Mason S. Brutschy

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Micrus Endovascular LLC operated as a medical device company. The company was founded in June 1996 and was headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Array Converter, Inc. provides utility scale, inverter-less solar power systems accelerating solar grid parity. Solar power systems enhanced by inverter-less, direct-to-grid technology deliver peak power of individual solar modules directly to the grid without any inverters. This technology, which is fully integrated with the solar module, optimizes power performance by sequencing power from each module across the entire array to create alternating current (AC) power that is grid-ready and commercial grade. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Air Communications, Inc. is a consulting American company that offers sales, marketing, and concierge services. The private company was founded by Kevin J. Surace.

Appvance, Inc. develops mobile web applications performance solutions. It offers training and support, application performance certification, integration development, and on-site and online training services to large enterprises worldwide. The firm's solutions include performance & load testing, app pen testing and IoT services testing. The company was founded by Frank Cohen in 2013 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.