Michael R. Stapleton

NTT DATA, Inc. provides infrastructure, business process outsourcing and application solutions and services. It offers advisory services, application development and management, bi, analytics and performance management, business process outsourcing, cloud lifecycle services, digital business, enterprise application services, infrastructure services and strategic staffing services. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Part of Intel Corp., Kurzweil Applied Intelligence, Inc. develops new generation of print-to-speech reading software for sighted persons with reading disabilities, as well as a new reading machine for blind people. Kurzweil Applied Intelligence was acquired by Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV, part of Intel Corp. from April 01, 1999 on June 27, 1997 for $53.40 million.

Bessemer Venture Partners LP seeks investment opportunities in companies primarily located in the US. The fund focuses on companies with a strong business model, experienced management teams and growth potential. It targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors such as healthcare, information systems, telecommunications, and retailing. It provides financing for seed, early and later stage capital requirements.

Viasystems, Inc. engages in the provision of complex multi-layer printed circuit boards and electro-mechanical solutions. It operates under the Printed Circuit Boards and Assembly segments. The Printed Circuit Boards segment focuses on printed circuit board manufacturing facilities located in China. The Assembly segment is involved in assembly operations including back panel assembly, printed circuit board assembly, cable assembly, custom enclosures, and full system assembly and testing. The company was founded on April 2, 1997 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Beckman Coulter, Inc. manufactures and distributes biomedical testing instrument systems and general biomedical research products. It develops and markets products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing. The firm’s systems operate in both diagnostics and life sciences laboratories on seven continents. Its products improve the productivity of medical professionals and scientists, supplying critical information for improving patient health and delivering trusted solutions for research and discovery. The company was founded in 1935 by Arnold O. Beckman and is headquartered in Brea, CA.

Citibank NA engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail and commercial banking; credit cards; banking, capital markets, and advisory; markets and securities services; private banking; and treasury and trade solutions. The company was founded on June 16, 1812 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Optimal IMX, Inc. engages in the provision of radiology optimization services. The firm offers musculoskeletal, neuroradiology, orthopedics, urology, and pediatric radiology services. The company was founded by Neal Templeton and Craig Andrew Parker in 2005 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Apse, Inc. offers technology and strategy services. It develops technology that will allow the cost efficient production of RNA for broad acre topical RNAi uses in agriculture. The company was founded by Juan Arhancet in 2011 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

BioData Ltd. operates as an online research and lab management software company. It offers Labguru, a Web-based research and lab management software that streamlines research logistics and knowledge management for life science laboratories; enables researchers to plan experiments, track progress, share results; and track research materials, documents, biological collections, and more. The company was founded by Jonathan Gross in August 2007 and is headquartered in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel.

Deerfield Management Co. LP (Private Equity) (Deerfield) is a private equity subsidiary of Deerfield Management Co. LP founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in the New York.

AlivaMab Discovery Services LLC is a private company that specializes in generating and screening large panels of antibodies to achieve their partners' design goals. AlivaMab Discovery Services is based in San Diego, CA. The company focuses on delivering antibodies that are characterized for function, kinetics, and developability, and engineering for advanced modalities, including multispecifics and cars. The company has experience in antibody drug discovery and development from many of the world's top pharmaceutical companies, including AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis, Pfizer, and Roche/Genentech. The company was founded by John Lippincott, and the CEO is Larry L. Green.

Thermaquatica, Inc. develops technologies for production of chemical feedstocks and liquid fuels from non-petroleum based raw materials. It specializes in commercializing a proprietary and patented technology for processing biomass (including agricultural wastes), coal, oil sands, and oil shales to high value platform chemicals and liquid fuels. The company was founded in November 2010 by John P. McAlister and John C. Crelling and is headquartered in Carbondale, IL.

Deer Management Co. LLC (Bessemer Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1911. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.