John D. McGuinness

Paramount Cards, Inc. produces & markets greeting cards. The company makes and sells a variety of everyday and seasonal greeting cards, with a focus on lower priced and discounted cards for independent and small- to medium-sized card stores, drugstores, supermarkets and dollar/value store chains. The company also operates the CardSmart retail chain, a group of franchised and company-owned card and gift stores. The company was founded in 1906 and is located in Pawtucket, RI.

Shape Up The Nation provides health programs powered by a social network. As health care systems become more complex, there is a clear need for a simple, central place where people can access and interact with all of the stakeholders in their health friends and family, physician, health plan, pharmacy, hospital, employer, health coach, and personal trainer, among others. The company was established in 2006 by Brad Weinberg and Rajiv Kumar and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

Vectrix Corp. engages in the manufacture of zero emission, electric maxi scooter. It has a top speed of 62 mph, a range of over 60 miles and acceleration of 0-50 mph in 6.8 seconds. The company is headquartered in New Bedford, MA.

Nortek, Inc. manufactures and distributes building ventilation products for residential and commercial applications. Its products include air quality & home solutions, residential & commercial HVAC, custom & commwecial air solutions, security, control, egonomic & productivity solutions, audio, video and control solutions. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.