Bret Kidd

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA) is a national accounting organization representing over 220,000 CPAs at national and international levels. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada. CPA Canada collaborates with provincial and territorial regulatory bodies to support the profession and promote transparency in financial markets. The organization contributes to standard setting and public policy and works with international bodies to build a stronger accounting profession worldwide. CPA Canada provides extensive resources covering sustainability, corporate reporting, standards, and audit issues. The organization champions best practices that benefit business and society and prepares its members for an ever-evolving operating environment featuring unprecedented change. Pamela Steer has been the CEO of the Canadian company since 2022.

Brown Brothers Harriman Capital Partners (BBH Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Alternative Investments Group) founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Binswanger Management Corp. provides commercial real estate services. It provides transaction, advisory & consulting, management, financial, global asset recovery, appraisal, and marketing services. The company was founded by Frank G. Binswanger Sr. in 1931 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

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.

Kestenberg Siegal Lipkus LLC provides legal services. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

The Institute of Corporate Directors is a not-for-profit, member-based association that serves as a resource and voice for directors and boards. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. The ICD provides thought leadership through various publications and is a unified voice for directors. The Canadian company was founded by Brian J. Gibson, and Rahul K. Bhardwaj has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Ontario Bar Association operates as the voice of Canada’s legal profession. The firm represents lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and law students from across the province. It specializes in advocacy, practice area sanctions, professional development programs, and law reform and law amendment. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The Law Society of Upper Canada engages in the provision of legal services. The company was founded in 1797 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Diabetes Canada operates as a registered national charitable organization that is making the invisible epidemic of diabetes visible and urgent. The firm partners with Canadians to end diabetes through educational programs and support services, resources for health-care professionals, advocacy to governments, schools and workplaces and funding Canadian research. The company was founded by Charles Best in 1953 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP provides legal services. It offers services in the areas of business law, litigation, and intellectual property. The company has offices in Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Waterloo Regions. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Ambiq Micro, Inc. provides semiconductor technology services. It develops ultra-low power integrated circuits for power-sensitive applications. The firm develops a patented subthreshold power optimized technology platform that dramatically reduces the amount of power consumed by semiconductors. The company was founded by Scott Hanson, Dennis Sylvester, and David Blaauw in 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

CFA Society Toronto supports the professional and business development of charterholders. It provides member services including educational programs, sponsored events, employment postings, and networking opportunities. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Payments Canada provides clearing and settlement infrastructure, processes and rules essential to transactions. It offers Canada’s national payments systems. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Michael Garron Hospital operates an urban community teaching hospital. Its services include advance care planning, bioethics, cancer, outpatient clinics, diagnostic assessment units, diabetes, palliative and spiritual care, surgery, emergency, infection control, and surgicentre services. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Carta Worldwide, Inc. develops software for digital transaction processing. It specializes in host card emulation, cloud based secure element, tokenization, secure element, EMY, NFC, mobile payments, contactless, innovative payment solutions, prepaid processing, prepaid card, payment processing, token management system, token processing appliance. The company was founded by Robert Elensky in 2007 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

KIK Custom Products, Inc. engages in the manufacture of consumer packaged goods. It offers products relating to household care, pool care, auto care, personal care, and hospitality. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Concord, Canada.

Backbone Hosting Solutions, Inc. owns and operates block chain farms. It provides computing power to cryptocurrency networks such as bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ethereum, litecoin and dash earning fees for each network. The company was founded by Nicolas Bontas, Emiliano J. Grodzki, Pierre-Luc Quimper, Mathieu Vachon, Rodrigo Menendez, Roy Sebag, and Andres Finkielsztain and is headquartered in Brossard, Canada.

Certent, Inc. provides software and services for equity compensation and financial disclosure management and reporting. It offers equity management & reporting, equity administration, equity financial reporting, broker & HR payroll, cap table management, profit interest units, internal reporting, external reporting, disclosure research, regulatory filing research and accounting standards. The firm's services include: equity compensation services, financial & regulatory reporting services, training & education, support services and learning & resources. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Roseville, CA.

Firmex, Inc. develops and provides cloud-based solutions for document sharing. It offers virtual data room solutions for companies. The firm’s solutions are used to share confidential documents during mergers and acquisitions due diligence, joint ventures, fundraising, and procurement and bids. The company was founded by Joel Lessem, Robert Wilder and Randy Rosenberg in 2006 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

DisclosureNet, Inc. provides cloud-based and in-house enterprise disclosure management solutions. The company was founded by Stephane Jasmin in 2002 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Verafin, Inc. develops software solutions for fraud detection and anti-money laundering. Its solutions encompass watch list scanning, investigation and reporting, and vendor risk management. The company product, Verafin, is a consolidated financial crime detection and compliance automation solution that detects various financial crimes. The company was founded by Jamie King, Raymond Pretty, and Brendan Brothers in 2003 and is headquartered in St. John's, Canada.

Celtx, Inc. operates as software developers and media creators. It offers standard based software for the production of film, video, theatre, animation, radio and new media. The company is headquartered in St. John's, Canada.

Clarity Systems Ltd. develops software for financial modelling that enables budgeting, forecasting, planning, and reporting. The American company was founded by Mark Nashman.

PathFactory, Inc. provides content marketing automation platform solutions. Its engagement metric tools provide insight into what prospects are reading or watching. The company was founded by Mark Attila Opauszky and Nick Edouard and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Saskatchewan Prevention Institute provides medical or health advice. It offers information on the effects of exposure to tobacco smoke for youth. The firm offer child injury prevention, child traffic safety, community action program for children, early childhood mental health, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder prevention, and maternal infant health. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada.

Saskatchewan Abilities Council, Inc. provides program and services to people with disabilities. It offers daily living & rehabilitation services and employment services. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada.

Workplace Safety & Insurance Board provides insurance services. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Ridge-Lane LP is an American company that offers strategic consulting and venture development services. The private company is based in Washington. The company was founded by R. Brad Lane and Thomas Joseph Ridge, and R. Brad Lane has been the CEO since its incorporation.