Ryan Drant
Founder at Questa Capital Management LLC
Network origin in Ryan Drant first degree
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Stanford University
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 608 |
National Venture Capital Association
 National Venture Capital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services 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.
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| Private Company | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 83 |
The Medical Device Manufacturers Association
 The Medical Device Manufacturers Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Medical Device Manufacturers Association operates as a trade association. The private company is based in Washington. The American company was founded by Thomas C. Thompson.
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| Private Company | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 29 |
| Subsidiary | Medical Specialties | 17 | |
PatientKeeper, Inc.
 PatientKeeper, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PatientKeeper, Inc. provides healthcare applications for physicians. Its clinical solutions include Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE), Mobile CPOE, Medication Reconciliation, NoteWriter, Mobile Clinical Results, Physician Portal, ePrescription, Sign-Out, eSignature and Provider Directory. The firm’s financial solutions include PatientKeeper Charge Capture, PatientKeeper Analytics and PatientKeeper PQRS. It operates through its offices located in Boston and Chicago. The company was founded by Stephen Hau and Joseph Vincent Bonventre in 1996 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.
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| Subsidiary | Packaged Software | 15 |
NeoTract, Inc.
 NeoTract, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology NeoTract, Inc. develops surgical devices for urological and gynecological disorders. It offers UroLift System, a minimally invasive device to treat lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia. The company was founded by Joshua Makower, Joseph Catanese, Theodore C. Lamson and Earl A. Bright II in 2004 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Biotechnology | 14 |
Aerin Medical, Inc.
 Aerin Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Aerin Medical, Inc. develops non-invasive medical devices. It offers improvement in snoring and nasal airflow during surgery. The company was founded by Scott Jordan Wolf and Andrew G. C. Frazier in 2011 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.
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| Holding Company | Medical Specialties | 13 |
Catalys Pacific LLC
 Catalys Pacific LLC Investment ManagersFinance Catalys Pacific LLC (Catalys Pacific) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by BT Slingsby. The firm is headquartered in Cayman Islands.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 12 |
Spine Wave, Inc.
 Spine Wave, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Spine Wave, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of medical devices for the treatment of spinal disorders. It offers posterior platform, anterior platform, lateral platform, thoracolumbar, cervical, and biologics products. The company was founded by Mark LoGuidice and John A. Pafford in February 2001 and is headquartered in Shelton, CT.
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| Holding Company | Medical Specialties | 10 |
Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc.
 Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc. develops device-based therapies for soft-tissue injuries of the spine. It offers surgeons and patients better options for treating painful disc herniations that cause sciatica and low back pain. The company was founded by Gregory H. Lambrecht in 1999 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.
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| Holding Company | Medical Specialties | 10 |
Eximis Surgical, Inc.
 Eximis Surgical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Eximis Surgical, Inc. develops and manufactures surgical devices. It offers XCor, a specimen removal device that reduce surgery times and risks associated with traditional tissue removal methods. The company was founded by Donna Ford-Serbu, Kristin D. Johnson, William Gregg, and Dirk Johnson on June 5, 2014 and is headquartered in Louisville, CO.
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| Holding Company | Medical Specialties | 9 |
Questa Capital Management LLC
 Questa Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Questa Capital Management LLC (Questa Capital) is venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Ryan Drant . The firm headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 9 |
Eko Devices, Inc.
 Eko Devices, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Eko Devices, Inc. manufactures digital medical devices and smartphone-enabled medical technologies. It offers Eko Core, which is a digital stethoscope attachment that allows clinicians to visualize, record, playback, share, and analyze heart sounds; and Core Bluetooth-enabled stethoscope accessories. The company was founded by Connor Landgraf, Tyler Crouch and Jason Bellet in 2013 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.
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| Holding Company | Electronic Equipment/Instruments | 9 |
Bicycle Health, Inc.
 Bicycle Health, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Bicycle Health, Inc. offers medication assisted treatment to help people cut down on or stop using opioids. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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| Holding Company | Medical/Nursing Services | 8 |
Foundry Innovation & Research 1 Ltd.
 Foundry Innovation & Research 1 Ltd. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Foundry Innovation & Research 1 Ltd. develops novel therapeutic devices. It has evolved into one of the leading clusters for medical devices globally. The company was headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
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| Holding Company | Medical Specialties | 7 |
Calyxo, Inc.
 Calyxo, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Calyxo, Inc. engages in the manufacture of medical device for kidney stone disease treatment. It also offers research and development. The company was founded in February 2016 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.
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| Holding Company | Medical Specialties | 6 |
ExploraMed Development LLC
 ExploraMed Development LLC Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology ExploraMed Development LLC operates as a medical technology incubation company that provides medical device solutions. The firm’s services include tissue bulking in incontinence and GI Reflux, revascularization technologies including percutaneous coronary and peripheral bypass and cell injection technologies for cardiac regeneration, therapy for osteoarthritis called the Kinespring system and consumer wellness products for women’s health. The company was founded by Joshua Makower in 2004 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.
