Jeffrey P. Parker

The Thomson Corporation (Thomson) is a global provider of integrated information solutions. Thomson operates in four segments: Legal & Regulatory, which provides integrated information solutions to legal, tax, accounting, intellectual property, compliance and other business professionals; Learning, which provides tailored learning solutions to colleges, universities and professors, among others; Financial, which provides products and integration services to financial and technology professionals, and Scientific & Healthcare, which provides information and services in the healthcare, academic, scientific, corporate and government markets

Lux Research, Inc. provides strategic advice and on-going intelligence for emerging technologies. Its products include subscription intelligence, market data products and consulting projects. The firm's solutions include understanding emerging technology markets, technology scouting and open innovation, formulating market entry strategies, evaluating technology companies, performing due diligence, market sizing and forecasting, establishing technology adoption roadmaps, driving economic development from emerging tech and understanding China innovation. The company was founded by Eric Greenberg, DeSoto S. Jordan, Ken Allard, Francis Mark Modzelewski and Matthew M. Nordan in 2004 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Established in 2006 by the founders of First Call and StreetEvents, First Coverage provides an awarding-winning, web-based technology called The Community, which combines the features and functionality of an alpha capture system, a media sentiment engine and a meeting management tool. Developed in collaboration with both buy-side and sell-side professionals, The Community enhances productivity, ensures important information isn’t overlooked, and instantly connects investment professionals with the people and data most likely to add value to their investment process by eliminating the “noise” to facilitate the generation of alpha. First Coverage aggregates information in one place to provide industry and sector level sentiment ratings based on up-to-the-minute data derived from changes and shifts in mainstream news, blogs, and aggregated sell-side communications to buy-side clients, which are much more dynamic and predictive than traditional research reports.

Firmex, Inc. develops and provides cloud-based solutions for document sharing. It offers virtual data room solutions for companies. The firm’s solutions are used to share confidential documents during mergers and acquisitions due diligence, joint ventures, fundraising, and procurement and bids. The company was founded by Joel Lessem, Robert Wilder and Randy Rosenberg in 2006 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Open Exchange, Inc. offers a software-as-a-service solution that creates, shares, and tracks online presentations. It provides an on-demand platform to create interactive multi-media web presentations incorporating video, PowerPoint decks, links, downloads, and email forms. The company was founded by Michael E. Kolowich and Alex Kieft in 2010 and is headquartered in Lincoln, MA.

Formed in 1992 by Bruce Bauer and Jay Morrison, Newbury Ventures, Inc. is a venture capital firm located in Redwood Shores, California.

Part of Cengage Learning Holdings II, Inc., International Thomson Publishing Co. engages in publishing activities. The company is based in Cincinnati, OH.

Thomcorp Holdings, Inc. provided information, news, and technology solutions to the financial community. The company was founded in 1980 and was headquartered in New York City, NY.

Mainstream Data, Inc. provides communication services and solutions. Its solutions include digital asset management, cross-channel publishing, video asset management, multimedia ingest, and tagging. The firm’s products include Mediashowroom video licensing platform, Mediasphere multimedia acquisition software, and MediasFTP secure file transfer. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.