Network origin in Lauren Melissa West first degree
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|---|---|---|---|
Georgia Institute of Technology
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 129 |
| Public Company | Home Improvement Chains | 10 | |
Berman Capital Advisors LLC
 Berman Capital Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Berman Capital Advisors LLC is a multi-family office headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded by Justin Berman in 2010. In 2021, they were acquired by Cresset Asset Management LLC, which is ultimately owned by Cresset Capital Management LLC. Berman Capital Advisors provides family office services, wealth management, and investment consulting services to a select group of high-net-worth families.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 5 |
LCG Associates, Inc.
 LCG Associates, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance LCG Associates, Inc. is a private company based in Atlanta, GA. LCG Associates provides services in the field of investment consulting. The company was founded in 1973 and the CEO is Edward F. Johnson.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 1 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
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Companies connected to Lauren Melissa West via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
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Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC
 Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, also known as Fidelity Investments. FMR provides investment supervisory services, which include sub-advisory services, to Fidelity's family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, qualified tuition programs, privately offered unregistered investment funds, separately managed account clients, and various other institutional accounts. | Investment Managers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
| IBM | Packaged Software | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. | Home Improvement Chains | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| STAPLES, INC. | Specialty Stores | Sales & Marketing Chief Executive Officer | |
Carnegie Mellon University
 Carnegie Mellon University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin | |
The Yankee Candle Co., Inc.
 The Yankee Candle Co., Inc. Industrial ConglomeratesProducer Manufacturing The Yankee Candle Co., Inc. manufactures and retails scented candles. Its products include candles, wax melts, candle accessories, flameless fragrance, car and small spaces, gifts and gift cards, personalized candles and fragrances. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in South Deerfield, MA. | Industrial Conglomerates | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Voya Investment Management LLC
 Voya Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Voya Investment Management LLC (Voya IM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1997 and formerly known as ING Investment Management LLC. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of VIM Holdings LLC, which is ultimately owned by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), formerly known as ING U.S. Inc. Voya IM primarily provides portfolio management services to affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies utilizing a variety of investment styles. The firm also advises other insurance-related entities (e.g., reinsurance companies) as well as various types of institutional investors, such as pension plans, with respect to certain investment strategies. | Investment Managers | Analyst-Fixed Income Analyst-Fixed Income | |
GMT Capital Corp.
 GMT Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance GMT Capital Corp. is a private, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It was founded in 1993 by Thomas Claugus. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to their advisory clients, which are private investment vehicles and separately managed accounts, by recommending, or managing and directing, the investment and reinvestment of their assets. | Investment Managers | Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. | Specialty Stores | Director of Finance/CFO | |
| GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. | Multi-Line Insurance | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
The Georgia Tech Research Corp.
 The Georgia Tech Research Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Georgia Tech Research Corp. provides research and technology support services. Its services include accounting and reports, researcher and operational support services. The comapny was founded by Preston S. Arkwright, Fuller E. Callaway, Jr. and Monie A. Ferst on April 13, 1937 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
InnoLight Technology Corp.
 InnoLight Technology Corp. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services InnoLight Technology Corp. researches, designs and builds transceivers. It offers 10G solutions, including SFP+ Ethernet, SFP+ SONET, SFP+ xWDM, XFP xWDM, and XFP solutions; and 40G solutions, including QSFP+ solutions. The firm also offers its products for customers in areas, such as cloud computing, data centers, data communication, long-distance transmission and wireless access. The company was founded by Osa Mok and Sheng Liu and in April 2008 and is headquartered in Suzhou, China. | Data Processing Services | Founder | |
Pindrop Security, Inc.
