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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.

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.

Syncra Systems, Inc. develops supplier relationship management software for businesses. The firm designs and supplies software platforms that enable the collaboration of manufacturers, distributors, logistics providers, and retailers to streamline their supply chain processes. The company was founded by Christopher K. Sellers and Matt Johnson in 1998 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Presidio Partners is a venture capital firm founded in the year 1989 by Thomas R. Baruch. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Lemnos Labs Inc (Lemnos Labs) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Jeremy Conrad and Helen Zelman Boniske. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Portfolia, Inc. (United States) (Portfolia Inc.) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Costello Trish. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

CMEA Capital is an American venture capital company. The private company was founded by Thomas R. Baruch.

Brightedge Ventures (Brightedge Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of American Cancer Society, Inc founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

3E Company Environmental, Ecological & Engineering LLC is a provider of chemical, regulatory, and compliance information services. The company is based in Carlsbad, CA, and has subsidiaries in Canada and the United States. The company's suite of MSDS/SDS authoring solutions fulfills the requirements of organizations in the marketplace and changing international regulatory initiatives. The company was founded in 1988 by Jess F. Kraus, and Greg Gartland has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Part of Citigroup, Inc., Citigroup Pty Ltd. provides financial services to retail, small business, corporate and institutional clients. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. Luke Anthony Randell has been the CEO of the Australian company since 2019.

Winston & Strawn LLP provides legal services. Its service areas include antitrust & trade regulations, employment & labor relations, intellectual property, taxation & trusts, and estates to automotive, aviation, electric power, financial services, and health care. The company was founded by Frederick H. Winston in 1853 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP provides legal services. The firm specializes in corporate, financial services, litigation, real estate, commercial finance, intellectual property, trusts and estates, antitrust, bankruptcy, international trade, employee benefits and executive compensation, employment, environmental, public finance and tax. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Lyric Opera of Chicago provides live theatrical presentations. The company was founded by Carol Fox, Nicola Rescigno and Lawrence V. Kelly in 1954 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Chicago Network provides a forum to support and counsel for member careers and to raise awareness of professional, political and social issues faced by women. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Opera America is an organization that was established in 1970 to support the entire opera community. The American company assists in the creation, presentation, and enjoyment of opera, and their members include opera companies, educational institutions, affiliated businesses, and individuals. The CEO of the non-profit company is Marc A. Scorca.

The North Highland Co. provides management consulting services in the field of financial services, financial management, and technology. It offers data and analytics, managed services, operating efficiency ratio, people and change, professionalizing information technology, professional staffing, social insights lab, and strategy and advisory services. The company was founded by Dave T. Peterson in 1992 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Van Eck Associates Corp. (VanEck) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund management firm founded in 1955 by John van Eck to manage an international equity fund. In 1968, the firm began offering investments in gold shares and other hard assets. Headquartered in New York City, VanEck provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

Accenture LLP provides management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. Its services encompass customer relationship, finance, human resources, service, supply chain, information management, business process, and infrastructure outsourcing services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. provides management consulting services. The company offers business design innovation, brand strategy, operational excellence, transformation, and portfolio strategy services. The firm was founded in 1990 and is located in New York, NY.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte LLP (Kazakhstan) provides accounting services. The company is based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The CEO of the Kazakhstani company is Mark Smith.

Healthy Ventures Management LLC (Healthy Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Enmi Sung Kendall and Anya Schiess. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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.