John E. Ross

Svoboda Capital Partners LLC (SC) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by John Anton Svoboda and Michelle Lynn Collins. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Illinois Venture Capital Association engages in providing services such as education, networking, industry events, roundtable discussions and government lobbying. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Salient Global is a group of experts and partners who are passionate about enabling their clients' businesses and their people to flourish. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers data-driven, creative solutions that fuel growth through meaningful human experiences. The company's model unites expert talent around a data science, digital experience, and strategic advisory model. Salient Global operates at their highest individual levels in expert disciplines, each with its own promise, culture, and identity, but tethered to their suite of proprietary data products - Salient Synapse - as well as a range of other growth platforms and tools. The company was founded by Bryan Specht, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

The Chempetitive Group LLC engages in the provision of marketing communications services. It specializes in life science and healthcare. The company was founded by Murad Sabzali in 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.