Jenny Veach Harding

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.

Vocus, Inc. provides cloud-based marketing and public relations software that enables companies to acquire and retain customers. It offers products and services to help customers attract and engage prospects, capture and keep customers and measure and improve marketing effectiveness. The company's cloud solutions address key areas of digital marketing and public relations, including social media marketing, search marketing and news distribution, email marketing and publicity. Its software is designed for marketers to attract customers through search engines, increase and engage their followers on social networks such as facebook, linkedin and twitter, communicate with prospects and customers via email and generate and track visibility in traditional and online media. The company's buyers primarily consist of marketing and public relations professionals that share a common goal of marketing. Vocus was founded by Richard E. Rudman and Robert William Lentz in 1988 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Knot Worldwide, Inc. provides a platform that assists in wedding and event planning services. It offers a suite of online planning tools for weddings, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, as well as information in the areas of vendors, forums, dresses, songs and travel. The company was founded by Timothy Chi, Lee Wang, Jeff Yeh, Srini Panguluri, Francesc Xavier Baldrich and Sonny Ganguly in 2006 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

Anti-Slavery International operates as international human rights organization. The firm focuses on eliminate all forms of slavery and slavery like practices throughout the world. The company was founded in 1839 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.