Ed Mikolay

Cargill, Inc. engages in the provision of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services. It specializes in food service, agriculture, meat and poultry, transportation, pharmaceutical ingredients, and beauty products. The company was founded by William Wallace Cargill in 1865 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Bessemer Investment Management LLC (BIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bessemer Trust Co., NA (BTNA), a national banking association, which in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bessemer Group, Inc. (BGI). BIM provides advisory services to investment companies and banking institutions.

The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1935, The OPERS Board of Trustees – the governing body of the system – is responsible for the administration and management of OPERS. They provide retirement, disability, and survivor benefit programs for Ohio’s active and retired public workers and their families throughout the state who are not covered by another state or local retirement system.

Genencor International, Inc. develops and manufactures enzyme product solutions for industrial, agricultural and health care markets. It finds genes and alters their proteins for use in cleaning, textile, health care, food and animal feed products using gene discovery, molecular evolution, functional genomics and immunology techniques. The company also develops solutions for the biofuels, biodefense and biosafety industries. Genencor International was founded in 1982 and is located in Rochester, NY.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS is engaged in the production of food enzymes, products and pharmaceutical grade excipients for food products. It operates through the following divisions: Enablers, BioActives, Sweeteners, Cultures, Genecor and Sales and Application Food Ingredients. The Enablers division develops, produces and markets emulsifiers, hydrocolloids, and tailored systems that enable food & beverage manufactureres to make appealing products. The BioActives division is comprised of the Cultures and Sweeteners divisions. It offers food cultures and protective solutions, speciality sweeteners, health ingredients, and microorganisms for agriculture and animal nutrition. The Genencor division develops innovative enzymes and bioproducts to reduce the environmental impact of the cleaning, textile, fuel, and chemical industries. The sales and Application food Ingredients division manages and budgets global key accounts. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered Copenhagen, Denmark

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.

OptumInsight, Inc. provides healthcare information technology and consulting services. It offers technology services, information, analytics, business services and consulting to help solve the most important problems clients face across the health system. The firm provides solutions for physicians, hospitals, life sciences companies, government agencies and other organizations that comprise the health care system. The company is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Part of International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., Cultor Food Science, Inc. is a British company that manufactures food preservatives.

KeyBank, NA engages in the provision of commercial banking services. The company was founded on January 1, 1849 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Venture Michigan Fund provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA provides commercial banking services. It offers investment banking, merchant services, and institutional asset management services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Prudential Financial, Inc., Prudential Securities Credit Corp. LLC provides financial services.

LS Dissolution, Inc. engages in the production of petroleum replacement products and industrial chemicals. It offers chemical and fuel products. The company was founded by George M. Church, Christopher Somerville, Noubar B. Afeyan and Jay D. Keasling in 2005 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Part of Dole Plc, Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is a company engaged in the retail of fresh vegetables. The company is based in Charlotte, NC. The CEO of the company is Timothy Escamilla.

Delaware BioScience Association promotes Delaware's bioscience industry. It facilitates growth of the life science industry, advancements in research as well as supporting education initiatives in Delaware and the surrounding region. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Newark, DE.

Fifth Third Bank, NA (Investment Management) (Fifth Third Private Bank) is the private banking division of Fifth Third Bank, NA, ultimately owned by Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB). The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Fifth Third Private Bank offers banking, investment and insurance products and services to high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals and families.

Nu-Tek Food Science LLC produces a low-sodium salt substitute. Its products include NuTek Salt and Salt for Life, which delivers nutrition through levels of sodium reduction in food, replacing it with potassium. The company was founded by Thomas L. Manuel and Sam Rao in 2006 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

Calysta, Inc. provides sustainable industrial products for food and energy security. The firm develops new Biological Gas-to-Liquids and Biological Gas-to-Chemicals technologies using methane, the primary component of natural gas. It’s technology allows conversion of a plentiful energy resource into high value chemicals and transportation fuels. The company was founded in 2012 by Joshua Silverman and Alan Shaw and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

The Michigan Department of Treasury (MDT) is a State-owned pension fund manager headquartered in East Lansing, Michigan. MDT collects, invests, and disburses all state money. The firm also administers major tax laws, property tax laws, and safeguards the credit of the state and its local units of government. In addition, they invest retirement funds of Michigan's state employees, public school employees, state police and judges.

Mycoworks, Inc. engages in producing leather from mycelium materials. The company was founded by Sophia Wang, Philip Ross and Eddie Pavlu and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.