Joan H. Zief

Kalion, Inc. operates as an industrial biotech company , which provides glucaric acid and S-3-hydroxybutyrolactone (3-HBL) using traditional, green, fermentation technology. The company was founded by Lanett Jones Prather Kristala and is headquartered in Milton, MA.

Golden Seeds LLC (Golden Seeds) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Stephanie Hanbury-Brown. The firm is headquartered in New York city with an additional offices in Arizona, Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, New Jersey, New York and Silicon Valley.

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.

Playrific, Inc. develops mobile content. It offers education, games, entertainment, software development, branded applications, mobile apps, e-book generator, COPPA compliant, content curation, software development and design. The company was founded by Beth A. Marcus and Isaac de la Pena in 2010 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Merrill Lynch International, Inc. provides investment and financial services. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in New York, NY.