Christopher Lazzaro

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Westfield Capital Management Co. LP (Westfield) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1989 and is majority-owned by WMS Management LLC. Westfield provides quality investment management services to institutions and wealthy individuals.

Four Seasons Hotels Ltd. engages in the operation of hotels and resorts. It also offers venues for meetings and events; and private residences, vacation rentals, and residence clubs. The company was founded by Isadore Sharp in 1960 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

HarbourVest Partners LLC (HarbourVest Partners) is a private equity & venture capital firm founded in 1982 by David Brooks Zug. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices around the world.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

THL/Cannae Investors LLC provides technology enabled human resources and payroll processing services. The firm’s products include Human Capital Management, Dayforce HCM, Dayforce global Solutions, small business payroll & HR and Ceridian services. It specializes in tax services, employee benefits administration, corporate wellness and employee assistance, employee retention and recruitment services. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Ladders, Inc. provides online and mobile job-matching services. It helps professionals find the jobs and meet the employers that are right for their career goals. The firm serves professionals in marketing and media, healthcare, technology, consumer goods, industrial, and service sector in the United States. The company was founded by Marc Cenedella, Andrew Koch and Alexandre Douzet in July 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC, dba Commonwealth Financial Network (Commonwealth), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Joseph (Joe) S. Deitch in 1979 as The Cambridge Group. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of 1979 Holding Co. LLC, an indirect and wholly-owned subsidiary of Gratitude Holdings, Inc. Commonwealth provides advisory services to individuals and high net-worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans (other than plan participants), state or municipal government entities, and charitable organizations.

Genesys LLC develops and commercializes electrical radiant energy transfer technologies. Its technology is used in generating renewable, carbon free, electricity and converting water to hydrogen. The company was founded by Rezucha Paul and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Hyatt Corp. owns and operates hotels and resorts. It operates Hyatt branded hotels and resorts, under the Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Grand Hyatt and Park Hyatt brands. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Saunders Hotel Group LLC owns and operates hotels. It manages a chain of hotels in Norwood, Massachusetts; Alexandria, Virginia; New London Connecticut; and Merrimack, New Hampshire. The firm facilities and amenities include guest rooms and suites, function room, indoor pool, exercise room, business center; restaurant and lounge, onsite parking, golf courses, coffee makers, hairdye4rs and wireless Internet access. The company was founded by Roger A. Saunders in 1962 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Dutchess Capital Management LLC (Dutchess Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1996 by Douglas H. Leighton and Michael A. Novielli. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Voya Institutional Plan Services LLC provides retirement plans and insurance services. It offers investment advisory, broker-dealer and transfer agency services. The company is headquartered in Windsor, CT.

Interactive Prospect Targeting Ltd. provides digital direct marketing solutions. The firm operates through 25 company-owned websites and 14 client hosted sites. It offers software products that include Email Monitor, Email Tracker, e-mail analysis software and market research software. The company was founded in 1999 by Lionel William Thain and is headquartered in London, UK.

Manulife Investment Management Private Markets (US) LLC (Manulife Investment Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corp founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

FIAM LLC (do-business-as Fidelity Institutional Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The firm was founded in 2006 and formerly known as Pyramis Global Advisors LLC. They are wholly-owned by FIAM Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by FMR LLC, aka Fidelity Investments. FIAM provides discretionary investment management services to institutional accounts. The firm also sub-advices funds or accounts for affiliated advisers and unaffiliated advisers.

JobTarget LLC operates job boards and offers cross-posting and job distribution solutions. It designs and maintains online job boards for various associations, publications, and entrepreneurs and also distributes recruitment advertising online for employers and advertising agencies. The company was founded by Andrew Banever in 2001 and is headquartered in Groton, CT.

Part of Wells Fargo & Co., Norwest Venture Capital Management, Inc. functions as an alternative investment manager. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN. The CEO of the company is Timothy C. DeVries.

SmartRecruiters, Inc. develops and operates a recruiting software platform. It offers applicant tracking system, candidate sourcing, recruitment marketing, candidate experience, collaborative hiring, offer management, hiring software, cloud recruiting software, mobile recruiting, recruitment compliance, and recruitment analytics services. The company was founded by Jerome Ternynck in September 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Biofoam of North Carolina LLC provides spray foam insulation services. It offers commercial and residential services. The company was founded by Jay Melamed in 2008 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Greetr, Inc. is a mobile app that transforms the application process for all applicants. The American company was founded by Bill Fanning and the CEO is Tracy Adams.