Kristen A. Helsel

Blackboard, Inc. provides software applications and related services to the education industry. The firm offers recruitment, student success, and consulting services. Its services are utilized by academic institutions around the globe, including colleges, and universities. The company was founded by Michael L. Chasen, Daniel E. Cane, Stephen Gilfus and Matthew L. Pittinsky in 1997 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Founded in 1987, GFI Securities LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of GFI Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: GFIG). They provide inter-dealer brokerage services in a multitude of global cash and derivatives markets including credit derivatives and fixed-income, foreign exchange and financial derivatives, equity, energy and commodities.

Market6, Inc. provides web-based retail collaboration applications. The firm’s applications are with built-in advanced analytics that help retailers and suppliers work together more effectively to drive insights, make smarter decisions and deliver measurably better results. It provides a shared set of tools and analytics to analyze past results, set goals, develop future plans and tactics, and track execution. The company was founded by Wayne Levy and William J. Purcell in 2006 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

Intent Global, Inc. provides advertising solutions. It operates Voyat, a provider of website personalization solutions that increase direct bookings for hoteliers. The company was founded by Josh Feuerstein, Richard Harris, Damon Tassone, and Arun Rajan on January 21, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Dotloop LLC provides software to the real estate industry. It provides a collaborative web-based negotiation platform where real estate agents can add, adjust, approve and sign documents digitally in real-time. The firm serves the real estate agents in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 2008 by Austin G. Allison and Matt Vorst and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Moneyline Networks LLC provides interactive information to financial professionals via the Internet. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Deloitte LLP (New York) engages in the provision of audit, consulting, tax, and advisory solutions. It offers services relating to tax, consulting, audit and assurance, Deloitte private company services, mergers and acquisitions, risk and financial advisory, analytics, and cloud. The company was founded by William Welch Deloitte, George A. Touche, Charles Waldo Haskins, and Elijah Watt Sells in 1845 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges provides its clients with legal services. The firm offers services to areas including consumer, financial, government and non-profit, health care, industrial, and technology. The company was founded by Claude Serra in 1931 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Woodbridge Co. Ltd. /New/, Dow Jones Markets is a provider of market-moving news and financial information through various media. The American company delivers breaking news, expert commentary, and personal finance strategies to its audience. Dow Jones Markets was acquired by Bridge Information Systems, Inc. from Dow Jones & Co., Inc. on May 28, 1998 for $510 million.

CRH Americas Materials, Inc. supplies aggregates, asphalt, ready mixed concrete, and construction and paving services. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Honeywell Aerospace provides integrated avionics, engines, systems and services for aircraft manufacturers. The firm's products include avionics and electronics, air transport systems, business and general aviation systems, defense electronics, fasteners and hardware, bearings, electrical and electromechanical components, seals, pneumatic systems and components, hydraulic systems, integrated environmental control systems, wheel and brake products, auxiliary power units, ground power units, propulsion engines, space systems and services and microelectronics. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Part of Unisys Corp., Unisys China Co. Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides IT consulting and solutions. The company is based in Shanghai, China.

Part of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP provides accounting services. The company is based in Shanghai, China.

KPMG (Ireland) engages in the provision of legal services. It offers audit, tax and legal, deal advisory, consulting, private enterprise, corporate finance, financial reporting, management consulting, private client, regulatory, risk consulting, strategy services. The firm serves alternative investments, asset management, aviation finance, banking, energy, utilities and telecommunications, financial services and technology, food and agriculture businesses, infrastructure and government, insurance, life sciences, real estate, retail and manufacturing, renewables and sustainability, and technology and media industry. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Cisco Systems Australia Pty Ltd. provides Internet protcol based networking and other products used in the information technology and communication industry. The company was founded in 1984 and is located in North Sydney, Australia.

Part of NatWest Group Plc, RBS Equity Corp. is a private equity firm. The company is based in New York, NY.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland operates as an institute of chartered accountants. The non-profit company is based in Dublin, Ireland.

7signal Solutions, Inc. provides wireless performance optimization solutions for wireless LAN applications. Its product Sapphire system is a vendor agnostic solution that works with any wireless access point which allows users to manage WLAN performance and generate Wi-Fi analytics as well as obtain information and directions for step-by-step Wi-Fi network optimization. The company serves hospitals, universities, enterprises, and distribution centers. 7signal Solutions was founded by Veli-Pekka Ketonen and Marko Pirinen in February 2006 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

Agendize SAS develops communication tools for web merchants and online publishers. The firm provides online appointment scheduling software, customer relationship management software, click-to-call a solution that allows website visitors to call for free, and live chat, a solution that enables users to chat in real-time with their website visitors and helps to generate sales. The company was founded by Alexandre Rambaud in 2003 and is headquartered in Troyes, France.

MediaCom Holdings Ltd. provides media communication services. It offers media planning and buying, media accountability and consumer insight. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Financial-Information-Technologies LLC, Aperity, Inc. provides data management and analytic services. The company is based in Louisville, KY. Aperity was acquired by Financial-Information-Technologies LLC on January 20, 2021. The company was founded by John Madalon. John Madalon has been the CEO since incorporation.

ScopiaRx LLC develops medical software. The private company is based in Cincinnati, OH.

Os33, Inc. provides software as a services platform for wealth management marketplace. Its solutions include workplace frontline, stronghold and stronghold custom. The company was founded by David Matalon and Jacob Kazakevich in 2002 and is headquartered in Woodbridge, NJ.

Standard Bariatrics, Inc. operates as a surgical procedure company focused on the development and commercialization of medical devices. It offers STANDARD CLAMP, a laparoscopic surgical device designed to clamp the entire length of the stomach, enabling surgeons to plan and hold the staple line prior to dividing the stomach during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. The company was founded by Jonathan Thompson in 2014 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Folio Photonics Inc. engages in the design and development of optical data storage disc with two terabyte scale capacity. Its technology is based on a multi-layer disc produced by polymer co-extrusion, a manufacturing method used primarily for food packaging. The company was founded by Kenneth D. Singer in 2012 and is headquartered in Solon, OH.

Hicks Thomas LLP provides legal services. The company was founded in 1997 by John B. Thomas and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

GroupM Worldwide, Inc. engages in the provision of advertising and marketing services. It offers strategy and business development; media investment; technology; brand safety; and content services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Evoq Nano, Inc. develops nanoparticles and biotech therapeutics. The private company is based in Salt Lake City, UT.

Analytic Partners, Inc. is a cloud-based analytics company that provides adaptive solutions for deeper business understanding and right-time planning and optimization for marketing and beyond. The company is based in New York, NY and was founded in 2000 by Nancy Smith, who has been the CEO since then. The company's platform, GPS-Enterprise, turns data into expertise to help customers create powerful connections with their customers and achieve commercial success. Analytic Partners leverages adaptive modeling techniques and tools to help companies generate better business results, drive growth, and grow closer to their customers. The company works with marketers to build deep knowledge about brands, customers, and competitors that is converted into sound strategies aimed at improving business performance.