Thomas Kalinske

Part of Knowledge Universe II LLC, Leapfrog is a leader in innovative learning toys for children that encourage their curiosity and love of learning. The company is based in Burlingame, CA. For over 25 years, Leapfrog has helped children expand their knowledge and imagination through award-winning products that combine educational expertise, innovative technology, and engaging play. Leapfrog's proprietary learning tablets, developmental games, and interactive learning toys are designed to create personalized experiences that encourage, excite, and build confidence in children. Leapfrog is a subsidiary of VTech Holdings Limited and was founded in 1995 by Suzanne F. Delbanco.

Part of Mattel, Inc., Universal Matchbox Group Ltd. is a toy manufacturer that specializes in miniature cars and trucks. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Universal Matchbox Group was acquired by Tyco Toys, Inc., part of Mattel, Inc. from March 27, 1997 on October 06, 1992 for $107.10 million.

The RAND Corp. engages in conducting research and analysis to improve policy and decision-making. Its services include benchmarking, case study analysis, cost analysis, economic analysis, modeling, simulation, and optimization, performance measurement and measurement development, policy analysis, program evaluation, risk assessment and analysis, strategic planning, survey research, and technology assessment and development. The company was founded on May 14, 1948 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

SEGA of America, Inc. develops, publishes and distributes entertainment software products. It makes games for PCs, wireless devices, and consoles such as the Sony play station, Nintendo Game Cube and Microsoft Xbox. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation is a non-profit organization, which awards fellowships and grants. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

cFares, Inc. provided online travel information services. Its air-travel search engine enabled customers to search websites and multiple carriers such as discount carriers and wholesalers. The company was founded by Vajid Jafri in February 2005 and was headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

The Toy Association, Inc. is a business trade association that represents all businesses involved in creating and delivering toys and youth entertainment products for kids of all ages. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The association leads the health and growth of the toy industry, which has an annual economic impact. With roughly 900 members, they drive the annual $41 billion domestic toy market. The Toy Association promotes the developmental benefits of play and advocates for toy safety. The company organizes the world-renowned Toy Fair and engage in advocacy activities on behalf of their members. The association also chairs the committee that reviews and revises the ASTM F963 toy safety standard. The Toy Foundation, their philanthropic arm, acts as a children's charity that has delivered the joy of play to 32 million children in need worldwide. Gregory B. Ahearn has been the CEO of the company since 2024.

Zui.com, Inc. offers online games. It provides online action, sports, puzzle and flash games. The firm sends weekly updates that inform about children activities through online for parents and teachers. The company was founded by Clifford T. Boro, Vidar Vignisson, Thomas C. Broadhead and William von Reis in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Alsop Louie Management LLC (Alsop Louie Partners ) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Omnitura Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the commercialization of Multifunctional Multitargeted pharmaceuticals for oncology, a new class of therapies that is design to address the fundamentally complex and heterogeneous nature of cancer. The firm's product Aneustat, is a non-toxic, orally delivered, multivalent I-O drug candidate design to intercept, treat, and prevent cancer. The company was founded by James Dao and Jeffrey Dao in 2001 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Cambium Learning Group, Inc. engages in the provision of educational solutions and services. It operates through the following business segments: Learning A-Z, Voyager Sopris Learning, and ExploreLearning. The Learning A-Z segment offers technology-enabled learning resources for PreK-6 education. The Voyager Sopris Learning segment provides technology, materials, and professional development for educators. The ExploreLearning segment develops STEM-based curriculum tools in the field of math and science. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Moonshoot, Inc. provides online english language learning services. The company was founded by Koji Kato and Jay Jamison in 2007 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Global Education Learning, Inc. provides educational products and services. It influences and helps young Chinese children and provides the world's best educational products and services. The company was founded by Thomas J. Kalinske in 2012 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA.

HireaProfessor LLC provides an online resource that connects higher education professionals. It allows professional educators and expert instructors to post profiles, CVs, recommendations, evaluations, and videos who are wishing to be hired, as well as enables higher education institutions to search teachers by region, field or discipline, availability, certifications, salary requirements, and pedagogy. The company was founded by Kathleen Gibson in 2014 and is headquartered in Valparaiso, IN.

Integral Reality Labs, Inc. provides design tools for game developers and publishers. Its products include MakePrintable, Hackatari and GamePrint. The company was founded by Baha Abunojaim and Muhannad Taslaq and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Teach The World Foundation is an organization that aims to combat illiteracy in some of the poorest countries in the world through their microschools program. The private company is based in Washington and was founded by Muhammad Imran Sayeed. The American company also provides recommendations for homeschooling resources during COVID-19.

RatePig, Inc. operates as an SaaS (software as a service) firm. Its platform specializes in machine learning, innovation, computational psychology, consumer insights, experience, linguistic demographics, and data science. The company was founded by Dmitriy Pavlov and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.