Michael Rappa

Webtrends, Inc. offers web analytics and online marketing solutions. The firm is a customer intelligence company that turns online and offline data into understanding, which help organizations, realize a competitive advantage by providing insight-driven optimization of their digital channels. Its products and solutions enable web-smart organizations to optimize their digital marketing programs from visitor acquisition to customer retention. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Brooks Bell Interactive, Inc. provides enterprise-level testing, personalization and optimization services. It helps companies using enterprise-level testing platforms to improve on-site testing capabilities and scale optimization practices. The company was founded in 2003 by Brooks Bell and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Waste Industries USA, Inc. engages in waste collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling services. It offers home, business, landfill, and specialty collections. The company was founded by Lonnie C. Poole, Jr. in 1970 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Tavve Software Co. develops security and network management software. Its software allows companies to securely manage applications and devices across firewall partitioned networks. The firm's product include ZoneRanger is an application-layer proxy firewall appliance for management protocol traffic and PacketRanger which is a smart and fast UDP packet director. The company was founded by Tim Clark, Gary Schlachter and Anthony Edwards in 1998 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. designs and manufactures telecommunications equipment. The firm offers connection-oriented ethernet and optical transport technologies, synchronous optical networking, wavelength-division multiplexing, and packet optical transport technologies. The company is headquartered in Richardson, TX.

NextGen Venture Partners LLC (NextGen Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Inc, founded in 2011 by Daniel Mindus and Grant Allen. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Council for Entrepreneurial Development provides an interactive forum for entrepreneurs, investors, service professionals, academicians, researchers and public policy makers. Its services and programs include connections to capital, venture mentoring, and signature conferences empower member companies to go further. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center provides research and education grants. Its services include financing, technology assessment, business planning, and marketing strategies implementation. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Cardinal Path LLC provides marketing and advertising services. It specializes in web analytics and digital intelligence, benchmarking and competitive intelligence, search engine marketing and optimization, and training and education. The company was founded by John Hossack, Alex Langshur, Corey Koberg, David Booth, and Dave Eckman in March 2011 and is headquartered in Tempe, AZ.

The Institutes provides educational activities related to risk management and property-casualty insurance services. Its solutions include introductory, foundational courses programs, functional-area, designation, management, business course, chartered property casualty underwriter designation program and executive, management educations; The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers is a global organization that provides market intelligence, insights, and connections to over 200 top commercial insurance and employee benefits brokerages worldwide. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company offers resources, alerts, and working groups on various topics such as healthcare, cyber insurance, and government regulations. The Council also hosts events such as the Insurance Leadership Forum and the Broker Smackdown.

American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters is a nonprofit organization, which offers educational, research, networking, and career resource solutions. It provides introductory and foundational courses and programs; functional-area courses and designation programs; management and business courses and programs; CPCU designation program; executive education; online courses and programs; and management education. The company was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

McGriff Insurance Services, Inc. provides life, health, title, and business insurance brokerage services. It offers commercial and personal insurance products. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Founded in 1996, E*TRADE Securities LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of E*TRADE Financial Corp. (NYSE: ET). The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. The firm is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

H. C. Wainwright & Co. LLC (H. C. Wainwright) is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1868 and is a subsidiary of HCWHC, Inc. H. C. Wainwright delivers industry insights and real-time execution to both public and private small and middle-sized global emerging market companies. With a focus on identifying buyers and sellers in illiquid and difficult to trade equities, the firm specializes in block trading and providing liquidity in these securities with as little market impact as possible.

The American Marketing Association operates professional associations for marketers. The company offers services to marketing professionals including best practices and research studies, job resources, publications and directories. Its publications include flagship semi-monthly magazine Marketing News, as well as journal of marketing, journal of public policy and marketing and a variety of newsletters. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Hurricanes Hockey LP operates a professional hockey team. The firm operates an ice hockey team under the name Carolina Hurricanes. The company was founded by Howard Baldwin, John Colburn, Godfrey Wood and William Barnes in November 1971 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce is a business organization that provides resources and support to small businesses in the Raleigh, NC area. The non-profit company's services include tax assistance and a small business resource guide.

Part of Atlantic Business Technologies, Inc., NovelProjects Technologies is a company that provides web development services. The company is based in Raleigh, NC. The company was founded by Brooks Bell, Jesse Daniel Lipson. NovelProjects Technologies was acquired by Atlantic Business Technologies, Inc. on May 19, 2010.

Part of EmployBridge LLC, The Daniel Group Ltd. (Texas) is a staffing and recruiting company. The company is based in Houston, TX. The company was founded by Bill Daniel. Jarrod H. Daniel has been the CEO of the company since 1994. The Daniel Group Ltd. (Texas was acquired by Hire Dynamics LLC, part of EmployBridge LLC from November 22, 2021 on October 29, 2021.

Norelli & Co. specializes in business management consultation. Its services include resolving situations and managing transitions. The company was founded by Ronald A. Norelli in 1981 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

ForeSee Results, Inc. provides online survey services. It captures and analyzes online voice of customer data to help its clients increase sales, loyalty, recommendations and website value. The company was founded by Larry S. Freed in 2001 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.