Network origin in Eric Strauss first degree
| Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|
Michaels Stores, Inc.
 Michaels Stores, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Michaels Stores, Inc. owns and operates a chain of specialty retail stores. It provides arts, crafts, framing, floral, home décor and seasonal merchandise for the hobbyist and do-it-yourself home decorator. The firm's crafting classes, in-store events, project sheets and displays, mobile applications and on-line videos; they offer a shopping experience that can inspire creativity and confidence in their customers' artistic abilities. The company was founded by Michael J. Dupey in 1983 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.
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| Subsidiary | Specialty Stores | 13 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Eric Strauss via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MICHAELS COMPANIES, INC. | Specialty Stores | Chief Executive Officer Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Blackstone Corporate Private Equity
 Blackstone Corporate Private Equity Investment ManagersFinance Blackstone Corporate Private Equity (Blackstone Corporate) is a private equity division of The Blackstone Group Inc founded in 1985 by Stephen Allen Schwarzman. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Office Depot LLC
 Office Depot LLC Specialty StoresRetail Trade Office Depot LLC engages in the provision of office products, services, supplies, and technology solutions. It operates through the following segments: Retail, Business Solutions, and CompuCom. The Retail segment involves in selling merchandise through chain of office supply stores and offers products and services in the categories of supplies, technology, and furniture and other. The Business Solutions segment trades branded and private branded products and services and provides copy and print services. The CompuCom segment comprises procurement, installation, and managing the life cycle of hardware and software businesses; and offers information technology (IT) support services including remote help desk, data centers, and on-site IT professionals. The company was founded by F. Patrick Sher, Stephen Dougherty, and Jack Kopkin in March 1986 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL. | Specialty Stores | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| BURLINGTON STORES, INC. | Apparel/Footwear Retail | Director/Board Member Chairman | |
| THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION | Apparel/Footwear Retail | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Toys "R" Us, Inc.
 Toys "R" Us, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Toys "R" Us, Inc. engages in the distribution and retail of toys and baby products. The firm's products include Hello Kitty City Cruiser, Bugaboo Cameleon and Bugaboo Donkey Strollers, Buckyballs high-powered magnet sets and Hug and Tugs, Puppy and Monkey. It offers a selection of private label merchandise under names such as Babies "R" Us, Journey Girls, Imaginarium, Fast Lane, You and Me, Just Like Home, True Heroes, Totally Me!, Dream Dazzlers, and Fao Schwarz. The company was founded by Charles P. Lazarus in February 1948 and is headquartered in Wayne, NJ. | Specialty Stores | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. provides treatment to cancer patients and also researches new cancer diagnostics, treatments, and preventions. The firm's patients receive treatment through its cancer centers operated with Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The company was founded by Sidney Farber in 1947 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Hospital/Nursing Management | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
| DOLLARAMA INC. | Department Stores | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp.
 Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. Department StoresRetail Trade Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. engages in the retailing of ready-to-wear apparel. It offers suits, sportswear, accessories, menswear, family footwear, and children's clothing. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Burlington, NJ. | Department Stores | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Bain Capital LP
 Bain Capital LP Financial ConglomeratesFinance Bain Capital LP engages in provision of investment consulting services. It specializes in private equity, credit, public equity, venture, real estate, double impact, life sciences, and partnership strategies. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Financial Conglomerates | Corporate Officer/Principal Consultant / Advisor | |
Bain & Co., Inc.
 Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Weather Group Television LLC
 Weather Group Television LLC BroadcastingConsumer Services Weather Group Television LLC broadcasts weather related information. It provides information related to weather and forecasts, maps and radar, storms, travel and health. The company was founded by Frank Batten and John Coleman on May 02, 1992 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Broadcasting | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Burlington Coat Factory Investments Holdings, Inc.
 Burlington Coat Factory Investments Holdings, Inc. Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade Burlington Coat Factory Investments Holdings, Inc. is a holding company with interest in apparel products. It offers ladies sportswear, menswear, coats, family footwear, baby furniture and accessories, as well as home decor and gifts. The firm operates under the name of Cohoes Fashions, MJM Designer Shoes and Burlington Coat Factory. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Burlington, NJ. | Apparel/Footwear Retail | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
HM Publishing Corp.
 HM Publishing Corp. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services HM Publishing Corp. publishes textbooks and dictionaries. The firm develops educational programs, comprised primarily of textbooks, workbooks, supplemental materials, teaching guides, technology-based components and other resources. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Commercial Printing/Forms | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Bain Capital Private Equity LP
 Bain Capital Private Equity LP Investment ManagersFinance Bain Capital Private Equity LP (Bain Capital Private Equity) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Bain Capital LP founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Investment Managers | Chairman Private Equity Investor | |
Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.
 Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. designs, manufactures, distributes, and markets motorized recreational vehicles and powersports engines. It offers ski doo snowmobiles, lynx snowmobiles, sea doo watercraft, Can Am roadsters, evinrude outboard engine, rotax engines, rotax aircraft engines, and rotax kart engines. The company was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Valcourt, Canada. | Recreational Products | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co.
