Gary L. Allen

Northwest Natural Gas Co. engages in the provision of natural gas services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. It operates through the Local Gas Distribution and Gas Storage segments. The company was founded by H. C. Leonard and John Green on January 7, 1859 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Micro Focus (US), Inc. develops implements and supports proprietary, mixed source and open source software. Its solutions include visual cobol, terminal emulation, borland, corba and mainframe solutions. The firm helps to organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

Tektronix, Inc. provides test, measurement and monitoring solutions. It provides services for the communications, computer, semiconductor industries, as well as for the military, aerospace, consumer electronics and education sectors. The firm also assists its clients in designing, building, deploying and managing global communications networks, computing and advanced technologies. The company was founded by Melvin Jack Murdock, Glenn Leland, Miles Tippery and Charles Howard Vollum in 1946 and is headquartered in Beaverton, OR.

Xerox Corp. engages in the integration of paper and digital products. The firm offers home, office, office laser, multifunction and all in one printer, digital sheet-fed printing presses and scanner. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Central Maine Power Co. engages in providing electricity to homeowners, commercial businesses, and other utilities. It owns electricity, natural gas or combination utilities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York. The company was founded on November 7, 1899 and is headquartered in Augusta, ME.

Rim Tec, Inc. provides foreign exchange exposure management solutions. Its products included FiREapps enterprise, FX analytics pro, FX analytics, FP & A currency analytics, currency analytics: revenue and expense and currency analytics: data integrity. The firm’s services include implementation, training, methodology and customer support. The company was founded by Wolfgang J. Koester and Corey Edens in 2000 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Splice Machine, Inc. develops a SQL-compliant database designed for Big Data applications. Its flagship product is Splice SQL Engine, which provides all the benefits of NoSQL databases such as auto-sharing, scalability, fault tolerance and high availability, while retaining the strengths of the industry standard. The firm’s SQL Engine optimizes complex queries to power real-time Big Data apps and enables interactive analytics without rewriting existing SQL-based apps and front-end BI tools. The company was founded by Monte Zweben, John Leach and Gene Davis in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Chevron Energy Solutions Co. provides engineering-based energy and energy efficiency services. The company designs and constructs facility projects, including infrastructure and renewable power systems, that supplies power for public institutions and businesses. The firm offers its services to education, government and business customers. Chevron Energy Solutions was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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

Community Health Group provides healthcare services. The firm’s plan members have a network of healthcare practitioners, hospitals, and ancillary providers. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Chula Vista, CA.

Powell's Books, Inc. operates book stores. It sells new, used, out-of-print books that includes cookbooks and gardening, technical books and travel books. The company also sells online author readings. It has seven locations in Portland. The company was founded in 1971 by Michael Powell and Walter Powell. It is headquartered in Portland, OR.

The Cadmus Group LLC engages in the provision of environmental consulting services. It also offers business resilience, energy services, international development assistance, research and evaluation, scientific and risk analysis, sustainability consulting, climate security, adaptation and resilience, high performance building consulting, program management, regulatory support and strategic communications. The firm?s major practice areas are drinking water and water quality, communications and social marketing, energy services, risk assessment, environmental impact assessment and environmentally sound design, and environmental management. The company was founded by Gene Fax and Ralph Jones in 1983 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Quantec LLC provides quantitative economic consulting services to government agencies. It specializes in economic issues in energy, energy efficiency, demand side management, education and health services. The company was founded by M. Sami Khawaja in 1998 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

ONPATH Technologies, Inc. provides scalable connectivity and monitoring solutions for high-performance networks. It specializes in physical layer switching, line monitoring, matrix switching, network TAPs and test lab automation. The company was founded by Larry Cantwell and Peter Dougherty in 2007 and is headquartered in Marlton, NJ.

United Way of the Columbia-Willamette is a non-profit organization that provides health and human care services. It provides food, shelter and emergency needs for children and families, seniors and disabled. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon

Oregon Public Broadcasting is a non-profit organization that provides broadcasting services. The company broadcasts radio and television programs. The company accessibility services include closed captioning, described video information and accessing the SAP channel. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Burroughs, Inc. provides onsite maintenance and remote support services. It offers financial hardware maintenance, retail hardware support, professional and projects services, call center phone support services, and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) support services. The firm also offers services on third-party ATM, teller cash automation, safes, check and document processing, data centers, retail vault, kiosk, and self-service solutions. The company was founded in February 2010 and is headquartered in Plymouth. MI.

Onboard Dynamics, Inc. develops natural gas compressor technology for automotive engines. The firm develops a compressed natural gas system that integrates into automotive engines and enables natural gas vehicles to be refueled with gasoline gallon equivalent natural gas from a low-pressure source, such as a home or business gas line. It offers its products for private and public fleets of trucks. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Bend, OR.

Perceptyx, Inc. develops employee and customer surveys. It offers enterprise-level, live and interactive reporting, personalized presentations, comment analysis, action planning and insights for improvement, results linked to performance metrics, executive results presentation, and survey and report menu. The company was founded by Dave Belcher and Jack Morehouse in 2003 and is headquartered in Temecula, CA.

OneTrust LLC develops data privacy compliance software solutions. The firm?s software automates privacy impact assessments and data mapping, identifies privacy risks, and enforces risk management and control activities in an integrated and agile approach. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Vertuelab /VC/ (Vertuelab) is a venture capital division of Oregon BEST founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

Vertuelab Climate Impact Fund I LLC seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States. The fund targets companies operating in the field of climate technology. It provides financing for pre-seed, seed, and early stage capital requirements. It also takes a seat on the board of directors.