Peter Smith

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.

The University of Chicago Medical Center includes a primary adult care hospital, a children's hospital, a women's health and maternity facility, an outpatient care center, a network of area physicians and a home health care organization. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Woodstream Corp. provides pest and animal control services. Its brands include Victor, Terro, Safer, Havahart, Zareba and Perky-Pet. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Lancaster, PA.

Illinois Venture Capital Association engages in providing services such as education, networking, industry events, roundtable discussions and government lobbying. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Fortiline LLC distributes underground water, sewer, and storm utility products. Its products include accuCast, hammond valve, hancor, hanes geo, reed, hawk plastics, hersey meters, hodell natco, and howell metal. The company was founded by Timothy Tysinger in 1997 and is headquartered in Concord, NC.

Gateway Foundation, Inc. provides mental health treatment services. The private company is based in Chicago, IL. Jeremy Klemanski has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Nordic Consulting Partners, Inc. engages in the provision of customized and end-to-end health information technology solutions. It offers staffing, advisory, and application managed services. The company was founded by Mark E. Bakken and Drew T. Madden in January 2010 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Chicago Pacific Capital LP (Chicago Pacific Capital) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2014 by Mary Tolan, Larry Leisure and Vance Vanier. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with an additional office in San Francisco, California.

Pinnacle Dermatology LLC provides skincare services. The firm offers medical dermatology, dermatological surgery, superficial radiation therapy, cosmetic dermatology, plastic surgery, restore hair restoration, total body skin exams, and retail products. The company was founded by Jose Rios and Paula Lapinski in 2004 and is headquartered in Lombard, IL.

Visible Hands PBC (Visible Hands) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Yasmin Cruz Ferrine, Daniel Acheampong and Justin Kang. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Equity Alliance Advisors LLC (The Equity Alliance) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Richard D. Parsons, Ronald S. Lauder, Kenneth Lerer, Benjamin Lerer, Eric Hippeau, Eric Zinterhofer, Scott Kapnick and Michael Novogratz. The firm is headquartered in New York.

CPF CKD LLC operates duo health, a medical group that focuses on providing care for patients with chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease. The group is designed to meet the needs of both patients and physicians.