Mario Martinez

Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, non-governmental organization headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1936, the Foundation provides grants, projects and loans to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation and advance human achievement. The foundation funds derive from an investment portfolio that began with gifts and bequests of Ford Motor Company stock by Henry and Edsel Ford.

RITA Medical Systems, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets ablation technology products used by physicians to treat patients with solid cancerous or benign tumors. The system consists of a radiofrequency energy generator and disposable accessories. The RITA systems have been approved to treat liver cancer and are sold in Asia, Europe and the US. The company develops the use of the system for the treatment of various other cancers. Investors in RITA Medical include Apax Partners and Morgan Stanley. RITA Medical is in the process of merging with Horizon Medical. RITA Medical Systems has been acquired by Angio Dynamics, inc. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Cordis Corp. develops and manufactures devices for interventional vascular medicine and electrophysiology. The firm's products include guidewires, balloons, forceps, catheters, and stents to treat a variety of circulatory system problems including coronary artery disease and cerebral aneurysms. The company was founded by William P. Murphy Jr. in 1959 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Part of Atlas Copco AB, Ohmeda is a British company that manufactures equipment goods and gas pipeline systems. The company is based in Surrey, UK. Ohmeda was acquired by Atlas Copco Medical Ltd. on January 01, 1995 for $40.52 million.

Red Ambiental SA de CV provides solid waste management services. It offers waste collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal for industrial as well as residential clients. The firm constructs and operates landfills and recycling plants located across the country and also provides hazardous material cleanup, handling biological and chemical residues. The company is headquartered in Garza García, Mexico.