John Ward

Jacket Micro Devices, Inc. designed, manufactured and assembled a range of modules, components, filters and microelectronic packages for the wireless, semiconductor, and specialty product markets. The company was founded in 2002 and was headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

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.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

LibreDigital, Inc. provides web-based warehouse and distribution platform services. The firm allows publishers to store and secure digital content in any form and to deliver content on-demand to any marketplace or device. The company was founded by Billy Taylor, Doug Dobbs and Tracy Jones in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Noro-Moseley Partners (NMP) is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 by Charlie D. Moseley. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Technology Association of Georgia operates as a personal, professional, and business association. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Axios, Inc. provides outsourced human resources services. The firm offers payroll processing and administers unemployment claims, corporate recruitment, employee relation management and vendor consolidation services. The company was founded by Dan Barcheski and Kellie Haines in 1988 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.

The Viking Corp. manufactures and distributes fire protection sprinklers, valves, systems and devices. The company was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Caledonia, MI.

Flexfab LLC manufactures silicone rubber and polymers products. The firm specializes in the design of hose, lightweight ducts, flexible connectors, boots, bellows, sleeves, and special shaped aerospace products. Its products include charge air connectors, coolant hose and heater hose. Flexfab serves automotive, heavy duty truck, aerospace, military industrial sectors, food, medical, pharmaceutical, dairy, and electronics industries. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Hastings, MI.

Part of H.C.B. Financial Corp., Highpoint Community Bank operates as a state chartered commercial bank. The company is based in Hastings, MI. The CEO of the company is Mark A. Kolanowski.

The Charter Group Ltd. provides merger and acquisition advisory services. The private company is based in Grand Rapids, MI and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Charter Private Capital Management, Inc. (Charter Private Capital) is a venture capital/private equity, subsidiary of Charter Capital Holdings, Inc. founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Michigan Accelerator Fund I LP seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States, primarily in Michigan. The fund targets companies with strong intellectual properties, large market opportunities, strong management teams, clear path to profits, and scalable business models. It focuses on companies operating in the fields of life sciences technology, advanced automotive, manufacturing and materials technology, homeland security and defense technology and alternative energy technology. It provides financing for seed and early-stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging from $1 to $2 million.

Intervention Insights, Inc. provides health information services. It develops information services to support community oncologists as they research genomics based treatment strategies. The firm enables the oncology care team to more efficiently access and considers relevant, up-to-date medical evidence to support the appropriate utilization of molecular diagnostics, and targeted therapeutics. The company was founded by Gerald Callahan and James Kevin McCurren in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MI.

Hastings Mutual Insurance Co. (Investment Portfolio) (HMI-IP) is the investment portfolio division of Hastings Mutual Insurance Co. Headquartered in Hastings, Michigan, the firm provides insurance investment advisory services to insurance company portfolios. HMI-IP offers commercial, personal, and farm lines products through partnership with independent agents.