Trent Erickson

Go2Net, Inc. offers a network of technology and community driven web sites in the fields of personal, finance, commerce and games. The company also develops web related software

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

CBRE, Inc. engages in the provision of commercial real estate brokerage solutions. The company offers services relating to advisory, workplace solutions, and real estate investments. It also provides real estate services for investors and occupiers. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Zappos.com LLC operates an online apparel retail store. Its products encompass accessories, baby products, bags and handbags, beauty products, apparel, eyewear, house ware, jewelry, shoes, sporting goods and watches. The company was founded by Nick Swinmurn and Tony Hsieh in June 1999 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

Glacier Peak Capital LLC (Glacier Peak) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. The firm was founded by John Rudolf in 2012 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortis Holdings LLC. Glacier Peak serves as the General Partner to select private funds that are only available to accredited investors and qualified clients.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Oamps Ltd. provides insurance, underwriting and related services to businesses and selected markets. It provides financial services, personal insurance, investment and retirement planning, superannuation and risk management planning services. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Acropolis Investment Management LLC (Acropolis) is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded in 2002 by Christopher Lissner, David Ott and Dannelle Ward. Acropolis specializes in retirement planning together with 401k and IRA rollovers. They serve individual investors, institutional investors and 401k plan sponsors.

DLA Piper LLP provides legal services to clients. It offers services in the areas of corporate and securities, venture capital and emerging companies, litigation. The company was founded in 2005 and it is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Global Value Investors Ltd. (GVI) is the international equity investment subsidiary of Pacific Current Group Ltd. (SY: PAC) in Australia. Established in 2004, GVI is based in Sydney. All non-core functions are outsourced to Treasury Group Investment Services Ltd., a subsidiary of Treasury Group Ltd. and investment management of the GVI funds is outsourced to Aubrey Capital Management Ltd. in Great Britain.

The Society of Exploration Geophysicists operates as an association of exploration geophysicists. The non-profit company is based in Tulsa, OK and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Part of Nokia Oyj, Thumbspeed, Inc. develops and publishes messaging, photo sharing and personalization software applications for mobile phones and smart devices. The private company is based in Bellevue, WA. The company was founded by Anup Kejriwal. Thumbspeed was acquired by OZ Communications, Inc. from Hands-On Mobile, Inc. on April 24, 2007.

The Geological Society of America, Inc. engages as a non-profit organization. It helps in the advancement of geosciences. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Part of Pacific Current Group Ltd., Treasury Group Investment Services Ltd. is an Australian company that provides fund management services. The private company is based in Sydney, Australia.

ROC Partners, Inc. is a charity organization that invests in people through faith-based initiatives, education, and community development. The private company is based in Oklahoma City, OK.

AFIM Ltd. (Australia) is a privately-owned investment manager headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded by Grant Atchison in 2010 as Freehold Investment Management Ltd. and changed their name to AFIM Ltd. in 2021. AFIM manages assets of institutional investors, family offices, high net-worth and retail investors.

Pioneer Fund/NY/ is a venture capital firm founded by Jason Gray. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Northwest Research Associates, Inc. provides geophysical science research services. It offers research services on solar and stellar physics, atmosphere and climate, electromagnetic wave propagation and fluid mechanics, and data assimilation and statistical signal processing. The firm also provides space weather indices, field observations in the Indian ocean, shoreline monitoring service, video metric systems, and coherent radio receiving system. The company was founded by Donald Delisi and Edward Fremouw in 1984 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

Northern Lights Capital Group LLC (Northern Lights Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Pacific Current Group Ltd founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Encompass Northwest is a non-profit organization, which provides education and pediatric therapy programs to typically-developing children and those with delays and/or disabilities. It offers early learning, parent education, parent-child interaction therapy, and family enrichment programs. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in North Bend, WA.

Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP provides legal services. Its practice areas include immigration, labor and employment, real estate, antitrust and intellectual property law. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Business Training Library, Inc. provides online employee training and eLearning solutions. It offers learning management including classroom and virtual classroom, custom content management, reporting and analytics; and social learning includes user generates content, collaboration, knowledge management and peer recognition technology. The company provides implementation support, technical support and professional services. Business Training Library was founded by Dean Pichee in 1996 and is headquartered in Chesterfield, MO.

Real Escape from the Sex Trade offers charitable services. The firm provides services for women, girls for prevention, intervention and restoration and men for demand, relationships and resources. The company was founded in November 2009 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

American Geophysical Union (AGU) is an international nonprofit scientific association with 60,000 members in 137 countries. The private company is based in Washington and welcomes visitors to the first net-zero renovated building in DC, which includes a state-of-the-art conference center. AGU promotes discovery in earth and space science for the benefit of humanity by providing career and educational resources, webinars, mentoring services, and support for students and professionals at all levels in earth and space science. AGU publishes award-winning books in topics of relevance to scientists in academia, government, and industry, as well as the larger earth and space science community. AGU also has a variety of honors that recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to earth and space science through scientific research, education, science communication, and outreach.