Gayatri N. Bhalla

Braun Consulting, Inc. is a professional services firm delivering customer-focused business solutions to companies. Braun Consulting combines cutting-edge business intelligence and CRM/eCRM technologies with business strategy. Founded in 1993, Chicago-based Braun Consulting has five offices throughout the U.S. . The service includes integrates business intelligence, Internet application development skills and customer relationship management technologies with business strategy

Digitas, Inc. provides digital and interactive marketing services to the Internet-based and e-commerce companies. The company also provides cross-channel communications to clients. Its services include customer acquisition, cross-sell, loyalty, affinity and customer care operations. The company was founded by Robert L. Cosinuk in 1999 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Catalist LLC develops voter's databases for the organizations. It maintains and constantly updates a complete national database of voting age persons. The firm provides web based analytics tools and voter database of all voting-age individuals in the United States to progressive organizations and campaigns. The company was founded by Laura Quinn in 2006 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Part of Fair Isaac Corp., Vertex Partners is a consulting firm based in Boston, MA. The private company provides consulting services in various fields such as strategy/IT and recruiting. Vertex Partners combines the knowledge of many companies to create new ventures and supports initiatives related to innovation and new business creation. Luce, a recruitment firm, is a subsidiary of Vertex Partners. Accuchain, a company that modernizes HR recruitment software, is also a part of Vertex Partners. The company was founded by Paul J. Bascobert. Vertex Partners was acquired by Braun Consulting, Inc. on May 11, 1999.