Jay Wittman

Ply Gem Industries, Inc. designs and manufactures residential interior and building products. It offers siding, steel siding, windows, doors, stone, trim, fence and rail, roofing, gutters, and accents. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

Wellington Management Co. LLP (WMC) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP. WMC offers investment management services for a fee to separate account clients and mutual funds sponsored by unaffiliated parties, as well as to investment vehicles that the firm sponsors.

OmniMax International, Inc. engages in the manufacture of transportation and building products. Its products include aluminium, steel, vinyl, copper, specialty coated coils, metal wall and roof systems, metal and vinyl rain carrying systems, soffit and fascia systems, roofing accessories, aluminium and vinyl windows and doors, patio, aluminium recreational vehicle doors, windows and sidewalls, and aluminium bath and shower enclosures. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Peachtree Corners, GA.

Harvard Management Co., Inc. (HMC) is the investment arm of President & Fellows of Harvard College, which is owned by Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. HMC manages Harvard’s endowment, a dedicated and permanent source of funding that maintains the teaching and research mission of the University. HMC invests these funds as a single entity, the revenue from which contributes more than one-third of the University's annual operating budget.

Variform, Inc. manufactures and distributes building products. The company provides aluminum trim coils, rainwear, fascia, and columns. The company serves the new construction, repair, and remodeling markets. Variform operates plants in Missouri, West Virginia, and Tennessee. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Kearney, MO.

Virent, Inc. develops and commercializes biofuel technologies. It converts soluble biomass-derived sugars into products molecularly identical to those made with petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and chemicals used for plastics and fibers. The company was founded by Randy D. Cortright and James Dumesic in 2002 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

StudyBlue, Inc. provides online academic networks services. It delivers the mobile and online study service that help students learn their stuff, for free. The firm provides a Digital Backpack for students to store, study, share and ultimately master course material-working alone or together. Its flashcards with images and audio, cloud storage for notes, personalized practice quizzes and free mobile apps are among the tools offered and allows students to store lecture notes, make flashcards and study online and on their phones for effective, productive learning. The company was founded by Christopher Martin Klündt and Dave Sargeant in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

CLC Entertainment Studios, Inc. develops, produces, and distributes entertainment projects in the areas of film, television, and Broadway plays. The company was founded by Cathy Lee Crosby and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

PegEx, Inc. provides waste management services. It offers a turnkey solution to generators, haulers and disposal sites. The firm’s services include hazardous waste generation and transportation, recycling, and treatment and disposal. The company is headquartered in Fitchburg, WI.

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.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Merchant & Gould PC provides legal services. It focuses on appellate, licensing, litigation, mechanical, copyright, and trademarks. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Part of Newell Brands, Inc., Ex Officio, Inc. is a company that manufactures men's and women's outdoor clothing. The company is based in Tukwila, WA. Ex Officio was acquired by K2, Inc., part of Newell Brands, Inc. from August 10, 2007 on May 12, 2004.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Alfalight, Inc. designs and manufactures laser and electro-optical systems for defense and security applications. Its products and embedded electro-optical modules include precision short-wave infrared (SWIR), near infrared (NIR), and visible lasers. The company was founded by Luke Mawst, Eric C. Apfelbach, Tom Earles and Dan Botez in November 1998 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Wisconsin Technology Council provides science and technology advisory services to the Governor and the Legislature. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

OI Ventures LLC (OI Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

TDF Capital LLC (TDF-C) is a regional venture capital firm established in 2000 and based in Shanghai. TDF-C was formerly known as Venture TDF China LLC and was set up as the Chinese office of Venture TDF Pte Ltd., a global private equity investment firm headquartered in Singapore. TDF-C manages the TDF China Fund series. In 2007 the firm established a strategic alliance with the US-based venture capital firm KPBC-Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, one of their key investors. TDF-C's corporate culture combines local expertise and network with an understanding of global trends.

MetriCorr ApS provides solutions, services, and products within the field of industrial corrosion risk assessment, management, and monitoring. Its products include data loggers, test stations and junction boxes, remote monitoring, webservice, and tank bottom probes. The company was founded by Lars Vendelbo Nielsen in 2002 and is headquartered in Glostrup, Denmark.

Vinyl Siding Institute, Inc. manufactures vinyl and polymeric siding products. It also offers design and installation services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

National Electrostatics Corp. manufactures and sells electrostatic ion beam accelerator systems. It specializes in custom-made ion beam systems. The firm offers ion beam handling components and various ultra high vacuum components for accelerator systems; positive and negative ion sources, lenses, beam profile monitors, slit systems, faraday cups, and other components in standard and custom designs; and open air systems for ion beams. The company was founded by James A. Ferry, Theodore E. Pauly and Raymond George Herb in 1965 and is headquartered in Middleton, WI.

Anhui Meineng Store Energy System Co., Ltd. provides energy storage systems and solutions. Its products include third generation Zinc-Bromide flow batteries, power electronics, and control systems. The firm customizes the system design proposal to meet the requirements for applications such as wind and solar renewable energy, distributed storage for commercial and industrial facilities, utility scale peak power support, telecommunications, and other applications. The company was founded on November 10, 2011 and is headquartered in Wuhu, China.

Live, Give, Save, Inc. is a financial technology company. It integrates budgeting, savings, investment, and giving in an all-in-one financial application that enables anyone to use everyday purchases to increase savings as well as give to causes. The company was founded by Susan Langer and Ajay Nair in 2016 and is headquartered in Red Wing, MN.