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| Private Company | Electronic Equipment/Instruments | 5 |
Medrio, Inc.
 Medrio, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Medrio, Inc. provides advanced electronic data capture and eClinical tools. It offers an integrated eClinical software platform with a fully hosted EDC system. Its new mobile suite, mSource, supports both event-based and subject-based workflows, offline data entry, and Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO). The company was founded by Michael Richard Novotny in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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| Holding Company | Data Processing Services | 5 |
EPIX Therapeutics, Inc.
 EPIX Therapeutics, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology EPIX Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a medical device company that designs and manufactures catheter-based systems. It offers irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheters for atrial fibrillation. The company was founded by Kenneth Carr, Peter van der Sluis, Eric Kanowsky and Timothy J. Lenihan in 2007 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Electronic Equipment/Instruments | 4 |
Acureon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Acureon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Drugstore ChainsRetail Trade Acureon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and markets therapeutics for infectious diseases. The firm’s synergistic combination of anti-infective expertise, dedicated clinical operations, marketing know-how and intellectual property, all coupled with well documented low attrition rates for anti-infective should translate into multiple product opportunities with a lower risk of failure, more rapid development timelines and early substantial returns on investment. The company was founded by Giorgio Mosconi in 2006 and is headquartered in Berwyn, PA.
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| Private Company | Drugstore Chains | 2 |
Oceana Therapeutics, Inc.
 Oceana Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Oceana Therapeutics, Inc. manufactures pharmaceuticals and medical devices. It develops and commercializes therapeutics with a focus on colorectal, gastroenterology, and urological diseases. The firm provides Deflux that is used for the treatment of Vesicoureteral reflux, urological conditions and Solesta which is used for the treatment of fecal incontinence. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Edison, NJ.
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| Subsidiary | Pharmaceuticals: Major | 2 |
Topera, Inc.
 Topera, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Topera, Inc. develops electrophysiological mapping systems. The company was founded by Sanjiv M. Narayan and Ruchir Sehra on October 11, 2011 and is headquartered in Abbott Park, IL.
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| Holding Company | Electronic Equipment/Instruments | 2 |
Exploramed III, Inc.
 Exploramed III, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Exploramed III, Inc. provides investments in medical device companies. The company was founded by Joshua Makower in 2006 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.
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| Private Company | Financial Conglomerates | 1 |
Exploramed II, Inc.
 Exploramed II, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Exploramed II Inc invests in medical device companies.
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| Private Company | Medical Specialties | 1 |
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Companies connected to Ryan Drant via their personal network
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|---|---|---|---|
TriVascular, Inc.
 TriVascular, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology TriVascular, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices. It provides devices and procedures for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms and endovascular grafts. The company was founded by Michael V. Chobotov, Robert G. Whirley, and Joseph W. Humphrey in 1998 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Medical Specialties | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Compliance Officer Director/Board Member Sales & Marketing Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | College/University | Doctorate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
NEA Management Co. LLC
 NEA Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance New Enterprise Associates LLC (New Enterprise Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
| Dartmouth College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Acclarent, Inc.
 Acclarent, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Acclarent, Inc. engages in manufacturing, designing, and commercializing medical devices that address conditions affecting the ear, nose, and throat. Its products include balloon sinuplasty, eustachian tube dilation, airway dilation system, and ethmoid punch. The company was founded by Joshua Makower and John Y. Chang in June 2004 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Medical Specialties | Founder President Director/Board Member Sales & Marketing | |
| PFIZER, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Executive Officer Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
NC8, Inc.
 NC8, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services NC8, Inc. provides health care services. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chairman | |
| ENDOLOGIX, INC. | Medical Specialties | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member General Counsel Director of Finance/CFO | |
Revelle Aesthetics, Inc.
 Revelle Aesthetics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Revelle Aesthetics, Inc. is a privately held medtech company based in Mountain View, CA. Bright, and Jonathan Podmore. Revelle Aesthetics is committed to developing precision technologies that deliver meaningful results for women and reliable outcomes for physicians. The company's first device, avéli®, is FDA-cleared and TGA authorized for long-term reduction in the appearance of cellulite in the buttock and thigh areas of adult females as supported by clinical data demonstrating treatment benefits through one year of observation. The company was founded in 2018 by Joshua Makower, Earl A. The CEO is Caroline F. van Hove. | Medical Specialties | Founder Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chairman | |
| University of California, Berkeley | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
Medtronic, Inc.
 Medtronic, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Medical Specialties | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Sales & Marketing | |
Lungpacer Medical, Inc.
 Lungpacer Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Lungpacer Medical, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutic solutions for critically ill patients who require mechanical ventilation. It offers Lungpacer Diaphragm Pacing Therapy, a system designed for preserving or restoring strength of the diaphragm muscle. The company was founded by Andy Hoffer in 2009 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Duke University
 Duke University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services 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. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| ESPERION THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| University of Michigan | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Harvard College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services 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. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Moximed, Inc.
