David Johnson

AMVAC Chemical Corp. develops and markets products for agricultural and commercial issues. Its products include insecticides, fungicides, molluscicides, plant growth regulators, and soil fumigants are marketed in liquid, powder, and granular forms. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

CropLife America is an organization that helps ensure growers and consumers have the technologies they need to protect crops, communities, and ecosystems from the threat of pests, weeds, and diseases in an environmentally sound, safe, and sustainable way. The private company is based in Arlington, Virginia and has subsidiaries in other locations. The American company focuses on innovative conversations, regulatory integrity, and sustainability. The CEO of the company is Jay Vroom.

Apse, Inc. offers technology and strategy services. It develops technology that will allow the cost efficient production of RNA for broad acre topical RNAi uses in agriculture. The company was founded by Juan Arhancet in 2011 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Union Carbide Corp. engages in the production of chemicals and polymers. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World. Its products include polyethylene and polypropylene, ethylene glycol, isopropanol, ethyleneamines, biocides, surfactants, deicing and anti-icing fluids, amines, solution vinyl resins and polyethylene glycols. The company was founded on November 1, 1917 and is headquartered in Seadrift, TX.

Arysta LifeScience Corp. operates as a crop protection and life science company. It develops, markets, and distributes chemical solutions for agro-science and life science sectors. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.

Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. produces movies and television shows. Its global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. The company is headquartered in Culver City, CA.

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.

Creative Artists Agency LLC operates as an entertainment and sports agency. The firm offers brand management, entertainment property selling, communications, market research, trend forecasting, strategic marketing, and counsel and philanthropy consulting services. The company was founded by J. Rowland Perkins II, Ronald Meyer, Bill Haber, Michael S. Rosenfeld, and Michael Ovitz in 1975 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Legend Pictures LLC produces motion pictures. It operates in various divisions including Legendary Pictures, Legendary Television and Digital Media, and Legendary Comics. The company was founded by Thomas Tull in 2000 and is headquartered in Burbank, CA.

John Wayne Cancer Institute is a medical institution that specializes in personalized cancer treatment. The private company is based in Santa Monica, CA. The company focuses on translating advanced cancer research into effective treatments for patients.

West Bay Insurance Plc provides insurance services. The firm offers different types of vehicle insurance, which include private car, commercial vehicle and others. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Gibraltar.

Zeughauser Group LLC is a management consulting firm that specializes in helping law firms achieve market leadership. The private company is based in Newport Beach, CA. The company's team of experienced consultants offer a range of services including strategic planning, management consulting, marketing consulting, branding, mergers, client service interviews, retreat planning, marketing planning, and marketing organization design.

Zenith National Insurance Corp. operates as a holding company with interests in providing workers' compensation insurance services. Its services also include property and casualty insurance. The company is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA.

Hemlock Semiconductor Operations LLC engages in the manufacture of polycrystalline silicon and other silicon-based products. Its products are used for the manufacture of semiconductor devices, solar cells, and modules. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Hemlock, MI.

The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.

Bush Brothers & Co. provides baked beans and groceries. It offers canned beans, chili, greens, hominy, and kosher products to grocery stores through food service lines. The company was founded by A. J. Bush in 1908 and is headquartered in Knoxville, TN.

Dow Chemical Canada, Inc. manufactures chemicals and plastics products. It manufactures basic chemicals and plastics. The company's other products are ethylene glycol, polystyrene, and polyurethane resins. Dow Chemical Canada was founded in 1970 and is located in Calgary, Canada.

Irell & Manella LLP provides legal services. It serves litigation, real estate, insurance, debt finance, mergers and acquisitions, tax, private and public companies, entrepreneurs, environment, and other business sector. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Encompass Digital Media, Inc. operates as a global technology services company. Its solutions include television networks, broadcast stations, digital video providers, sports, news, and events. The company was founded by William Tillson and Simon Tristan Bax in 2008 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP provides legal advisory services. Its practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, finance, litigation, corporate finance, insurance, tax, labor and employment, political law, private equity, corporate, antitrust, white collar crime, international, regulatory, and legislation. The company was founded by Marshall Skadden, John Slate, and Les Arps in 1948 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

McDermott Will & Emery LLP provides legal services. The company's practices include corporate, employee benefits, health law, intellectual property, private clients, regulation and government affairs, tax, and trial. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.