Derek L. Dean

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Fiduciary Trust Co. is an asset management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1885 and is a subsidiary of Fiduciary Co., Inc. They provide strategic investment advice to institutions, endowments, personal foundations and other clients that require additional manager diversification or asset class exposure. Their advice spans from dynamic asset allocation recommendations to a full spectrum of third-party manager solutions.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical drugs. Its products include influenza fighter Tamiflu, controversial acne medication Accutane, HIV inhibitor Fuzeon, obesity drug Xenical, and hepatitis C therapy Pegasys. The company was founded in 1896 Roche and is headquartered in Nutley, NJ.

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.

Cana Technology, Inc. aims to revolutionize the beverage industry by replicating any drink from the molecule up with their first product, Cana One. The company is based in Emeryville, CA and was founded by David Friedberg. The company is building a more sustainable future by reducing waste and water usage in beverage production. Cana One is the world's first molecular beverage printer that can create any custom drink without waste. The CEO is Bharat Vasan.

Pax Labs, Inc. designs and manufactures electronic cigarettes. The company was founded by James Monsees and Adam Bowen in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Uplifting Results Labs, Inc. operates laboratories. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company was founded by David Friedberg. The CEO is Marc Washington.

Parade Ventures Management LLC (Parade Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Shawn Merani. The firm is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.

Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America operates as a veterans advocacy and support organization. The company was founded by Paul Rieckhoff in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Production Board LLC (The Production Board) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by David Friedberg. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. provides investment services. It offers securities underwriting and trading, mergers & acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment & derivative, and risk management services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

August Home, Inc. develops and builds home automation products. It offers August Smart Lock, August Doorbell Cam, August Smart Keypad, and August Connect which are encrypted locking technology. The company was founded by Yves Albert Behar and Jason Johnson in November 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

BASIS Science, Inc. develops health tracking products. It offers a wrist-based health tracker and online personal dashboard to help users easily incorporate healthy habits into their daily routine. The company was founded by Nadeem Kassam and Bharat Vasan in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

San Francisco Symphony provides symphony orchestra presentations. The firm enriches, serves, and shapes cultural life throughout the spectrum of bay area communities. It offers performer’s series, south bay, organ and chorus concerts, open rehearsals, chamber music, youth orchestra concerts, family-friendly concerts and special events. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

San Francisco Ballet Association operates professional ballet programs and other related services. The firm performs the first American productions of Swan Lake and Nutcracker as well as the American Coppélia. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Cambrian Biopharma, Inc. operates as clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The company is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Emailage Corp. provides email fraud prevention solutions. It is a fraud prevention company that leverages global identity, email address, to determine the risk of a transaction. The firm delivers fraud risk assessment and scoring network to assess digital entity risk in real time based on a simple email address. It serves the e-commerce, financial, technology, travel and hospitality, gaming, event ticketing, and lending industries. The company was founded by Reinaldo Carvalho in 2012 and is headquartered in Chandler, AZ.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Anthos Management LP (Anthos Management ) is a private equity firm founded in 2007. The firm headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

The Sierra Club Foundation is a public charity that provides financial support to the Sierra Club and other environmental organizations for charitable projects. They fund environmental projects which fall into the three general categories of public education, litigation, and training. The foundation was founded in 1960 and is located in San Francisco, CA.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

WestWave Capital LLC (WestWave Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Warren M. Weiss. The firm is headquartered in Redwood City, California.