Rich Thomson

General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Whittier Trust Co. is an independent private trust firm headquartered in Pasadena, California. The firm was founded as a family office for the Whittier family in 1935. They provide unrivaled investment, wealth management, fiduciary and philanthropic services for high net-worth families, individuals and foundations across the US.

Force10 Networks, Inc. is a technology company, which engages in the provision of infrastructure solutions to build and secure intelligent services networks. The company was founded by Prabhat K. Dubey, Steve Sinclair, and Bruce Miller on September 30, 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Capella is the industry leader of wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADM) and optical cross connect (OXC) applications. Capella's intelligent subsystems provide the best performing wavelength management products on the market offering dynamic, remote reconfigurability with fully integrated optical channel monitoring (OCM), essential technology for next-generation ROADMs. Capella was founded in 2000. Privately held and located in San Jose, California, Capella has a seasoned management team with experience from leading telecom and technology companies. Additionally Capella has an extensive intellectual property portfolio with 27 patents issued and over 30 pending. The company has been funded by leading ventures funds including Formative Ventures, Levensohn Venture Partners, Lucas Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners and Silicon Valley Bank.

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.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Tregaron Management Inc (Tregaron Capita) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by J. R. Matthews, M. Todd Collins and John Thornton. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Trident Management LLC (Trident Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Nicholas Wood and Eric Taylor. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The Cristo Rey Network is a non-profit organization that operates a network of Catholic high schools across the United States. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and the CEO of the company is Elizabeth Goettl. The schools serve low-income students and use a unique work-study program to provide students with job experience and help fund their education.

Mubadala GE Capital PJSC operated as a specialized commercial finance company. It provides financing solutions such as commercial lending, equipment leasing, distribution and vendor finance, and equity capital solutions. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

PennantPark Investment Advisers LLC (PennantPark) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Art Penn. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida with additional offices in New York, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles.

ACC Investment Management, Inc. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Burlingame, CA.

Impresa Aerospace LLC manufactures parts for the aircraft and aerospace industry. It offers both prototyping, tooling and large volume production capability using a variety of materials. Parts are delivered complete, including such additional services as assembly, plating painting, powder coat, and screen printing. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Gardena, CA.

Trive Capital LLC (Trive Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Conner Searcy and Chris Zugaro. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Occidental Asset Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered Burlingame, California. The firm was founded by Chuck Cattano III in 2013 and is wholly-owned by OCCAM Capital LLC. Occidental Asset Management provides investment supervisory services on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis to individual and institutional clients with separately managed accounts.

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners LLC (Pacific Avenue Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Chris Sznewajs. The firm is headquartered in El Segundo, California.

Wheat Investments LLC operates as a venture capital firm. The private company is based in Westlake.

Breakwater Management LP (Breakwater Investment) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Saif Mansour. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Pequot Capital Corp. provides investment advisory services.