John K. Kerr

Crossbeam Systems, Inc. provides security devices and solutions. The company was founded by Moisey Akerman, Stephen D. Justus and Throop M. Wilder in 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Cboe Exchange, Inc. provides options exchange services. It trades equity options, security index options, options on exchange traded notes and products, binary options, one-week and quarterly options, long-term equity anticipation securities options, and flexible exchange options. The firm also provides information on various stock and options trading strategies, options trading tools, stock and option quotes and data; and options information and education. Additionally, they offer access to product information, conference notices, portfolio management tools, and educational materials for institutional investors and products and strategies for advisors to protect client’s portfolios. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

SS8 Networks, Inc. provides network intelligence services. It offers advanced threat detection, internet communications discovery, communication provider compliance, insider threat detection, security interface enrichment, and law enforcement investigations. The company was founded by Henry H. Wong and Sharon Chen in 1999 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Hatteras Networks, Inc. provides broadband Ethernet services. The company was founded on June 20, 2000 and is headquartered in Durnham, NC.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Financial Executives International enhances member professional development through peer networking, career planning services, conferences, publications and special reports, and research. Its members include Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents of Finance, Treasurers, and Controllers. The company was founded in December 1931 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

Codex Corp. provides software and hardware services. The private company is based in Maple Grove, MN.

ALexander Valley Gourmet LLC provides real estate services. The company was founded by David Ehreth and is headquartered in Healdsburg, CA.

Broadband Technology Innovations LLC operates as a communications technology company. Its portfolio defines xDSL systems, which is integrated with the conventional copper network of local exchange carriers to enable interactive multimedia services, such as video and data. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

IRIS Graphics, Inc. manufactures computer peripheral equipment.

Part of Kontron AG, Memotec Communications, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, sells and services Frame Relay access, multi-port access and switching products. The company is based in Montréal, Canada. Memotec Communications was acquired by Kontron Embedded Computers AG on July 05, 2001 for $44.69 million.

ChipWrights, Inc. manufactures fabless semiconductors. The firm engages in digital and visual signal processing for embedded video and audio applications. It specializes in developing all-in-one high definition solutions for complex application-specific standard products (ASSPs)—in particular, System-on-a-Chip (SoC) devices. The company was founded by John Redford in 2000 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

ALTR Solutions, Inc. provides an automated data access control and security solution that allows users to govern and protect sensitive data wherever it lives. The company is based in West Lake Hills, TX and was founded by Scott Goldfarb, Christopher Struttmann, Rich Newman, Gordon Martin, Ian Savage, Pete Martin, and James Beecham. The company's SaaS platform offers automatic data access controls and policy enforcement, and data security with patented rate-limiting and tokenization-as-a-service. ALTR Solutions supports HIPAA compliance and has achieved PCI DSS Level 1 and SOC 2 Type II certification. The company offers a no-code solution and automated policy enforcement to save time on manual tasks so users can focus on delivering data value. James Beecham has been the CEO since incorporation.

Zipwhip, Inc. provides text messaging platform for existing landline, voice over internet protocol, or toll free phone number to help businesses connect with customers. The firm serves insurance, staffing, medical, radio, finance, dealerships, veterinary, legal, sports, and fitness industries. The company was founded by Anthony Riemma, Michael Smyers, John Lauer, and John Larson in 2007 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Chicago Board of Trade provides trade derivative facilities. It allows speculators throughout the world to interpret economic data, news, and other information. The company was founded on April 3, 1848 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Roche Holding AG, Clinical Micro Sensors, Inc. is a company that manufactures instruments used in genetic diagnostics testing. The company is based in Pasadena, CA. The company was founded by Jon Faiz Kayyem. Clinical Micro Sensors was acquired by Osmetech Ltd. from Motorola, Inc. on August 10, 2005 for $2.45 million.

Zen Investments LLC (Zen Investments) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by John Stafford. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Ronin Capital LLC is a registered brokerage firm headquartered in Chicago and was founded in 2001. They have additional offices in Hong Kong and England. Ronin Capital provides brokerage services and trades in over 20 countries, in different product class including: equities, fixed income, commodities, currencies, options, forwards and futures.

Part of NetScout Systems, Inc., Logicraft Information Systems, Inc. develops and manufactures CD-Rom networking systems. The company is based in Nashua, NH. Logicraft Information Systems was acquired by Microtest, Inc. on December 17, 1996 for $13 million.

Part of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV, Fraunhofer-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik HHI is a research and development institute based in Berlin, Germany. The institute focuses on innovations for the digital society of tomorrow and contributes significantly to the standards for information and communication technologies. As a partner of the industry, it creates new technologies and solutions.