Phil Weilerstein

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC provides legal services. Its services include corporate law and governance, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, securities class action litigation, intellectual property litigation, antitrust counseling and litigation, joint ventures and strategic alliances, technology licensing and other intellectual property transactions, tax, and employee benefits and employment law. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

AllBusiness.com, Inc. provides information for small businesses through the Internet. The firm offers resources including business forms, contracts and agreements, advice, blogs, business news, business directory listings, product comparisons, business guides, and small business association. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA.

MedAmerica Insurance Co. provides long-term care insurance services. It develops, markets, and administers LTC policies for employer groups including several state groups and corporations such as Bausch & Lomb. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

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

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

Life Sciences Discovery Fund provides research in the Washington state to promote life sciences competitiveness. The firm offers commercialization of health-related technologies, economic development in Washington state, improving health and health care in Washington state. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

The Lemelson Foundation engages in the provision of philanthropic services. It focuses on nurturing invention-based businesses developing physical products to address global and community challenges. The company was founded by Jerome Lemelson and Dorothy Lemelson in 1992 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Wisys Technology Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization that collaborates with inventors, researchers, and students to facilitate cutting-edge research programs. The non-profit company is based in Madison, WI. Established in 2000, it is the official designated technology transfer office for the UW System Comprehensive Campuses. WiSys advances scientific research throughout the state by patenting technologies developed out of the research base and helps inventors protect their discoveries with several other types of Intellectual Property protection.

Pacific Science Center operates as a science museum. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA. William T. Daugherty has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Foundation Trust), formerly known as William H. Gates Foundation, is a private foundation headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation (established in 1994), which focused on improving global health. The Foundation Trust manages the endowment assets. They participate in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries.

National Cancer Institute provides healthcare services. It specializes in different cancer treatment such as adrenocortical carcinoma, anal cancer, appendix cancer, skin cancer, breast cancer, cardiac tumors, endometrial cancer, and gallbladder cancer. The company was founded in March 1937 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Oregon BEST provides business solutions. It offers university research, private investment, industry growth and development. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Founded in 1981, the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) is an independent private foundation located in Seattle, Washington. WRF assists universities and other nonprofit research institutions in the state of Washington with the commercialization of their technologies and provides support, through gifts and grants, for scholarship and research.

Food Bank for the Heartland provides food distribution services to food pantries, schools, emergency shelters and other nonprofit partners. It also purchases food to supplement donations. The firm works with individuals, organizations, food manufacturers and distributors, grocery stores, the USDA and Feeding America to procure food. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

New York Hall of Science is a non-profit organization that operates a center for interactive science. It offers events, exhibits, three dimensional theater, programs, and shop. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Corona, NY.

American Society for Engineering Education Provides education in engineering and engineering technology. It offers education in instruction, research, public service and practice, and leadership. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital operates as a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. It offers care for cancer, cardiovascular, diabetes and spine. The company is headquartered in Needham, MA.

Greentown Labs operates as a community of climatetech and cleantech pioneers working to design a more sustainable world. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Somerville, MA.

Illuminate Management LLC (Illuminate Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Cindy B. Padnos. The firm is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Monitor Venture Associates, LLC (Monitor Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Neal Bhadkamkar and Teymour Boutros-Ghali. The firm is headquartered in Los Altos, California.

University of California, Berkeley Foundation engages in the provision of philanthropic services.It offers social services and supports the advancement of higher education by securing private financial support. The company was founded by Phoebe Apperson Hearst, Jane Sather, Charles Franklin Doe in 1868 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Niantic, Inc. operates as an augmented reality (AR) and mobile real-world company. Its platform, Niantic Real World, manages shared state, communication, security, mapping, and AR functionality. It powers the AR games Pokemon GO, Ingress, and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. The company was founded by John Hanke and Phil Keslin in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.