John Sperling

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 due to Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Workgroup Technology Corp. develops collaborative product data management software solutions. Its clients include ABB Inc., Baker Oil Tools, Eaton Corp., FlightSafety International, General Electric Co., and Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. It was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Tewksbury, MA.

Part of Oracle Corp., Agile Software Corp. is a company that develops and provides product lifecycle management software solutions. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company was founded in 1995 by Tom P. Shanahan, Bryan D. Stolle. Agile Software was acquired by Oracle Corp. on July 16, 2007 for $463.64 million.

Acme Packet, Inc. manufactures communications equipment designed to route voice and data over internet protocol networks. The company was founded by Patrick J. MeLampy on September 11, 2000 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

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.

Smith & Nephew, Inc. develops and markets medical devices. Its products include television cameras and monitors, endoscopes, arthroscopes, orthopedic hand owered instruments, fiber optic illumination systems, laparoscopes, and surgical instruments. The company was founded on November 27, 1975 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds (Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984 by Fred J. Beste. The firm is headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Siemens Industry Software, Inc. engages in the development and provision of product lifecycle management software solutions. Its products include mechanical design, electrical and electronics development, software engineering, simulation and test, manufacturing planning, factory automation, manufacturing operations, and performance analytics. The company is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with ten colleges emphasizing career education and experiential learning. It was founded in 1829 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

American Production & Inventory Control Society provides operations management services. It provides production, inventory, supply chain and materials management as well as purchasing and logistics services. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Pactolus Communications Software Corporation is devoted to providing telecommunications carriers and service providers with innovative solutions that drive down their cost of delivering enhanced subscriber services, while enhancing their flexibility. Its breakthrough IP communication service solutions offer a next-generation approach to delivering enhanced services that simply gives service providers a tremendous competitive advantage. Its RapidFLEX™ Service Creation and Delivery Creation Platform and SIPware™ applications enable service providers to leverage packet-based communications technologies and standards to dramatically reduce the cost and time-to-market required to launch new subscriber services. Made for the real world and designed for high-volume, highly available carrier networks, Pactolus solutions are handling billions of minutes of subscriber calls per month-and generating real revenues-for major tier one and tier two carriers around the world. And while providing carrier-grade scalability and reliability, the combination of multiple, key revenue generating services can be delivered with a very high degree of customization that is enabled by its industry-leading, object-oriented RapidFLEX™ Service Creation Environment. Pactolus is the recognized leader in the development and delivery of next-generation IP communication solutions for either converged TDM/IP and/or SIP-enabled VoIP networks. They have an impressive group of investors and an expanding list of technology partners they have deployed alongside in next generation networks. Its commitment to open standards is reflected in its products that comply with many of the latest standards specified by the Internet Engineering Task Force (www.ietf.org), 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), and Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C - www.w3.org). Its adherence to standards has resulted in successful interoperability with well over 50 partner products that adhere to SIP protocol standards.

Edison Venture Partners LLC (Edison Partners) is a venture capital firm founded by John H. Martinson in 1986. The firm is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

Part of RWS Holdings Plc, Mediasurface, Inc. provides Enterprise Content Management Software. The company is based in Stamford, CT.

Mid-Atlantic Venture Association represents private equity and venture capital companies. The private company is based in Timonium, MD. The company was founded by Charles W. Newhall.

SmithDefieux Capital Partners (Smith Defieux Cap Prtnrs) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Part of International Business Machines Corp., IBM Watson Research Center provides business analytics technology that works across the health landscape, from payers and providers to government & life science. The company is based in Yorktown Heights, NY.

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1985. The non-profit company is based in Arlington Heights, IL. AME is dedicated to the exchange of enterprise excellence knowledge and provides engaging workshops, plant tours, summits, and industry-leading conferences to its 4,000 members. The organization focuses on continuous improvement strategies, lean thinking, and other operational improvement methods. AME members share best practices and network through practitioner-to-practitioner experiences. Kimberlee A. Humphrey has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

CATENIC AG develops and delivers software solutions for usage-based cost accounting of IT services and other shared services. It engages in providing solutions for financial management of core administrative functions in large and medium-sized companies. The company was founded in August 1999 by Hubert Bauer and Fabian Mäsch and is headquartered in Unterhaching, Germany.

GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc. engages in the provision of freight forwarding services. Its products include: GTZconnect, GTZship, GTZcommand, GTZpartner, GTZintegrate, GTZanalytics, and GTZamp. It offers multimodal transportations services and managed logistics solutions. The firm serves the automotive, energy and utilities, food and beverage, manufacturing, oil and gas, paper and packaging, retail and consumer goods, and telecommunication industries. The company was founded by Andrew J. Leto in 2003 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Blue Cloud Management LLC (Blue Cloud Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Mir Arif, Rami Rahal and Joel Lou. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Savano Direct Capital Partners LLC (Savano Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded by Thomas Smith, Gustav Koven and Bion Ludwig in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Part of Adevinta ASA, Adevinta Products & Technology UK Ltd. provides online advertisements and publications. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2014.

Jobcase, Inc. provides recruitment services. It specializes in customer acquisition, job technology, predictive modelling, job posting, social networking, job alerts, and company search. The company was founded by Frederick James Goff in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Vast Data, Inc. engages in the provision of storage solutions. It offers deep learning, enterprise backup and recovery, life sciences, and quantitative trading. The company was founded by Renen Hallak, Shachar Fienblit, and Jeff Denworth in January 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Talon Cyber Security is an Israeli cyber security company that offers an enterprise browsing platform to transform the browser into a secure workspace. Talon Cyber Security is based in Tel Aviv, Israel and is the pioneer in cyber security solutions for the hybrid workforce. The platform includes the Talon Enterprise Browser, Talon Extension, and Talon Mobile, providing deep visibility and tight control over all SaaS and web applications. The company's browser-centric security approach makes the browser the organization's first-line of defense and leverages it to enable and secure the distributed workforce. Talon's technology is built with employee-experience and privacy in mind, providing a native and frictionless experience on top of superior enterprise-grade security. The company was founded by Ohad Bobrov and Ofer Ben-Noon, with Ofer Ben-Noon serving as CEO since incorporation.