Ben Cukier

Dearborn Partners LLC (Dearborn) is an independent, privately held boutique investment management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1997 by Jerome Hickey. The firm provides investment management services to investment advisors, high net-worth families, and institutional investor.

Nexxar Group, Inc. provides money transfer services. Its services also bill payment, check cashing, and money order. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Paramus, NJ.

Janus Index & Calculation Services LLC develops and distributes exchange traded products. Its products include volatility strategy, volatility tactical, metals and energy. The company was founded by Nicholas Cherney, Richard Hoge and Gregory King in 2009 and is headquartered in Darien, CT.

Jumio Corp. provides digital identification verification and scanning solutions. Its products include Netverify, BAM Checkout, and Fastfill. The firms solutions are used by companies in the financial services, sharing economy, retail, travel, and online gaming sectors. The company was founded by Daniel Mattes in 2010 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Aspire Financial Services LLC provides retirement plan solutions to small and medium sized businesses, organizations, and government entities. It leverages its proprietary technology platform to offer services to plan sponsors, third party administrators, and advisors through a web interface containing research, tools, and access to investment products. The company was founded by James J. Olson, Manish Gupta and Michael A. Gottfried in 2002 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

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.

Financial Technology Ventures Management Co LLC (Financial Technology Ventures) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Jim Hale, Bob Huret and Richard Garman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Mavent, Inc. provides automated solutions. It specializes in technology, compliance and legal solutions. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Centana Management LLC (Centana Growth Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Ben Cukier, Eric Byunn and Steve Swain. The firm is headquartered in New York with an additional office in Palo Alto.