Leonard Andrew Benardo

The Open Society Institute works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve its mission, OSI seeks to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI builds alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information. OSI places a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities. Investor and philanthropist George Soros in 1993 created OSI as a private operating and grantmaking foundation to support his foundations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Those foundations were established, starting in 1984, to help countries make the transition from communism. OSI has expanded the activities of the Soros foundations network to encompass the United States and more than 60 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Each Soros foundation relies on the expertise of boards composed of eminent citizens who determine individual agendas based on local priorities.

BayPine Capital LP (BayPine Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by David Roux. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Navab Capital Partners LLC (Navab Capital Partners) is private equity firm founded in 2019 by Alexander Navab. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Acelero, Inc. provides childhood education services for young children by working with local affiliates to enhance the delivery of head start programs. It administers head start, a school early education program that that promotes school readiness by enhancing social and cognitive development through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to enrolled children and families. The company was founded by Henry Wilde, Aaron Lieberman, Jonah Martin Edelman and Scott Miller in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

First Africa Group Holdings Pty Ltd. provides investment banking services. It provides merger & acquisition and leveraged finance services to its clients in African transactions. First Africa has offices in Johannesburg and Nairobi. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.

TechnoServe, Inc. provides business and market based solutions that can break the cycle of poverty in developing countries. It focuses on developing entrepreneurs, building businesses and industries and improving the business environment. The company was founded by Edward P. Bullard in 1968 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Managers (Pty) Ltd (Pembani Remgro) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Johann Rupert and Phuthuma Nhleko. The firm is headquartered in Gauteng, South Africa.