 Moximed, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Moximed, Inc. develops minimally invasive, joint sparing solutions for patients with knee osteoarthritis. Its Osteoarthritis treatment can minimize joint pain, restore normal activity levels, and slow down disease progression. The company was founded by Anton G. Clifford in 2006 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA. | Medical Specialties | Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
Labcyte, Inc.
 Labcyte, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Labcyte, Inc. operates as a biotechnology tools company that manufactures and markets echo liquid handling systems. It offers liquid handling, automation and consumables. The company was founded by Richard Nathan Ellson and Mark D. Fischer-Colbrie and A. Mark Bramwell in October 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Prospect Venture Partners
 Prospect Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Prospect Venture Partners (Prospect Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Alexander E. Barkas and David Schnell. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Director of Finance/CFO | |
| University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
| STRYKER CORPORATION | Medical Specialties | Sales & Marketing Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Ulthera, Inc.
 Ulthera, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Ulthera, Inc. provides ultrasound therapy under the Ultherapy brand. It focuses on ultrasound imaging to to deliver its collagen-boosting treatment. The company was founded by Peter G. Barthe, Inder Raj S. Makin, Brain D. Oconner, Lana Slayton, and Michael H. Slayto n in April 2004 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Threshold Ventures, Inc.
 Threshold Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Threshold Ventures, Inc. (Threshold Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Draper Fisher Jurvetson International, Inc. founded in 1985 by Tim Draper. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Investment Managers | Founder Private Equity Investor | |
Palette Life Sciences AB
 Palette Life Sciences AB Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Palette Life Sciences AB operates as a pharmaceutical company. It specializes in developing products for local pain relief in obstetrics and gynecology. The company was founded by Berith Karlsson Tingåker, Gunvor Ekman-Ordeberg, Arne Folke Brodin and Lars Irestedt in 2009 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Chairman | |
Ancora Heart, Inc.
 Ancora Heart, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Ancora Heart, Inc. manufactures medical devices for the treatment of mitral valve regurgitation. It develops percutaneous cardiac procedures for mitral valve regurgitation. The company was founded in 2001 by Lewis C. Pell, Niel F. Starksen and Nathan B. Pliam and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Investment Managers | Director/Board Member Chairman | |
| University of Virginia | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Bain & Co., Inc.
 Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| San Francisco State University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
KCK-US, Inc.
 KCK-US, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance KCK-US, Inc. (KCK-US) is a venture capital subsidiary of KCK Ltd. founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.
 Cardiac Dimensions, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Cardiac Dimensions, Inc. develops novel interventional tools for the treatment of heart failure and the related condition of mitral valve regurgitation. It offers the CARILLON Mitral Contour System, a proprietary and implantable device designed to be positioned in the coronary sinus vein using cardiac catheterization techniques. The firm also offers patient enrollment, clinical testing, and medical consulting services. The company was founded by James W. Fitzsimmons and Scott Jordan Wolf in 2001 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA. | Medical Specialties | Founder Director/Board Member | |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal President | |
| TWILIO INC. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| University College Dublin | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
Earlens Corp.
 Earlens Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Earlens Corp. develops medical devices. It offers EarLens Contact Hearing Device that uses light to transmit sound. Its earlens contact hearing device two components: a tympanic membrane transducer, which is nonsurgically placed deep in the ear canal on the eardrum, and a light-based behind-the-ear sound processor placed at the base of the ear canal. The company was founded in 1999 by Rodney C. Perkins and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Medical Specialties | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
| SPECTRANETICS CORP | Medical Specialties | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| University of Connecticut | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
 Relievant Medsystems, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Relievant Medsystems, Inc. develops treatment and technologies for chronic back pain. Its Intracept System solution is a minimally invasive procedure that uses radiofrequency energy delivered into the vertebral body of the spine to ablate the basivertebral nerve. Relievant Medsystems was founded by James C. Peacock, Jeffrey Charles Lotz, and Rex Peters in 2004 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member |
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International
| United States | 48 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Sweden | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 |
Sectoral
| Health Technology | 25 |
| Consumer Services | 15 |
| Finance | 8 |
| Health Services | 3 |
| Commercial Services | 3 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 731 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 198 |
| Private Equity Investor | 93 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 93 |
| Chief Executive Officer | 80 |
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| Terry McGuire | 51 |
| Byron Deeter | 43 |
| Art Pappas | 42 |
| Patrick Enright | 41 |
| Greg Sands | 40 |
| Joshua Makower | 37 |
| Henry McKinnell | 35 |
| Adam Valkin | 32 |
| Tom Hawkins | 32 |
| Jay Shepard | 30 |
| Peter Klein | 29 |
| Gavin Christensen | 29 |
| Patrick van Beneden | 28 |
| Jan L. Garfinkle | 28 |
| Jonathan MacQuitty | 27 |
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