William A. Dow

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Surgical Laser Technologies, Inc. manufactures proprietary laser systems for both contact and non-contact surgery. The company is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

US Oncology, Inc. engages in the provision of cancer care servicers. It offers therapies, depending on such things as type of cancer, stage at diagnosis and the patient’s overall health such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, hormone therapy, and immunotherapy. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

Clinipace, Inc. provides digital contract research solutions. The firm operates as a digital contract research organization that assists life science firms in developing and executing regulatory strategies, clinical development, and post-approval research. Its service areas encompass clinical monitoring, data management, medical affairs and writing, patient recruitment, study feasibility, and site selection and management. The company was founded by Ronald G. Marks, Christopher K. Porter, and Jeff Lewis Williams in 2003 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Harbert Management Corp. engages in provision of real estate, private capital, and public securities investment services. It owns, develops, and manages office, industrial, retail, and self-storage properties throughout the south-eastern and south-western United States. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

WiserTogether, Inc. offers a shared decision support platform. It provides treatment decisions on musculoskeletal, pregnancy, cardiovascular, mental health, diabetes, and respiratory issues. The firm sells online and mobile health-decision-support platform to consumers, employers, health plans, payers, and providers. The company was founded by Shub Debgupta, Robert Proctor and Praveen V. Mooganur in 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Wellcentive, Inc. provides population health management and data analytics solutions. The firm specializes in population health management, healthcare IT solutions, accountable care and clinical integration. The company was founded by Paul D. Taylor and J. Mason Beard in 2005 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Harbinger Capital Partners LLC (Harbinger) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Philip Falcone in 2001 and is a subsidiary of Harbinger Holdings LLC. Harbinger provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to private investment funds (Harbinger Funds).

Leucadia Asset Management LLC (LAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2002 as Jefferies Private Client Advisers LLC. They changed their name to Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC in 2006 and to Leucadia Asset Management LLC in 2021. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). LAM provides advisory services to high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Harris Williams & Co. provides investment advisory services. It offers investment banking, sell-side mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, fairness opinion, and restructuring advisory services. The company was founded by H. Hiter Harris III and Christopher H. Williams in 1991 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Five Points Capital, LLC.(Five Points Capital) is a private equity and subordinated debt investment firm founded in 1997. The firm headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The firm is a subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT).

Black Diamond Financial LLC (BDF) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Towson, Maryland. The firm was founded in 2007 by Matthew Goette. BDF provides holistic investment advice to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations or business entities.

Optimal Corp. Provides high signal integrity electronic design automation software. It offers 3D power, signal, and thermal integrity analysis for IC package, system-in-package, and PCB design. The firm's product PakSi-E, PakSi, and PowerGrid. It has offices in Japan, Taiwan, and the US. The company was founded in 1995 by An-Yu Kuo and Jay Gillis and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of Cardinal Health, Inc., Cardinal Health (North Carolina) is a company that provides outsourced pharmaceutical development services. The company is based in Morrisville, NC.

Birmingham Venture Club, Inc. operates as a non profit organization. It is an association of business professionals who seek to increase the amount and quality of venture capital-related activities. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Southern Capital Forum, Inc. operates a trade association for private capital investors. The private company is based in Atlanta, GA. The company was founded by John J. Huntz.

Axial Exchange, Inc. develops and offers patient engagement platform. Its products include Healthcare IT companies, health systems, patients & practices, product feature, and patient engagement. The company was founded by David K. Williams and Andy Selyutin in August 2007 and is headquartered in Gainesville, FL.

Florida Venture Forum, Inc. is a non-profit organization, which provides educational and networking opportunities for Florida-based entrepreneurs and private companies. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

Georgia Research Alliance, Inc. provides university-based research services. The firm offers talent, foster collaboration, infrastructure and technology. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Good Growth Capital Management LLC (Good Growth Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Capital A Partners LLC founded in 2017 by Amy Salzhauer and Maureen Stancik Boyce. The firm is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina.

Mid-Atlantic Venture Association represents private equity and venture capital companies. The private company is based in Timonium, MD. The company was founded by Charles W. Newhall.

Graylog, Inc. provides open-source software for big data collection and analytics. The firm offers integrated platform for collecting, indexing and analyzing both structured and unstructured data from almost any source. It also provides production and development support services. The company was founded by Lennart Koopman in 2009 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Morgan Stanley Venture Partners (MSVP) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Merchant Banking, which is ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD) founded in 1986.The firm is headquartered in New York.

Harbert Private Equity Group is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Harbert Management Corp. founded in 1993. The firm is headquartered in Alabama, Birmingham.

Harbert Mezzanine Capital Group is a private equity firm headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm is a subsidiary of Harbert Management Corp

Harbert Fund Advisors, Inc. (HFA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm was founded in 1993 and is a subsidiary of Harbinger Corp., which is owned by Harbert Management Corp. HFA provides investment advice to private funds that are organized as limited partnerships, limited liability companies or other business entities, as well as institutional and high net-worth investors.

Children's of Alabama specializes in medical care for ill and injured children. The firm provides care for youngsters from every county in Alabama, 42 other states and seven foreign countries last year. It offers inpatient and outpatient services across its Russell Campus on Birmingham’s historic Southside with additional specialty services. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Birmingham Business Alliance operates as economic development organization. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

United Way of Central Alabama, Inc. supports social agencies and programs. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Alabama Children's Health System, Inc. provides health care services. It operates through Birmingham's Children's Hospital and about 20 medical offices and clinics. The organization also houses the largest burn center in the Southeast, the Regional Poison Control Center and the Southeast Child Safety Institute and is a teaching hospital for the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The company was founded in 1911 and is located in Birmingham, AL.