 Pindrop Security, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Pindrop Security, Inc. provides enterprise solutions that help prevent phone-based fraud. Its products include phone reputation service, fraud detection system, call forward protection, and phone fraud solutions for high risk industries. The firm?s solution combines authentication and anti-fraud detection technology to verify legitimate callers while detecting malicious callers. Its Phoneprinting technology is the first of its kind to analyze and fingerprint individual phone calls, providing the caller?s true location and calling device. It operates through its offices located in Atlanta and Toronto. The company was founded by Vijay A. Balasubramaniyan, Mustaque Ahamad, Patrick Traynor and Paul Q. Judge in 2011 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Founder Founder | |
Great-West Lifeco U.S. Holdings LP
 Great-West Lifeco U.S. Holdings LP Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Part of Power Financial Corp., Great-West Lifeco U.S. Holdings LP is a company that provides insurance services. The company is based in Boston, MA. | Insurance Brokers/Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
The Canada Life Assurance Co.
 The Canada Life Assurance Co. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance The Canada Life Assurance Co. provides insurance and financial services. It provides life insurance, critical illness, disability, and creditor insurance policy. The company was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Multi-Line Insurance | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Bain & Co., Inc.
 Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Consultant / Advisor | |
The Sterling Group LP
 The Sterling Group LP Investment ManagersFinance The Sterling Group LP (The Sterling Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1982 by Frank J. Hevrdejs. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Analyst Corporate Officer/Principal | |
University of Southern California
 University of Southern California Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Wake Forest University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Barclays Capital, Inc.
 Barclays Capital, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Fixed Income Analyst-Fixed Income Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Emory University | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Georgia State University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
| The University of Texas at Austin | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
| The Johns Hopkins University | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Kennesaw State University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Yale University | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Morehouse College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Oklahoma State University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| The Pennsylvania State University | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| University of California, Berkeley | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
| University of Michigan | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
Balentine LLC
 Balentine LLC Investment ManagersFinance Balentine LLC is SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 2009 and is solely owned by Balentine Partners LLC. Balentine provides a full complement of comprehensive wealth management solutions for individuals, families, and institutions, as well as a pooled investment vehicle. | Investment Managers | Director of Research - Equity Analyst-Equity | |
Tech Square Labs, LLC
 Tech Square Labs, LLC Investment ManagersFinance Tech Square Labs LLC (TechSquare Labs) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Paul Judge and Allen Nance. The firm is headquartered in Georgia, Atlanta. | Investment Managers | Founder Founder | |
| University of Georgia | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| INSEAD Asia Campus | College/University | Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Boston Global Ventures LLC
 Boston Global Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Boston Global Ventures LLC (Boston Global Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Vivjan Myrto, Brendan Kohler, and John Murphy in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Investment Managers | Founder | |
| Tsinghua University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
| Chinese Academy of Sciences | College/University | Graduate Degree | |
| LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC. | Aerospace & Defense | Director/Board Member | |
| The Leonard N Stern School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin | |
Harvard Innovation Labs
 Harvard Innovation Labs Investment ManagersFinance Part of Harvard University, Harvard Innovation Labs is an alternative investment manager. The company is based in Cambridge, MA and was founded in 2011. | Investment Managers | Consultant / Advisor |
Statistics
International
| United States | 40 |
| China | 4 |
| Canada | 3 |
| Singapore | 2 |
Sectoral
| Consumer Services | 23 |
| Finance | 14 |
| Retail Trade | 4 |
| Commercial Services | 4 |
| Technology Services | 3 |
Operational
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 153 |
| Director/Board Member | 152 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 100 |
| Founder | 51 |
| Graduate Degree | 45 |
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| Robin A. Bienfait | 21 |
| David Batchelder | 19 |
| Nicolas Autret | 19 |
| Ronald Sargent | 17 |
| Edward J. Wolff | 16 |
| Paul Judge | 16 |
| Michael Amend | 16 |
| Barbara D. Boyan | 15 |
| Allen Nance | 14 |
| Chris Allen | 14 |
| Adam Cranford | 14 |
| Frank Bifulco | 14 |
| Ayanna Howard | 13 |
| Karthik Subramanian | 13 |
| Ariel Jaduszliwer | 12 |
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