Laura Overdeck

The Aspen Institute operates an institution that fosters leadership skills and open-minded dialogue. It conducts seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek to promote nonpartisan inquiry. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Voyager Capital LLC (Voyager Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Enrique Godreau, William H. McAleer and Tony Audino. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

The American Council on Education (ACE) is a membership organization that mobilizes the higher education community to shape effective public policy and foster innovative, high-quality practice. The organization is based in Washington, D.C. ACE provides services for employers, training providers, colleges and universities, and military and working learners. The organization offers a suite of learning solutions informed by adult, community, and blended learning pedagogies, while its services include evaluation, transcript, and technical assistance for students, employers, and higher education institutions. ACE's research and insights focus on equity-minded leadership, institutional transformation, and student success.

Part of TIAA Board of Governors, Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America is a company that provides retirement planning, asset and investment management services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 1918 by Andrew Carnegie. The CEO is Thasunda Brown Duckett.

Parchment LLC is a company that offers a comprehensive platform for learners, academic institutions, and employers to request, verify, and receive transcripts, diplomas, and other credentials. The company is based in Scottsdale, AZ, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company believes that credentials matter in the lifelong journey of a learner and provides a simple and secure way to exchange transcripts, diplomas, certificates, comprehensive learner records, and other credentials. Parchment is the most widely adopted digital credential service, allowing students, learners, academic institutions, and employers to securely order, send, receive, and engage with official credentials such as transcripts, diplomas, or certificates. The company was founded in 2003 by John Reese, Jeffrey M. Harris, Mark N. Cohen, and Matthew L. Pittinsky has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

Teaching Channel, Inc. engages in providing online learning services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

New Leaders, Inc. operates as non-profit organization. It recruits and trains school leaders for the improvement of education for poor and minority students. Its programs include leading instruction, emerging leaders, aspiring principals, principal institute, transforming teams, and principal supervisors. The company was founded by Mike Johnston, Jonathan Schnur, and Edwin C. Cohen in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

GED Testing Service LLC offers the learner-centric program that is recognized and portable from state to state. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Sosv Ltd (Sosv) is a multi-stage venture capital and accelerator firm founded in 1994 by Sean O’Sullivan. The firm is headquartered in Ireland with an additional offices in Luxembourg, USA, Hong Kong and China.

Carma Technology Ltd. provides software, hardware and professional services. The company was founded by Sean O'Sullivan and Richard Bryce in February 2007 and is headquartered in Cork, Ireland.

The J. Paul Getty Trust operates museum for arts. The company also provides access to information on the visual arts and related disciplines. It develops tools and guidelines for creating, managing, preserving, and delivering information in electronic form. The company was founded by J. Paul Getty in 1953 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bay Area Council Economic Institute operates an advocacy and research organization. The firm's services include infrastructure, trade, globalization, science and innovation, business development and governance. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

The John D & Catherine T Macarthur Foundation engages in making grants and impact investments to support non-profit organizations. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization, which works to forge practical solutions that help nature and people prosper sustainably. It launched the Smart Boat Initiative (SBI) which focuses on leveraging the technological advances and plummeting costs in sensors, artificial intelligence, broadband communication and data analytics to equip and surround fishing vessels of all sizes with digital tools and infrastructure that can increase sustainability, accountability, profitability and transparency in fishing. The company was founded by Arthur P. Cooley, Charles F. Wurster and Dennis Puleston in 1967 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Stanford Federal Credit Union operates credit unions. The private company is based in Palo Alto, CA. Joan C. Opp has been the CEO of the company since 2010.

Stanford Management Co. (SMC) is the investment office of Stanford University, a private research university headquartered in Stanford, California. The firm was founded in 1991 and invests the Endowment and other financial assets to provide long-term support to the University. SMC provides expert investment management and stewardship of the Merged Pool, which includes substantially all of Stanford’s investable endowment assets. They are overseen by a Board of Directors appointed by the University Board of Trustees.

Trammell Crow Co. provides commercial real estate services. The company delivers brokerage, project management, and building management services through its global services group. The company operates in Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin/South America. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Virgo Associates LLC (Virgo Associates) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Hemanth Parasuram and Guhan Swaminathan. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

WellnessFX, Inc. provides online nutrition services for improving personal health. Its services include blood tests, phone consultations with health practitioners and intuitive online data tracking to measure cardiovascular, metabolic, hormonal and nutritional needs for health. The company was founded by Jim Kean and Brent Vaughan in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Ayla Networks, Inc. develops internet of things enterprise software platform for manufacturers and service providers. It offers Ayla Platform, an end-to-end platform that allows manufacturers and service providers to use home controls, HVAC, appliances, lighting and other everyday products. The company was founded by David C. Friedman, Adrian D. Caceres, Phillip Chang and Thomas H. Lee in 2010 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

ClearCare, Inc. provides software products for home health-care agencies. It offers cloud-based software to large and local home-care services companies to run their operations. It also provides on-boarding and support services. The firm helps marketers, schedulers, billers, caregivers, healthcare providers, care recipients, and recruiters. The company was founded by Jacquelyn Kung and Geoffrey H. Nudd in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Wise.Io, Inc. provides machine learning application. Its application, spanning the entire customer lifecycle that applies the power of machine learning enables companies to optimize how they acquire, monetize, and retain customers. The company was founded by Joshua Bloom, Joey Richards, Henrik Brink, Dan Starr and Damian Eads in 2012 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Autogrid Systems, Inc. provides data analytics and simulation software for the smart grid. The firm serves utilities of all sizes, grid operators, electricity retailers, ESCO services companies, and end-users and it develops and markets services that both help lower costs and improve reliability of the electricity supply chain. The company was founded by Amit Narayan in 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA.