Gregg A. Waldon

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.

Cargill, Inc. engages in the provision of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services. It specializes in food service, agriculture, meat and poultry, transportation, pharmaceutical ingredients, and beauty products. The company was founded by William Wallace Cargill in 1865 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Axellio Inc. engages in the development and provision of data storage solutions. It offers server virtualization, cloud infrastructure, data warehousing, business intelligence, and predictive analytics. The company was founded by Lawrence C. Aszmann, John P. Guider and Philip E. Soran in 1995 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO.

Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets disposable surgical devices. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Biothera, Inc. develops natural gluco polysaccharide that engages and directs natural innate immune systems. The company was founded by Daniel Conners in 1997 and is headquartered in Eagan, MN.

CathEffects LLC manufactures electrophysiology catheters. The firm designs and develops mapping systems, mapping, and ablation catheters for cardiac arrhythmia diagnosis and therapy. The company's products include Desai VectorCath, Mapping Catheter, and Desai VectorCath mapping system. The company was founded by Dr. Jawahar Desai in 1999 and is located in Roseville, CA

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is a scientific community that has been in existence since 1939. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization aims to inspire and transform collective scientific knowledge into innovative solutions for the benefit of all people around the world. The science of food encompasses food science, food technologies, and their applications across the food industry. IFT envisions a world where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are universally valued as essential to advancing the science of food. The organization has member resource groups that provide supportive spaces for communities who have traditionally been underrepresented and under-supported. Christie A. Tarantino has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Aryaka Networks, Inc. engages in the development and provision of application and network performance solutions for enterprises. It offers Smart Optimize, SmartCloud, SmartSecure, SmartInsights, SmarConnect, and SmartManage. The company was founded by Ajit Gupta, Rajeev Bharadhwaj and Ashwath Nagaraj in 2008 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

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.

Bio Balance Corp. is a private company that specializes in medical research and testing activities related to gastrointestinal diseases. The company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. Bio Balance was acquired by Enterologics, Inc. from New York Health Care, Inc. on September 06, 2011 for $0.55 million.

The Pillsbury Co. manufactures and distributes food products. Its products include baked goods, biscuits, breads, cookies, crescents, pie crusts, pizza crusts and snacks. The company was founded in 1869 is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Part of Perfecseal Ltd, Bemis Co. is an Irish company that manufactures packaging machinery.

Connexus Energy provides electricity and related products and services to the North Metropolitan area. The company serves in the areas of Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne and Washington counties. Connexus Energy was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Ramsey, MN.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Abbott Northwestern Hospital provides healthcare services. The firm also provides comprehensive health care services to patients and their families. The company was founded by Harriet G. Walker in 1882 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

Global Capacity Group, Inc. operates as a telecommunications virtual network operator. Its products include business Internet, Ethernet services & access, wavelengths, wide area networking and interconnect. The firm's solutions include cloud connectivity, application delivery, branch office connectivity, carrier off-net access, retail and healthcare networking solutions. The company was founded by Patrick C. Shutt in 2006 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Soo Line Railroad Co. provides rail transportation services. It offers bulk, intermodal, and merchandise transportation. The company was founded on October 19, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

RedBrick Health Corp. provides health engagement and behavior change solutions. It offers health assessment, biometric screening, health advising, phone coaching, multi modal programs, program integration, communications and reporting solutions. The firm serves large, self-insured employers, insurers, brokers and strategic distribution partners. The company was founded by Kyle Rolfing and Kurt Cigielski in 2006 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Part of Digiliti Money Group, Inc., Cachet Financial Solutions, Inc. (Minnesota) provides cloud-based software services. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN. Jeffrey C. Mack has been the CEO of the company since 2010. Cachet Financial Solutions, Inc. (Minnesota was acquired by DE Acquisition 2, Inc. on February 12, 2014.

Wallin Education Partners provides financial, academic and personal support to college students. It promotes college persistence and graduation by providing not only financial aid but also active advising and guidance. The organization offers college scholarships to students with financial needs. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts houses art collections and conducts art exhibitions in the United States. Their collections encompass artworks, painting and sculpture, print and drawing collections, decorative arts, modernist design, photographs and textiles. It also collects, preserves, and makes work of art. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

The Minneapolis Foundation operates as a community foundations. The company was founded by E. L. Carpenter, F. M. Prince, Elbridge C. Cooke, F. A. Chamberlain, and Hovey C. Clarke in 1915 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science provides science related journal, program, and education services. The firm also promotes the responsible use of science in public policy. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Renessen LLC operates as a biotechnology company that develops traits for the feed and processing industry. The company is headquartered in St Louis, MO.

Nanocopoeia, Inc. operates as a specialty pharmaceutical company. It improves the performance of existing drugs and create bioequivalent formulations through the use of their ElectroNanospray™. The company was founded by Robert Hoerr and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.