivers news, information and entertainment content and serves as a connection to programming on CurrentTV. It is also a platform for collaborative media production. During 2007, advertising accounted for 16% of revenue and affiliate fees accounted for 84% of revenue. Affiliate fees are derived from long-term distribution agreements with cable, satellite and telecommunications operators who pay a monthly fee for each subscriber household that receives CurrentTV. There are over 50 million subscriber households in the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Current Media was founded in September 2002 by Albert Gore Jr. and Joel Hyatt and is located in San Francisco, CA

Part of Vector Group Ltd., Western Union Corp. is a company that provides telegraph services. The company is based in Upper Saddle River, NJ. The company was founded by Mark C. Perlberg.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

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.

ChrysCapital Management Co (ChrysCapital) is a private equity subsidiary of The Results Cos LLC, founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Ebene, Mauritius.

YellowBrix, Inc. provides content analytics, syndication and management technologies. It offers business, industry, current-awareness and financial markets news and general consumer information for websites, intranets, wireless devices and telephony services requiring real-time information. The company was founded on April 16, 1999 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

The Bridgespan Group provides management strategies and tools. Its services include consulting to nonprofits and philanthropists, leadership development support, and developing and sharing insights. The company was founded by Thomas J. Tierney and Jeffrey L. Bradach and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Blue River Capital Advisors (India) LLP (Blue River Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Muneesh Chawla and Shujaat Khan. The firm is headquartered in Gurgaon, India.

KMC Constructions Ltd. engages in infrastructure development, management, and construction services. It offers roads, power, waste management and railways. The company was founded by M. Raja Mohan Reddy in 1970 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, India.

Human Rights Watch is one of the world's leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, they give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes. Their rigorous, objective investigations and strategic, targeted advocacy build intense pressure for action and raise the cost of human rights abuse. For 30 years, Human Rights Watch has worked tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep-rooted change and has fought to bring greater justice and security to people around the world.

Silvaris Corp. operates a web-based trading platform for buying, selling, storing, and transporting lumber, panels, and building products. The private company is based in Seattle, WA.

Stephen Norris & Co. Capital Partners(Stephen Norris Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Asia Society is an educational organization that aims to promote mutual understanding and strengthen partnerships among people, leaders, and institutions. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong. The company was founded by Tom W. Su and Luis Juan L. Virata.

The Open Society Institute works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve its mission, OSI seeks to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI builds alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information. OSI places a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities. Investor and philanthropist George Soros in 1993 created OSI as a private operating and grantmaking foundation to support his foundations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Those foundations were established, starting in 1984, to help countries make the transition from communism. OSI has expanded the activities of the Soros foundations network to encompass the United States and more than 60 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Each Soros foundation relies on the expertise of boards composed of eminent citizens who determine individual agendas based on local priorities.

KMC Infratech Ltd. designs, operates and maintains road transportation infrastructure projects. It is an infrastructure engineering and construction company. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, India.

Orios Venture Advisors Pvt Ltd (Orios Venture Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

ImpactMatters guides donors to impact nonprofits by producing ratings. The company was founded by Elijah Goldberg and Dean Karlan in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Rida Capital (Rida Capital) is a venture capital/private equity firm founded in 2019 by Shujaat Khan and Thomas Hyland. The firm is headquartered in New York.