Patrik Hellstrand

Reebok International Ltd. designs and manufactures apparel, shoes and sports related products. It markets and distributes sportswear and accessories under the Reebok, Rockport, CCM, Jofa, Koho and Greg Norman brands. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Canton, MA.

Guitar Center, Inc. distributes musical instruments. It offers musical lessons, repairs, and rentals. The company was founded by Wayne Mitchell in 1959 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA.

Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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.

Breakaway Ventures LLC (Breakaway Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Dennis Baldwin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Grillo's Pickles, Inc. engages in the manufacture of pickle products. It offers Itallian dill spears, Itallian dill chips, half sour pickles, fresh-to-go dill chips, pickle de gallo, and beverages. The company was founded by Travis Grillo in 2008 and is headquartered in Needham. MA.

Rue La La provides online shopping services. The firm partner with premier brands offering them a online selling opportunity by enabling them to move merchandise in a private selling environment. The company is located in Boston, MA.

Highland Capital Partners LLC (Highland Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm is founded in 1987 by Paul A. Maeder and Bob F. Higgins. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, US.

RCW, Inc. manufactures and sells women’s footwear. The firm offers shoes, flats, pumps, loafers, moccasins and boots. It sells products directly to clients as well as online. The company was founded by Cheryl Kaplan, Benjamin D. Fischman and Maria Gangemi in March 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

SmartBargains.com LP retails apparel and accessories online. Its products include apparel, electronics, jewelry, and home goods. The company was founded in 1999 and is located in Boston, MA.

General Catalyst Partners LLC provides venture capital services. The company was founded by Joel E. Cutler, David J. Orfao, David P. Fialkow and John G. Simon in 2000 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Rue Gilt Groupe, Inc. provides online shopping services. It operates two segments Rue+Gilt and Shop Premium Outlets. Rue+Gilt is a premium and luxury off-price eCommerce platform where members can purchase apparel, handbags and accessories, beauty, jewellery, footwear, home decor and more. Shop Premium Outlets provides a brand-aligned marketplace for premium and luxury brands to sell clearance, on-sale and outlet inventory directly to consumers. The company was founded by David P. Fialkow on October 31, 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA..

SmartBargains, Inc. operates an online shopping destination for smart shoppers. It offers belts, bottoms, denim, swimwear, wedding dresses, and tops for ladies and girls; hats, belts, bottoms, jackets and coats, ties, and tops for men; bottoms, jackets and coats, belts, and tops for boys, and bottoms, gloves, hats, booties, dresses, scarves, sleepwear, jackets and coats, jumpsuits and rompers, and tops for babies. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Verity Venture Partners LLC (Verity Venture Partners) is an venture capital firm founded by Tina S. Bou-Saba and Matt S. Levin in 2021. Verity Venture Partners LLC is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Nalco Co. engages in the provision of chemistry programs and services. It serves upstream and midstream oil and gas industry, and refineries and petrochemical operations. Its services includes energy exploration and production; oil and as midstream; and refining, fuel additives, and petrochemical. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, TX.

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.

Intimate Beauty Corp. provides cosmetics, fragnances and beauty products. It oversees the retailing of the Victoria's Secret Beauty line of cosmetics, 24 fragrances and other beauty products. The line is sold in about 500 stand-alone Victoria's Secret Beauty retail stores (operated by Intimate Beauty) as well as more than 500 of the Victoria's Secret lingerie stores, the Web site and the Victoria's Secret catalogs. It was established in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Unreal Brands, Inc. manufactures natural candy products. Its candies include coated chocolate disc similar to M&Ms, chocolate caramel nougat bars that echo a Milky Way, another one with caramel, nougat, and peanuts reminiscent of a Snickers bar, and a chocolate peanut butter cup similar to Reese's. The company was founded by Adam Melonas, Nicky Bronner and Michael E. Bronner on November 15, 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

CoachUp, Inc. provides a software application platform. It enables athletes to connect with independent and private coaches. The firm offers camps, clinics, one-on-one and virtual training. The company was founded by Jordan Lancaster Fliegel, Gene Shkolnik, Gabe Durazo and Arian Radmand in 2011 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

True Botanicals LLC provides personal care products. It offers skin care and anti-aging products which include cleansers, face oils, mists and sunscreen lotions. The company was founded by Christina Mace-Turner and Hillary Peterson in 2014 and is headquartered in Mill Valley, CA.

Bowdoin College is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, ME.

MPUSA LLC develops and manufactures sports merchandise. It offers cooling towels, cooling gear, major league baseball, NCAA, grip, accessories, muscle, anti-chafe and sun care products. The company was founded by Sarah Haskins, Kevin Lin, Mariel Margaret Hamm, Alferd Reginald Bush, Sergio Garcia Fernandez, Jameka Serena Williams, Georges St.Pierre, Stephen John Nash, Josh Shaw, David Allen Wright and Amanda Ray Beard in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Breakaway Innovation Group operates as a hybrid strategic consultancy, creative agency and venture capital firm. The company was founded by Dennis Baldwin in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Newton Running Co., Inc. designs and manufactures running shoes. Its products include men and women shoes, men and women apparel, gear and books. The company was founded by Danny Abshire and Jerry Lee in 2007 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Spartan Race, Inc. organizes obstacle race series. Its races include sprint, super, beast and trifecta. The firm also provides nutrition and training services. The company was founded by Joseph DeSena, Selicia Sevigny, Richard Lee, Brian Duncanson, Mike Morris, Andy Weinberg, Shaun Bain and Noel Hanna in 2010 and is headquartered in Pittsfield, VT.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Yasso, Inc. manufactures frozen yogurt desserts. It offers bars in raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, vanilla bean, mango, and coconut flavors. The company was founded by Amanda Klane and Andrew Harrington in 2009 and is headquartered in Quincy, MA.

Cradles To Crayons is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2002 and has operations in multiple locations. Cradles To Crayons is based in Brighton, MA and was founded by Sandy Wells. The organization provides children from birth through age 12 living in homeless or low-income situations with essential items such as clothing, shoes, diapers, and school supplies, free of charge. The private company collects new and high-quality used children's goods through grassroots community drives and corporate donations. Cradles To Crayons works through its network of hundreds of nonprofit social service partners and is supported by tens of thousands of volunteers. The organization annually helps more than 70,000 children living in low-income and homeless situations.

Bain Capital Ventures LP (Bain Capital Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices in New York and California. The firm is wholly owned by Bain Capital LP.

Print Syndicate, Inc. operates as an e-commerce store that sells printed t-shirts and fashion and home decor goods. It interprets and converts social trends into digital designs, which are then marketed on printed objects (apparel, phone cases, housewares) and sold through its multiple e-commerce brands. The company was founded by Tanisha Robinson and Michael Limes in November 2012 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

The Council on Competitiveness is a nonpartisan organization that has been advocating for a competitiveness agenda for over three decades. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The organization aims to attract investment and talent, spur the commercialization of new ideas, and enhance productivity to raise the standard of living for all Americans. The council's members include CEOs, university presidents, labor leaders, and national lab directors who provide real-world perspective to policymakers. The council believes that with the right policies, the strengths and potential of the economy far outweigh the current challenges the nation faces on the path to higher growth and greater opportunity for all Americans. Deborah L. Wince-Smith has been the CEO of the American company since 1993.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.