 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co. is a learning company, which engages in instructional curriculum, assessment, technology, and professional learning. The company was founded in 1832 by William Ticknor and James Fields and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Information Technology Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS | Movies/Entertainment | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| MACY'S, INC. | Department Stores | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Blackstone Mezzanine Advisors LP
 Blackstone Mezzanine Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance Blackstone Mezzanine Advisors LP (Blackstone Mezzanine Advisors) is a private equity division of The Blackstone Group LP. The firm headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor | |
DLJ Merchant Banking, Inc.
 DLJ Merchant Banking, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of aPriori Capital Partners LP, DLJ Merchant Banking, Inc. specializes in investments in leveraged buyouts. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Hamilton Evans James. | Financial Conglomerates | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Co.
 Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Co. Life/Health InsuranceFinance Part of Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Co. is a company that specializes in retirement research and pension risk transfers. The company is based in Baltimore, MD and has a unique culture that values core values, internal committees, and the people who work there. F&G is committed to being financially strong and protective experts. Founded in 1959, the company offers various types of annuities and aims to dispel common myths about them. | Life/Health Insurance | Director/Board Member | |
| Simmons University | College/University | Director/Board Member | |
| GETTY IMAGES HOLDINGS, INC. | Internet Software/Services | Director/Board Member | |
Credit Suisse Private Equity LLC
 Credit Suisse Private Equity LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of UBS Group AG, Credit Suisse Private Equity LLC is a private equity firm. The company is based in New York, NY. | Financial Conglomerates | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC. | Other Consumer Services | Director/Board Member | |
| MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA, INC. | Advertising/Marketing Services | Director/Board Member | |
| AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Data Processing Services | Director/Board Member | |
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
 Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. engages in the provision of business data and analytical insights services. It offers products relating to finance, sales and marketing, master data, supplier management, and compliance. The company is headquartered in Short Hills, NJ. | Internet Software/Services | Director/Board Member | |
| BLACKSTONE INC. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Universal Orlando Resort
 Universal Orlando Resort Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Universal Orlando Resort operates theme parks. Its Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure parks offers a dining, shopping, club and live-entertainment venue as well as premier on-site Loews hotels, and television production facilities. The company is headquartered in Orlando, FL. | Movies/Entertainment | Director/Board Member | |
James Beard Foundation
 James Beard Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The James Beard Foundation is a non-profit organization that celebrates and supports the people behind America's food culture. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. Established over 30 years ago, the foundation is committed to supporting a resilient and flourishing industry that honors its diverse communities. The foundation amplifies new voices, celebrates those leading the way, and supports those on the path to do so, to create a more equitable and sustainable future. The foundation brings its mission to life through the annual awards, industry and community-focused programs, advocacy, partnerships, and events across the country. The CEO of the company is Clare Reichenbach. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
| HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT COMPANY | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member | |
Midwest Cable, Inc.
 Midwest Cable, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Midwest Cable, Inc. provides cable services. It offers speed internet and voice services over geographically-aligned cable distribution systems to residential and commercial customers. The company was founded on April 1, 1999 and is headquartered in Pennsylvania. | Engineering & Construction | Director/Board Member | |
| TEGNA INC. | Broadcasting | Director/Board Member | |
| CARS.COM INC. | Internet Software/Services | Director/Board Member | |
| DUN & BRADSTREET HOLDINGS, INC. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member | |
Datasite Global Corp.
 Datasite Global Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Datasite Global Corp. engages in the provision of software as a service (SaaS) solutions for the mergers & acquisitions (M&A) industry. Its products include Datasite Outreach, Datasite Prepare, Datasite Diligence, Datasite Acquire, and Datasite for Restructuring. The company was founded by Kenneth F. Merrill in 1968 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member | |
| NIELSEN HOLDINGS PLC | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
| LIONBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
Graham Packaging Holdings Co. (Pennsylvania)
 Graham Packaging Holdings Co. (Pennsylvania) Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Graham Packaging Holdings Co. manufactures and sells plastic containers. The firm supplies plastic containers for hot-fill juice and juice drinks, sports drinks, drinkable yogurt and smoothies, nutritional supplements, and beverages. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Lancaster, PA. | Chemicals: Specialty | Director/Board Member |
Statistics
International
| United States | 46 |
| Canada | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 3 |
Sectoral
| Finance | 13 |
| Retail Trade | 12 |
| Consumer Services | 9 |
| Technology Services | 9 |
| Commercial Services | 8 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 200 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 47 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 41 |
| Chairman | 15 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 12 |
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| Peter Wallace | 35 |
| Gerard Martin Murphy | 31 |
| Jill Greenthal | 28 |
| Matt Levin | 22 |
| Beryl Raff | 21 |
| John Mahoney | 15 |
| Chuck Rubin | 10 |
| Weizhong Zhu | 10 |
| Dennis A. Mullahy | 7 |
| Ames B. Flynn | 7 |
| John Menzer | 6 |
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