C. Chris Apple

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. supplies digital content contribution, distribution systems, and transmission networks for broadband access. It offers broadband access to home, set-tops, cable modems, and digital interactive subscriber systems. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Lawrenceville, GA.

Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Il Fornaio (America) Corp. owns and operates restaurants and bakeries. The firm offers signature items, including breads, antipasti, pastas, risottos, pizzas, calzones, fish, meat, poultry and game, and desserts; and various cakes, cookies, pastries, muffins, and scones. It offers virtual gift cards, plastic gift cards, gift sets, cookbooks, baked products, olive oils and balsamic vinegars, wines, coffee, and tumblers online. The company was founded by Laurence B. Mindel in 1972 and is headquartered in Corte Madera, CA.

Harvard Management Co., Inc. (HMC) is the investment arm of President & Fellows of Harvard College, which is owned by Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. HMC manages Harvard’s endowment, a dedicated and permanent source of funding that maintains the teaching and research mission of the University. HMC invests these funds as a single entity, the revenue from which contributes more than one-third of the University's annual operating budget.

Part of Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Chicago Title & Trust Co. provides title insurance, escrow, and closing services. The company is based in Chicago, IL.

The Duchossois Group, Inc. operates as an alternative investment manager. It provides management support, and capital resources. The company was founded by Richard L. Duchossois in 1983 and is headquartered in Elmhurst, IL.

Radeum, Inc. provides wireless communication products and solutions. Its products Include Freemic 200, Freemotion 100 and Dualmuff 300. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Orem, UT.

Contextmedia Health LLC owns and operates a digital healthcare networks. It provides condition-specific programming and ad-supported content at point-of-care facilities. The firm also empowers healthcare professionals to engage patients while curating content personalized for each member office. The company was founded by Shradha Agarwal and Rishi U. Shah in 2006 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Milestone AV Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures audio visual mounting devices. Its products are sold under Chief, Sanus, Da-Lite, and Projecta brand names and are sold through numerous channels, including Pro AV dealers, regional home theater dealers, consumer electronics retailers, mass merchants and original equipment manufacturers. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

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.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 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.

Pella Corp. engages in the manufacture of innovative windows and doors products. It includes patio doors, front entry doors, storm doors, and garage doors. It also offers a range of window styles such as awning, casement, double-hung, sing-hung, sliding, custom, bay or bow, special shape, and specialty using wood, fiberglass, and vinyl frame materials. The company was founded by Pete Kuyper and Lucille Kuyper in 1925 and is headquartered in Pella, IA.

The Chamberlain Group, Inc. specializes in door operators, access control products and gate operator. Its products include garage door openers, smartphone control products, auto and garage tools and door accessories. Its brands include Liftmaster, Chamberlain, MyQ, Tend, and Merlin. The company was founded on May 9, 1986 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

Aura Communications, Inc. is an internet service provider. The private company is based in Durham, NC and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Levy Restaurants LP owns and operates restaurants. It offers catering, events and parties. The firm portfolio includes restaurants, sports stadiums, arenas, convention centers, zoos, racetracks, and music festivals, in markets coast to coast throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The company was founded by Lawrence F. Levy and Mark Melissa Levy in 1978 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Blue Ocean Software, Inc. is engaged in developing help desk, PC inventory, and systems management solutions. The solutions provided by the company are powerful, fully scalable, and fully featured, yet easy to install, learn, and use. The company was acquired by Intuit, Inc. in September 2002

Sage Telecom, Inc. provides telecommunications and Internet services. It offers local and nationwide long distance phone services to residential and small business customers. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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

Duchossois Technology Partners LLC (DTP) is a venture capital firm Founded in 1998.The firm headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois.

AstenJohnson, Inc. manufactures paper machine clothing, specialty fabrics, filaments, and drainage equipment. Its products include pulp mill and paper mill. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Charleston, SC.

Panduit Corp. develops and provides networking and electrical solutions. Its products include wire termination, copper systems, fiber optic systems and grounding and bonding. The company was founded by Jack E. Caveney Sr. in 1955 and is headquartered in Tinley Park, IL.

The Executives Club of Chicago operates as a premier membership organization and business forum. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Culver Educational Foundation provides educational services. It is an independent college preparatory boarding schools comprised of Culver Military Academy and Culver Girls Academy. The firm prepares individuals for college and the world beyond by encouraging them to develop interests and talents, while helping them to move beyond self-imposed limitations. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Culver, IN.

Brivo Systems LLC develops cloud applications for security management. It offers access control systems, datasync, accessories and peripherals, product datasheets, whitepapers, and security products. The company was founded by Steve Van Till and Griffin Carter in 1999 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Illinois Venture Capital Association engages in providing services such as education, networking, industry events, roundtable discussions and government lobbying. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

PeopleAdmin LLC provides cloud-based talent management solutions for education and government. It offers recruit and hire solutions, onboard and manage solutions, and develop and retain solutions. The company was founded by Jeff Carpenter and Jackson W. Long in 2000 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Father Flanagan's Boys' Home provides child care and treatments services. It offers services for children’s emotional and behavioral issues. The company was founded by Edward J. Flanagan in 1917 and is headquartered in Boys Town, NE.

Washington Mills Co., Inc. manufactures and distributes abrasive materials and fused mineral products. The company offers abrasive grains and specialty electro-fused minerals ranging from macro grits to micro grits and custom specialty fusions. Washington Mills was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in North Grafton, MA.

The Morton Arboretum, Inc. operates as a garden and outdoor museum. It offers library, herbarium, and program in tree research. The company was founded by Joy Morton in 1922 and is headquartered in Lisle, IL.

Del Taco Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in restaurants. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, CA.

Boys Town Nevada, Inc. is a non-profit organization that offers a wide range of services and programs to help children and families in need. Boys Town provides a vast library of parenting information and articles, as well as a national hotline that is open 24/7 and staffed by trained professionals. The organization also offers integrated continuum services and programs, such as in-home family services and residential care for children. The organization was founded by Father Edward Joseph Flanagan in Omaha, Nebraska, and has since expanded to multiple locations across the United States, including Las Vegas, NV.

Outcome Holdings LLC is an investment holding private company. The company is based in Wilmington, DE.

AMX UK Ltd. wholesales and distributes computers, peripheral equipment and software. Its hardware and software solutions are implemented in conference rooms, homes, classrooms, network operation / command centers, hotels, entertainment venues and broadcast facilities. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in York, the United Kingdom.