Alan P. Hale

Read Rite Corp. is one of the three major independent suppliers of magnetic recording heads for the hard disk drive and tape drive markets. The Company designs, manufactures and markets magnetic recording heads as head gimbal assemblies and incorporate multiple head gimbal assemblies into head stack assemblies. The Company is a market leader in providing magnetoresistive and inductive tape heads to the entry level through mid-range tape drive markets. The Company operates in an industry with limited visibility. It is located in Fremont, CA.

Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Blackboard, Inc. provides software applications and related services to the education industry. The firm offers recruitment, student success, and consulting services. Its services are utilized by academic institutions around the globe, including colleges, and universities. The company was founded by Michael L. Chasen, Daniel E. Cane, Stephen Gilfus and Matthew L. Pittinsky in 1997 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Panasas, Inc. develops storage solutions for technical applications and data workloads. The firm serves the bioscience, energy, finance, government, manufacturing, media, and university markets. The company was founded by Garth Gibson, Frederic Roy Carlson and William Courtright in 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

USBX Advisory Services LLC provides investment advisory services. It is an investment banking firm that provides mergers and acquisitions advisory services including sales and divestiture, management buyouts, and recapitalization's. The company also offers private placement's in equity, subordinate debt, and growth capital. USBX Advisory Services was founded by John E. Mack III in April 2000 and is located in Santa Monica, CA.

eScreen, Inc. develops employment screening technology and web-based applications. It offers drugs-of-abuse screening and automated hiring program solution. The company was founded by Dr. Murray Lappe in 1998 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. is an investment banking company, which engages in the provision of investment banking, brokerage, equity research, and asset management services. Its services include brokerage services, tax and estate planning strategies, investment management consulting, alternate investments, and corporate client services. The company was founded by Thomas W. Weisel in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Viator Inc. provides on-line tours and booking services. It arranges for multi-day trips, ranging from two to five days to religious sites, tropical islands, historic castles and natural wonders. Its tour activities include air, helicopter and balloon activities; tours and sightseeing; outdoor activities; walking and biking; cultural and theme tours; water sports; family-friendly activities; and shows, concerts, and other sports. The company was founded by Rod Cuthbert in 1995 and is headquartered in Needham, MA.

Potter Electric Signal Co. LLC develops and manufactures reliable sprinkler monitoring, security, fire and industrial control products. Its products include fire sprinkler systems, addressable fire alarm systems, conventional fire, alarm systems, power supplies, nitrogen/corrosion solutions, notification appliances, special hazard/releasing systems, Canadian specific products, explosion proof devices, voice systems, security notification, security contacts, security switches, mercantile protection and industrial controls. The company was founded by Charles E. Potter in 1898 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

The New Jersey Division of Investment (NJDI) is a State-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Trenton, New Jersey. NJDI was founded in 1950 and is responsible for the investment management of the seven public pension systems that comprise the New Jersey Pension Fund and the State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund. The Pension Fund supports the retirement plans of active and retired employees in seven public pension systems: Consolidated Police and Firemen’s Pension Fund, the Judicial Retirement System, the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System, the Prison Officers’ Pension Fund, the Public Employees’ Retirement System, the State Police Retirement System and the Teachers’ Pension & Annuity Fund.

Gryphon Investors,LLC (Gryphon Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by R.David Andrews. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

The Symbio Group provides innovation, co-creation, and augmentation services to software, devices, financial, travel, automotive/industrial, media, retail, and gaming markets worldwide. It offers insight and strategy, design and research, productization, software development, quality assurance, globalization, research and development, systems management, and support services. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Resources for the Future, Inc. improves environmental and natural resource policymaking. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Cheyenne Capital Partners LLC is a private equity firm founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda.

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Corp. operates as a ski resort in Wyoming. It offers skiing and snowboarding for beginners, intermediates and experts. The company was founded by Paul McCollister and Alex Morley in 1965 and is headquartered in Teton Village, WY.

Cheyenne Capital Fund LP, a fund of funds, invests in US private equity funds. It also makes direct investments in companies located in the US. The fund targets companies with sustainable & predictable cash flows, defensible market position, and experienced management teams. It focuses on companies operating in the fields of manufacturing, financial services, business services, media, energy and consumer products & services. It provides financing for LBOs, recapitalization and expansion/growth capital requirements.

Eleutian Technology, Inc. provides online teaching services. It offers online English teaching content, which features video examples, games, quizzes and other interactive learning activities. The company was founded by Kent Holiday in 2006 and is headquartered in Cody, WY.

GSV Asset Management LLC (GSVAM) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Woodside, California. The firm was founded in 2010 by Stephen Bard and Michael Moe. Formerly known as NeXt Asset Management LLC, GSVAM provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals and institutional clients.