Ron Tanner

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to private individuals and employers, specifically active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance.

California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) is a global financial services institution and state agency headquartered in West Sacramento, California. Founded in 1913, CalSTRS provides retirement, disability and survivor benefits to California’s public school educators and their families.

Triumfant, Inc. provides security solutions. Its solutions include rapid detection and response, malware detection and remediation, targeted attack detection, and security configuration management. The compay was founded by David Hooks in 2002 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

The NanoSteel Co., Inc. provides nano-structured steel material designs. Its products include sheet steel, additive manufacturing, BLDRmetal for bed fusion, 3D printing alloy design, welding with NXG 1200, engineered powders, foil and metallic coatings. The firm serves the automotive, ground transportation, tooling, oil and gas, mining, cement, concrete and power industries. The company was founded in 2002 by Daniel James Branagan and Joseph E. Buffa is headquartered in Providence, RI.

WaterSmart Software, Inc. engages in the development of water use information and management software solutions. The firm specializes in the development of information technology and data management platforms with focus on the improvement of municipal water efficiency and conservation programs. The company was founded by Robert B. Steiner and Peter Yolles in November 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Simple Energy, Inc. designs and develops an online customer engagement platform that enables customers to assess their energy consumption. Its Software-as-a-Service platform engages customers and delivers energy efficiency, demand side management, and smart grid results. The company was founded by Yoav Lurie and Justin Isaac Segall in June 2010 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

D'IM SA engages in the provision of automotive glass repair and replacement services. The company is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Part of Brightcom Group Ltd., Whowhere, Inc. provides internet search services and email. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. The company was founded by Ashutosh Roy, Gunjan K. Sinha. Whowhere was acquired by Lycos, Inc., part of Brightcom Group Ltd. from August 16, 2010 on August 13, 1998 for $124.18 million.

US Department of Energy Develops energy technologies for buildings, homes, transportation power systems and industry. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Westly Capital Management LLC (The Westly Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Steven Westly. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Edeniq, Inc. operates as a biomaterials and sustainable fuels innovator. It integrates patented mechanical and biological processes to break down plant materials into sugars that become fuels and industrial materials. Its products include Cellunator, Pathway, and Cellulosic Sugars. The company was founded by Lawrence S. Gross in February 2008 and is headquartered in Visalia, CA.

Société Anonyme de Participation et de Gestion is a holding company that engages in investment services. The company was founded on December 20, 1977 and is headquartered in Elsene, Belgium.

RadiumOne, Inc. operates a global programmatic advertising buying platform. The company was founded by Gurbaksh Singh Chahal on April 2, 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Greenwave Reality, Inc. engages in the provision of internet of things (IoT) software and services. It offers its products through the AXON platform, which is categorized into the following: AXON IoT, AXON Media, AXON Mobile, and AXON Networking. AXON IoT includes the implementation of control and interoperability of devices in a common network. AXON Media covers embedded software solution used to manage data for streaming. AXON Mobile refers to the cloud management platform for connecting devices to cellular networks. AXON Networking features the provision of in-home IoT networks. The company was founded by Martin Manniche, Dan Lejerskar, and Peter Wilmar Christensen in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

EnBW New Ventures GmbH (EnBW New Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Kompass Digital GmbH (Kompass) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Christian Renner. It is headquartered in Germany.

Sony Depthsensing Solutions SA/NV provides gesture-based platforms for the consumer electronics and professional markets. Its products include depthsense sensors, depthsense cameras and depthsense middleware. The company was founded by Eric Krzelso, Michel Tombroff and Daniel van Nieuwenhove in July 2007 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Sony Depthsensing Solutions Holding SA provides image sensor technology. It offers a complete family of 3 dimensional imaging and gesture recognition solutions, including patented 3D complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) time-of-flight sensors and cameras, multi-platform and multi-camera 3D gesture recognition middleware, and tools as well as games and applications. The company was founded by Eric Krzeslo and Daniël Van Nieuwenhove in July 2007 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.