Phil A. Alphonse

McCown De Leeuw & Co (MDC) is a private equity firm founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Foster City, California.

New Futuro LLC use to operates social networking websites. It use to create a 360 degree approach to connecting Latinos families with free resources they need to successfully navigate the education and career pathway. The company was founded in 2008 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Sterling Partners, Inc. provides private equity services. The firm specializes in education, business services, healthcare services and investments. The company was founded by Eric Becker, Chris Hoehn-Saric and Steven M. Taslitz in 1983 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Founded in 1998, Thomas Weisel Partners (TWP) is a broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York City, Boston, Denver, Colorado and Palo Alto, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWPG), a San Francisco-based investment banking firm. Their ultimate parent is Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). TWP's investment banking, brokerage and equity research divisions serve emerging growth companies and institutional investors around the world. They are a member of the NYSE, the SIPC and FINRA. TWP specializes in the growth sectors of the economy with a particular focus on the consumer, energy, healthcare, Internet, media/telecommunications, metals/mining and technology sectors. Within the consumer sector, the firm focuses on: financial products, gaming/lodging, interactive market services, lifestyles/sports retailers, restaurants and hardlines and softlines retailing. TWP's global energy research is provided by analysts in three countries and covers the following trends: (1) fast-growing oil and natural gas producers in North America and worldwide (2) domestic and international energy service companies and (3) alternative energy technology and resource developers. Within the healthcare sector, TWP focuses on: biotechnology, diagnostics, healthcare information technology, pharmaceutical services, life science technology, medical devices and specialty pharmaceuticals. The firm's interest in the Internet, media and telecommunications sector include: Internet services, media, broadcasting and telecommunications services. Their focus within the metals and mining sector include: base metals, gold, precious metals and uranium. TWP's technology research focuses on: (1) applied technologies (2) communications components (3) core and wireless communications equipment (4) IP networking communications equipment (5) electronic supply chain (6) enterprise hardware (7) information and financial technology services (8) semiconductor capital equipment (9) broadline and specialty semiconductors (10) applications and communications software and (11) infrastructure software. TWP also provides value-added equities analysis across a variety of sectors including: industrials, financials, consumer, technology and healthcare.

Sterling Fund Management LLC (Sterling Partners) is a Private Equity firm founded in 1983 by Eric Becker, Michael Bronfein, Shoshana M. Vernick, Jeff Elburn. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

KnowledgeFirst, Inc. provides online financial and transactional services related to education. The private company is based in Foster City, CA.

NonPublic Educational Services, Inc. engages in educational programs and services. It provides government-funded educational programs such as Title I and supplemental educational services, public and private alternative high schools for students who have experienced difficulty in a traditional academic setting, military support and instructional services, and online education. The company was founded by Robert H. Crosby in 1978 and is headquartered in Salem, MA.

The Vistria Group LP (The Vistria Group) is an private equity firm founded in 2013 by Kip Kirkpatrick, Marty H. Nesbitt, and Phil A. Alphonse. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Gray Matter Analytics, Inc. is a healthcare analytics company based in Chicago, IL. Gray Matter Analytics offers analytics as a service product (AAAS), CoreTechs®, to transform providers and payers into insights-driven enterprises to help them succeed in a value-based care environment. The company leverages industry-leading advanced analytics to help healthcare organizations cut costs, grow revenue, and improve health outcomes. Gray Matter Analytics' cloud-native AAAS suite of solutions significantly amplifies value by applying predictive analytics to transform payors and providers into data-driven enterprises, enabling them to thrive in a dynamic healthcare environment. The company leverages evidence-based insights and recommendations to help healthcare organizations proactively reduce costs, increase returns, and improve outcomes. The company, founded by Sheila G. Talton, provides evidence-based breakthrough insights to healthcare organizations to manage cost and outcomes effectively. Sheila G. Talton has been the CEO since incorporation.