Jon Peacock

Pervasive Software, Inc. provides embedded database software and cloud-based services. Its products include Pervasive PSQL, Pervasive DataExchange, Pervasive Data Integrator, Pervasive DataRush and Pervasive DataSolutions. Pervasive PSQL database provides embeddable data management. Pervasive DataExchange provides solution to eliminate data loss and down time due to system crashes or site disasters. Pervasive Data Integrator provides cost-effective extraction, transformation and flow of nearly any kind of data between sources throughout the organization. Pervasive DataRush is a software development platform. Pervasive DataSolutions gives customers affordable, subscription based integration delivered as configurable services on the Pervasive DataCloud. The company was founded by Nancy Woodward in 1994 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

NetIQ Corp. offers software solutions. It provides identity and access management, security management, IT operation management, disaster recovery, workload migration, and unified communications and VoIP. The company was founded on February 11, 1998 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Quest Software, Inc. engages in the design, development, and distribution of enterprise systems management software products. It offers consulting, educational, and support services including Microsoft Platform, data protection, unified endpoint management, performance monitoring, and database management services. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

TippingPoint NAC Solution engages in the provision of network access control and management solutions. The company was founded by Kate Tallman, Chris Gray, Seth Goldhammer, and Kaj Gronhold and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Applimation, Inc. provides application and information management software solutions. The company was formed by Adam Gwosdof and Mark Nelson in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC (Clayton, Dubilier & Rice) is a private equity subsidiary of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Holdings LP founded in 1978 by Joseph L. Rice. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Program for Appropriate Technology in Health provides social healthcare services. Its platform includes vaccines, drugs, diagnostics and devices. The firm offers treatment for malaria, pneumonia and diarrheal. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Quest Software, Inc. provides enterprise and desktop software services. The firm provides its services for data analysis, data mining, quality control/six sigma and web-based analytics. Its products are used by universities, corporations and government agencies. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

IDERA, Inc. operates as a B2B (business to business) software company. its products include DESIGN Models and Databases; MONITOR Database Performance; PROTECT Database Integrity; and MANAGE IT Performance. The company was founded by Richard Jan Pleczko, Michael J. Clark, and Roderick Endo in 2000 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Vertafore, Inc. develops and provides enterprise management software solutions for the insurance industry. It offers comprehensive agency solutions, management systems, content management and workflow, sales tools, compliance, managing general agent and managing general underwriter, rating. The firm services include implementation, data migration, online hosting, consulting and custom solutions. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Denver, WA.

Attachmate Corp. provides software used to manage access to enterprise applications and databases, including information stored on main frames and other legacy systems. Its products include desktop management software, development tools, and connectivity hardware. The company also provides a variety of services, including consulting, maintenance, and custom software development

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aims to help people lead healthy and productive lives. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's mission is to create a world where everyone has equal opportunities. The company is guided by the belief that every life has equal value. The foundation is currently working on 'the big catch-up' project, which aims to increase vaccination levels among children to pre-pandemic levels and strengthen primary healthcare services for essential immunization in the future. The company was founded by Melinda French Gates and William H. Gates, and the CEO is Mark Suzman.