Ted Ackerley

Aera Technology, Inc. develops configurable on-demand software solutions. It is a ?domain-based? Business Intelligence (BI) company that brings together cloud, Big Data, and BI stack to deliver insights into supply chain. The firm's application provides thousands of metrics, tickers, and configurable analytics. It serves a diverse set of industries including: apparel and sportswear, mining, medical equipment, electronics, and energy companies. The company was founded by Shariq Mansoor in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is a scientific community that has been in existence since 1939. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization aims to inspire and transform collective scientific knowledge into innovative solutions for the benefit of all people around the world. The science of food encompasses food science, food technologies, and their applications across the food industry. IFT envisions a world where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are universally valued as essential to advancing the science of food. The organization has member resource groups that provide supportive spaces for communities who have traditionally been underrepresented and under-supported. Christie A. Tarantino has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Mars, Inc. engages in the production of confectionery and animal food products. Its brands include M&M?s, Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, Dove, Pedigree, Whiskas, Extra, Skittles, Uncle Ben's, and Cocoavia. The company was founded by Franklin Clarence Mars in 1911 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

E. & J. Gallo Winery, Inc. engages in the production, distribution, and marketing of wines and spirits. Its portfolio includes Apothic, Carnivor, Chateau Souverain, Columbia Winery, Ecco Domani, and Edna Valley Vineyard. The company was founded by Ernest J. Gallo and Julio Gallo on September 22, 1933 and is headquartered in Modesto, CA.

Trek Bicycle Corp. manufactures and markets bicycles and bike accessories. It builds bikes for tykes still on training wheels and also for kids and adults. The firm provides mountain, road, children's, tandem, police, and BMX bikes. The company was founded by Richard A. Burke and Bevil J. Hogg in 1976 and is headquartered in Waterloo, WI.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Progressive Dynamics, Inc. engages in the manufacture of power converters and battery charging systems. Its products include 30 and 50-amp AC/DC distribution panels, 30 and 50-amp automatic transfer switches, and 9200 series of power converters with the charge wizard built-in. The company was founded by Eugene L. Kilbourn in 1964 and is headquartered in Marshall, MI.

Disney Destinations LLC owns and operates theme parks and resorts. The company also operates water parks, golf courses, and cruise line. It operates theme parks at Florida and Disneyland Park in Anaheim and California. Walt Disney Parks & Resorts is headquartered in Lake Buena Vista, FL

Jones Dairy Farm produces sausage, bacon, ham and other products. The company makes both cooked and uncooked meat products for retail food outlets under the Jones Dairy Farm brand name. It provides bacon, breakfast sandwiches, sausage, and smoked meats. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Fort Atkinson, WI.

Flexstar Technology, Inc. provides testing and measurement solutions for technology manufacturers. Its products are used to conduct standardized, repeatable testing solutions of storage-related devices such as HDDs, SSDs and PCIe drives. The firm products consist of environmental chambers, burn-in racks and bench-top solutions, which are used to conduct reliability, qualification and factory production tests through controlled parameters such as humidity, temperature and power. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute conducts and translates biological research programs. The firm offers tumor initiation and maintenance, cancer metabolism and signaling network, tumor microenvironment and cancer immunology, degenerative disease, development/aging/regeneration, immunity and pathogenesis, human genetic, cardiovascular metabolism, integrative metabolism, metabolism genomic control, bioinformatics and structural biology programs. The company was founded by William Fishman and Lillian Fishman in 1976 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Women Corporate Directors is a membership organization of women directors of public and large private companies. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Italy. The company was founded by Mary Beth Vitale, Véronique Morali, Linda Eskind Rebrovick, Deborah A. Peacock, and Darcy A. Howe. The CEO is Susan C. Keating.

World Class Technology Corp. supplies dental equipment. The private company is based in McMinnville, OR. The company was founded in 1963 by Klaus Hagelganz. Klaus Hagelganz has been the CEO since 1963.

ArrowStream, Inc. engages in the provision of supply chain solutions for the foodservice industries. It offers services relating to inventory, contract price auditing, quality incident management, supply chain visibility, strategic sourcing, commodity intelligence, operator collaboration, and inbound logistics optimization. The company was founded by Steven LaVoie in 2000 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Griffith Foods International, Inc. manufactures food ingredient and flavor systems. The company is headquartered in Alsip, IL.

Part of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Harborside LLC provides hospital services. The company is based in Bethesda, MD.

The Orlando Economic Development Commission provides economic development services. It offers confidential project management assistance, site selection assistance, in-depth market data, connections, financial and entrepreneurial resources, workforce recruitment and training, permitting and scouting film assistance and commercial productions services. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

Grown Rogue Unlimited LLC provides cannabis products. It offers production, processing, wholesale and distribution, retail, contract management and consulting services. The company was founded in 2016 by Obie Strickler and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Part of Yum! The company is based in Vaughan, Canada. Brands, Inc., TB Canada Co. operates restaurants.

Treez, Inc. provides retail management software. The company was founded by John Yang and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Griffith Foods, Inc. specializes in in food ingredients, serving global, and regional food services. It offers seasoning, sauces, and functional blends. The company was founded by Enoch Luther Griffith and Carroll Ladd Griffith in 1919 and is headquartered in Alsip, IL.

X-Mode Social, Inc. provides location data platform maps services. The firm specializes in data monetization, Geo-behavioral data, data intelligence, application monetization, growth hacking, location monetization, attribution, behavioral segments, consumer profiles, millenials, fintech, families, and transparency. The company was founded by Joshua Anton in 2015 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

BlueNalu, Inc. provides cellular aquaculture services for people, humane for animals, and sustainable for planet. The company was founded by Lou Cooperhouse, Chris Dammann and Christopher P. Somogyi and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Vertosa, Inc. provides ingredients for infused product makers. It offers Bioavaliablity, Flavor+Clarity, stability and Safety solutions. The company was founded in 2018 by Chunxiao Harold Han and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

SpikeFli Analytics Corp. operates as a centralized data and analytics platform.

4thMVMT provides training and finance to individuals for starting business. It focuses on individuals from communities who have been heavily impacted by the disproportionate application of criminal justice to own and operate competitive retail businesses. The company was founded by Karim Webb and is headquartered in Culver City, CA.

Elevated Signals, Inc. operates as digital cultivation management platform. The company was founded by Amar Singh, Benn Mapes, Hardeep Shoker and James Douma in 2016 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Transforming Age engages in improving the lives of older adults by integrating housing, community services, technology, philanthropy, and partnerships. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Size Advisory is a full-service advisory group based in Los Angeles, CA that was founded by Craig Kornblau, Lisa Robinson, Alex Matthews, Jim Winett, Brian Schwartz. The private company works with growth-stage companies on everything from strategy, digital transformation, and revenue growth to marketing, finance, culture, and more. Size Capital is a growth-stage fund that partners with companies to help them scale and grow. The company is a growing team of experienced former digital transformation executives that work hand-in-hand with enterprise leadership to keep them at the forefront of innovation and accelerate their digital journeys. Size is an ecosystem that empowers innovation and growth for both enterprises and late-stage consumer & technology companies.