Charles A. Stott

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.

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.

Next Tier Concepts, Inc. provides geospatial technology consulting, custom application development, eLearning, multimedia, and technical services. Its services include content management systems, database modeling, design and development, enterprise data warehousing and business intelligence, e-business and e-commerce, Google search appliance integration, help desk, intranets and portals, learning management systems, policy development, prototyping, software development, system integration, and website development. The company was founded by Michele A. Bolos in 1998 and is headquartered in Vienna, VA.

Canadian Institute of Stress operates as a Non profit Organization. The company was founded by Hans Selye, Richard C.B. Earle, R.Buckminster Fuller, Sir Hans A.Krebs, Marshall McLuhan, Julius Axelrod, Michael E. DeBakey, Rene Dubos, Claude Fortier, Naoharu Fujii, Philippe de Gaspe Beaubien, S.I. Hayakawa, Robert Mallet, Peter C. Newman, Severo Ochoa, Linus Pauling, Aurelio Peccei, Jonas Salk, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, Alvin Toffler and Heidi Toffler in 1979 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).