James Warren Utt

Virginia Retirement Systems (VRS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 1942, VRS administers pension plans and other benefits for Virginia's public sector employees through sound financial stewardship and superior customer service. Members include public school teachers, political subdivision employees (cities, towns, special authorities and commissions), state agency employees, public college and university personnel, state police, Virginia law officers and the judiciary. They also administer an optional retirement plan for political appointees and the Virginia Sickness and Disability Program for state employees.

Part of Synopsys, Inc., inSilicon Corp provides communications semiconductor intellectual property for semiconductor and system companies. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company was founded by Barry Hoberman. inSilicon was acquired by Synopsys, Inc. on September 20, 2002 for $61.55 million.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Childress Klein Properties, Inc. develops, owns, leases, and manages commercial real estate properties. It offers real estate development and property management services. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

OpenPages, Inc. provides software solutions for enterprise governance and financial management. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Virginia National Bank provides banking and financial services. The firm operates through two segments: The Commercial Bank and VNB Trust. The Commercial Bank segment involves making loans and generating deposits from individuals and businesses. The VNB Trust segment offers services, which include investment management, trust account administration and estate planning. It offers personal banking, business banking and treasury management services. The company was founded on July 29, 1998 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

The RF&P Corp. provides railroad transportation services. The private company is based in Richmond, VA.

Xenial, Inc. develops software applications. The company was founded by Aron Schwarzkopf and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Real Estate Equity Exchange Inc. provides home finance and real estate investment services. It offers services to homeowners, financial advisors, realtors, insurance agents, and charitable organizations. The company was founded by Thomas Sponholtz and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The University of Mary Washington Foundation provides, accepts, manages, and administers private resources of the University. The firm supports scholarships, academic programs, student activities, campus buildings, campus enhancements, and special events for Mary Washington alumni. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Fredericksburg, VA.

Greater Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Inc. operates as chamber of commerce organization. It offers economic development, public policy, networking, market demographics and building relationships services. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Financial Intelligence LLC provides team-based project and transaction management consulting services. The firm offers quarterly accounting and reporting, SOX reconciliations, valuations, expensing, purchase accounting, tax accounting, disclosure and dilution and forecasting. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Saratoga, CA.

Control Group, Inc. provides information technology and outsourcing services. The company was founded by Campbell Hyers, Colin O'Donnell and Scott Anderson in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Steelwedge Software, Inc. provides integrated business planning solutions. Its cloud-based sales and operations planning software connects people, process and technology to power a single view of a company’s business, powering reliable scenario modeling that pinpoints the financial impact of supply-demand trade-off decisions. The company also provides executive decision support, and demand and supply management solutions. The company was founded by Glen Margolis in 2000 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

ActualMeds Corp. provides web-based solutions to facilitate patient data collection and automate coordination. It offers real-time comprehensive medication management solutions and medication reconciliation for health plans, accountable care organizations, patient centered medical homes and pharmacy benefit managers. The firm provides medication management in patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension, congestive heart failure and diabetes and older adult patients who typically have multiple chronic conditions and the most complex therapeutic regimens. The company was founded by Patricia S. Meisner, Anne Marie Biernacki and Patricia J. Neafsey in February 2009 and is headquartered in East Hartford, CT.

NBD Nanotechnologies, Inc. provides nanotechnology based solutions for commercial partners. It develops surface and thin film coatings that enhance heat transfer through condensation, fog capture and de-misting, and anti-scaling performance. It also engages in developing water generators that capture potable moisture from the atmosphere. The company was founded by Miguel-Angel Galvez and Deckard Sorensen in 2012 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Nextshift Robotics, Inc. specializes in creating material handling systems using collaborative mobile autonomous robots. It offers warehouse automation and autonomous robots. The company was founded by Mary Ellen Sparrow and Stephen Toebes and is headquartered in Andover, MA.

Harmon.ie Corp. provides software solutions. It empowers the digital workplace by delivering the single-screen contextual workstream today’s tech-saturated users demand and giving companies a way to securely support their employees’ changing work dynamic, the firm now delivers the seamless user experience needed to increase productivity and collaboration and to make the right business decisions anytime, anywhere and on any device. The company was founded by Yaacov Cohen, David Lavenda and Roy Sheinfeld in 1993 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Accretive Solutions, Inc. provides consulting, staffing and outsourcing solutions. Its solutions include anti-money laundering, carve-outs, collaboration, data analytics and BI, equity compensation, financial close optimization, IPO readiness, revenue ASC 606, mergers and acquisitions. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Melville, NY.

The YMCA of Greater Charlotte operates as a community service organization. It serves all people, regardless of their ability to pay, with programs that develop the spirit, mind, and body. It provides traditional daycare, an after school enrichment program, and day camp activities. It also offers programs designed to develop the spirit, mind and body through cardiovascular and muscular activity. The company was founded in November 1874 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.