Benktesh Dash Sharma

Acordia, Inc. provides insurance brokerage and risk management consulting services. The company offers property and casualty coverage include specialty coverage for professionals in the construction, entertainment, health care, transportation industries, life, health products for individuals and groups. Acordia was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

First Pacific Advisors LLC (FPA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2004, FPA provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies, private funds and separately managed institutional accounts. In addition, the firm provides investment sub-advisory services to investment advisers of third party-sponsored registered investment companies.

Fiera Capital Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1972 as Wilkinson O'Grady & Co, Inc. and they were acquired in 2013 by Fiera Capital Corp. (TSE: FSZ) in Canada through its wholly-owned subsidiary Fiera US Holding, Inc. Fiera Capital provides investment management services on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis to separately managed accounts for predominantly US high net-worth individuals, such as affluent families and their foundations, and institutional clients which include pension plans, profit sharing plans and other charitable organizations.

Special Olympics, Inc. operates as a sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and physical disabilities that provides year-round training and activities. The company was founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver on July 20, 1968 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

SustainU LLC is a private company that manufactures apparel for men and women using recycled materials. The company is based in Morgantown, WV.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. provides healthcare services. It offers different facilities, which include behavioral health centers such as Chestnut Ridge, Jefferson Memorial, Ruby Memorial, West Virginia University Children's Hospital, and Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center. It also provides other services like centers for eye and dental care, cancer treatment, and family medicine. The company is headquartered in Morgantown, WV

Gibson Capital LLC (Gibson) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Wexford, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1989 by Roger C. Gibson as Gibson Capital Management, Ltd. Gibson provides investment advisory services, based on a strategic asset allocation approach, to high net-worth individuals, foundations, and retirement plans nationwide.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

True Ventures LLC (True Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by John Burke and Philip Black. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Business-Higher Education Forum is a non-profit membership organization that connects higher education institutions to business talent demand. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company helps corporate CEOs and university presidents to anticipate skills needs and improve pathways between higher education and workforce. The company identifies high-value emerging skills through yearly signature reports, ad hoc research, and timely quick takes. BHEF has a repeatable approach to accelerate pathway development between business and higher education, resulting in over 100 credentials.

South Carolina Research Authority provides research and commercialization services. It caters maritime technologies, metals and advanced materials, ordnance, health and bioscience, technology services and solutions, and alternative energy. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

Beta Gamma Sigma, Inc. is an organization that recognizes academic excellence in business studies. The non-profit company is based in Maryland Heights, MO. The company offers scholarships and grants to their alumni chapters and members to aid in continuing education and chapter development. As a BGS member, individuals have access to exclusive programs designed to refine their skills to meet the changing needs of the business world.

Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc. provides insurance services. The firm offers property, casualty and specialty coverage for professionals in the construction, entertainment, health care, and transportation industries, as well as life and health products for individuals and groups. The company is located in Chicago, IL.

The American Council on Education (ACE) is a membership organization that mobilizes the higher education community to shape effective public policy and foster innovative, high-quality practice. The organization is based in Washington, D.C. ACE provides services for employers, training providers, colleges and universities, and military and working learners. The organization offers a suite of learning solutions informed by adult, community, and blended learning pedagogies, while its services include evaluation, transcript, and technical assistance for students, employers, and higher education institutions. ACE's research and insights focus on equity-minded leadership, institutional transformation, and student success.

StepStone Group LP (StepStone) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Monte M. Brem, Tom Porter Keck and Jose A. Fernandez. The firm is headquartered in New York.

West Virginia Health System, Inc. provides health care services. It owns and operates a chain of hospitals and their affiliated practices and clinics. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Morgantown, WV.

Health Sciences South Carolina operates as a biomedical research firm. It offers Biostatistics Services & Analysis, Clinical Data Request , Custom Geospatial Visualization Project and Expertise services. The firm also provides ArcGIS, Clinical Data Warehouse, eIRB, i2b2 , Palmetto Profiles, Patient Centered Research and REDCap tools. The company was founded in April 2004 and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

Icehouse Ventures Ltd. (Icehouse Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in Auckland and is wholly owned subsidiary of The Icehouse Ltd.

Clemson University Research Foundation, Inc. engages in managing the process of moving Clemson’s hundreds of innovative technologies from the laboratory into commercial markets. it acts as the legal recipient of certain gifts, contracts, and grants from public and private industry, non-profits, and government agencies. The foundation was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Clemson, SC.

Financial Investments, Inc. provides investment management services. It offers commodity trading advisory services and alternative investment services. The company was founded by Craig B. Kendall in 1997 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

eLEAF Holding BV supports sustainable water use, increase food production and protect environmental systems. It supplies reliable, quantitative data on water and vegetation on any land surface to support sustainable water use, increase food production and protect environmental systems. The firm works closely with partners that are at the forefront of new developments in food security and water productivity. Its product offering is targeted at the entire agri-business value chain ranging from farmers to food processors as well as non-profit organizations, public institutions and governments. The company is headquartered in Wageningen, the Netherlands.

ServarusRM is engaged in the provision of risk management solutions for the workers' compensation, insurance providers and state & federal group programs. It focuses on risk management strategies, processes, programs, and technology to minimize risks. The company was founded by Joseph M. Zuccari in 2005 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

Syndicore Asia Ltd. provides syndicated media and E-Commerce platform. The company is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Hull Street Energy LLC (Hull Street Energy) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Sarah Wright. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Hatch Accelerator Holding Ltd. (Hatch Accelerator) is an Accelerator/Incubator firm founded in 2017 by Carsten Krome, Wayne Murphy & Georg Baunach. The firm is headquartered in Cork, Ireland.