Laurie Conner

Candela Corp. develops and manufactures lasers for aesthetic and cosmetic procedures. It offers LEDs, ballasts, fluorescents, HIDs, miniature lamps, sockets, incandescent, fixtures and induction lighting solutions. The company was founded by Horace Furumoto in 1986 and is headquartered in Wayland, MA.

TradeStation Group, Inc. through its principal operating subsidiaries, TradeStation Securities, Inc. and TradeStation Forex, Inc. offers the TradeStation analysis and trading platform to the active trader and certain institutional trader markets. The TradeStation platform offers state-of-the-art electronic order execution and enables clients to design, test, optimize, monitor and automate their own custom Equities, Options, Futures and Forex trading strategies. TradeStation Securities, Inc. (Member NYSE, FINRA, SIPC, NSCC, DTC, OCC & NFA) is a licensed securities broker-dealer and a registered futures commission merchant, and also a member of the Boston Options Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, International Securities Exchange and NASDAQ OMX. Its TradeStation Prime Services division, based in New York, seeks to provide prime brokerage services, including securities lending, to small and mid-sized hedge funds and other firms. TradeStation Forex, Inc. (Member NFA) is a Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer (RFED) that exclusively provides the company’s forex brokerage offering. The company’s technology subsidiary, TradeStation Technologies, Inc. develops and offers strategy trading software tools and subscription services. Its London-based subsidiary, TradeStation Europe Limited, an FSA-authorized brokerage firm, introduces UK and other European accounts to TradeStation Securities, Inc. and TradeStation Forex, Inc. TradeStation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group, one of the largest online financial services providers in Japan. Monex Group acquired TradeStation in June 2011 as an important step in achieving its goal to become a leading global integrated online financial services group.

Oclaro Photonics, Inc. manufactures and markets fiber-optic products. The firm develops photonics solutions for commercial and research applications. Its products include optical posts and rods, linear translation stages, mirror mounts, motorized linear stages, rail systems, motorized actuators, high speed photo receivers, general purpose detectors, tunable diode lasers, specialty optical mounts, and beam position detectors. The company was founded by Milton Chang, Timothy Day, Robert Marsland and Frank Luecke in 1990 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The American Accounting Association is a community of accountants in academia that was founded in 1916. The American Accounting Association is based in Sarasota, FL. The association shapes the future of accounting through teaching, research, and a powerful network, ensuring its position as thought leaders in accounting. The association offers various resources, including a digital library, journals, webinars, and conferences, to its members. The association also conducts research on topics such as diversity, equity, and inclusion in accounting.

The Institute of Internal Auditors is an international professional association that serves over 235,000 members and has awarded more than 190,000 certified internal auditor (CIA) certifications worldwide. The non-profit company is based in Lake Mary, USA and has subsidiaries in more than 170 countries and territories. Established in 1941, the IIA is recognized throughout the world as the internal audit profession's leader in standards, certifications, education, research, and technical guidance. Anthony J. Pugliese has been the CEO of the American company since 2021.

Women Corporate Directors is a membership organization of women directors of public and large private companies. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Italy. The company was founded by Mary Beth Vitale, Véronique Morali, Linda Eskind Rebrovick, Deborah A. Peacock, and Darcy A. Howe. The CEO is Susan C. Keating.

Auxis LLC provides management consulting and outsourcing services. It offers management consulting that includes business transformation, business performance, and shared services; and technology services include information technology consulting, enterprise applications, and security. The company was founded by Raul Vega and Alvaro Prieto in 1946 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Round Table Capital Management LP (RTC Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Tony Brindisi and Christopher Lee. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Verdantas LLC provides project development and engineering consulting services. It specializes in alternative energy, brown fields, environmental, shale oil and gas and waste management markets. The company was founded by John H. Hull in 1980 and is headquartered in Dublin, OH.

The Kleinfelder Group, Inc. engages in the provision of engineering services. It offers architecture and design, construction materials engineering and testing, design engineering, environmental sciences and engineering, facility and operations compliance, geotechnical and geologic engineering, project management, risk management, strategic planning, sustainability, and water science and engineering services. The company was founded by James H. Kleinfelder in 1961 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Los Alamos National Laboratory operates as a multidisciplinary institution. It offers services in science, engineering, earth science, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and space science. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Los Alamos, NM.

Part of Aisin Corp., IMRA America, Inc. manufactures electrical machinery. The private company is based in Ann Arbor, MI.

Neophotonics (China) Co., Ltd. engages in the business of production, management of optoelectronic components, optical communication systems and others. It also provides technology development and consulting services. The company was founded on February 8, 1993 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

Trilon Group LLC is an infrastructure services firm with a focus on transportation, water, utilities, environment, and community infrastructure. The company is based in Denver, CO and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was formed with the goal of becoming one of the top 20 infrastructure services firms in the United States by bringing together some of the best infrastructure consulting firms in the country. Trilon currently has 650 staff members and 34 offices across the United States. The CEO of the company is Michael J. Renshaw.

E La Carte, Inc. designs and develops touch-screen tabletop devices. Its product presto tablet allows restaurant guests to order food, play games and pay their bills from the table, without having to flag down a waiter. The company was founded by Ernest Gichini Ngaruiya and Rajat Suri in 2008 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA.