David Robert Williams

William Harris Investors, Inc. (WHI) is a privately-owned investment and wealth management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm serves as the family office for the Irving B. Harris family. Founded in 1976 by Irving B. Harris to manage his own family's capital, WHI has expanded its services and today provides a broad range of professional and wealth management services, including financial and estate planning, trust services, cash management, accounting and administrative services, tax preparation, and a variety of philanthropic services to four generations of the Harris family.

Founded in 2001 by Mark Bergendahl and Bradley Wilhite, Ascendiant Securities LLC is an SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in Irvine, California. The firm advises on and facilitates debt and equity securities offerings through private placements and provides assistance with mergers and acquisitions. They are a member of FINRA and the SIPC. Ascendiant Securities is affiliated with Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC, a full-service investment banking firm, SEC-registered broker/dealer, equity research, market making and securities trading firm that focuses on small-cap and micro-cap public companies, as well as institutional and accredited investors. They are a member of FINRA and the SIPC. Ascendiant Securities is also affiliated with Ascendiant Capital Group LLC and Ascendiant Capital Partners LLC, firms that makes direct investments in publicly-traded, emerging growth companies and in private companies that are going public.

Impossible Objects LLC provides 3D printing technology. It offers carbon fiber, kevlar, and fiberglass composites. The company was founded by Robert Swartz in 2011 and is headquartered Northbrook, IL.

I/OMagic Corp. provides consumer electronics products, including high-definition multimedia interface, devices, components and accessories and bluetooth devices and other non-electronic accessories for laptops, netbooks, slates, tablets and smartphones. It markets and sells its products throughout the North American market place under I/OMagic and Digital Research Technologies brands. The company was founded by Tony Shahbaz in October 1992 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, CA.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of Intel Corp., MicroTac Software, Inc. is a company that provides foreign language translation services. The company is based in San Diego, CA. MicroTac Software was acquired by Globalink, Inc., part of Intel Corp. from September 30, 1998 on July 26, 1994.

Part of Dassault Systèmes SA, Interactive Simulations, Inc. develops 3-D structure visualization software. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company was founded by Leonard Wanger. Interactive Simulations was acquired by MDL Information Systems, Inc., part of Dassault Systèmes SA from October 02, 2007 on April 30, 1999.

Part of Icahn Associates Holding LLC, AnaServe, Inc. is a company that provides web hosting services. The company is based in Newport Beach, CA. The company was founded by Philip N. Kaplan. AnaServe was acquired by Concentric Network Corp. on August 24, 1998.

VitalStream, Inc. provides digital broadcasting platform. It offers products and services that enable management and delivery system of audio, video, and data over the Internet. The firm provides audio and video streaming, advanced media hosting, payment processing, and consulting services. The company was founded in March 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

TecSec, Inc. specializes in information security and access management through cryptography. The private company is based in Vienna, VA. The company offers consultation and design services, as well as software and hardware products. The CEO of the company is John R. Petty.

Ascendiant Capital Group LLC (Ascendiant Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Bradley J. Wilhite and Mark A. Bergendahl. The firm is headquartered in Jupiter, Florida.

DB Technology, Inc. provides document automation solutions to the healthcare, retail and hospital industries. Its solutions include document management, electronic forms and document imaging. The company was founded by Brett Oberman and Philip N. Kaplan in 1983 and is headquartered in Edison, NJ.

TwinMed LLC distributes medical supplies. It also offers gloves, incontinence products, respiratory products, enterals and oral feeding products, over-the-counter drugs, wound care products, urological and personal care products. The company was founded by Steve Rechnitz and Shlomo Yisroel Rechnitz in 1998 and is headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, CA.

Surfline/Wavetrak, Inc. produces surf report, forecast, and editorial content to consumers, businesses, and government agencies. It provides live and predicted ocean weather information, editorial content, and consulting services through Surfline.com, Buoyweather.com, and Fishtrack.com. The company was founded by Sean Collins in 1985 and is headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA.

Patra Corp. engages in the provision of processing services to insurance companies. Its services include business process outsourcing, insurance processing, small account solutions, acquisition, and insurance technology. The company was founded by John S. Simpson in 2005 and is headquartered in El Dorado Hills, CA.

Now CFO LLC provides accounting and financial consulting services. The private company is based in Salt Lake City, UT. The company was founded in 2005 by Jim Bennett. The CEO is Randy Christensen.

Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry operates as a museum. It conduct exhibitions in the fields of science, technology, engineering and medicine. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.