Todd Schermerhorn

C. R. Bard, Inc. engages in designing, development, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, and sales of medical, surgical, diagnostic, and patient care devices. It sells its products to hospitals, individual healthcare professionals, extended care facilities, and alternate site facilities. The company was founded by Charles Russell Bard in 1907 and is headquartered in Franklin Lakes, NJ.

Spectranetics Corp. develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes single-use medical devices used in invasive procedures in the cardiovascular system. The company was founded by Robert Golobic, Johan Sverdrup, and Richard T. Simko in 1984 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO.

Thoratec Corp. develops, manufactures and markets proprietary medical devices used for circulatory support for the treatment of heart failure patients. The company's products include Ventricular Assist Devices, HeartMate Left Ventricular Assist System, HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System, Thoratec Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device and Thoratec Implantable Ventricular Assist. It also manufactures and markets the CentriMag Acute Circulatory System, HeartMate II, PVAD, IVAD and for pediatric patients PediMag/PediVAS Acute Circulatory System. Its ventricular assist devices products primarily serve patients suffering from late-stage heart failure. Heart Failure is a chronic disease that occurs when degeneration of the heart muscle reduces the pumping power of the heart, causing the heart to become too weak to pump blood at a level sufficient to meet the body's demands. The company operates its business through the Cardiovascular group segment, which develops, manufactures mechanical circulatory products to support the cardiovascular systems of humans and to provide product-related services. Thoratec was founded in March 1976 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Part of The Travelers Cos., Inc., The Travelers Indemnity Co. is a provider of insurance coverage for architects and engineers, as well as small businesses across various industries. The private company is based in Hartford, CT. The company also offers tips for preventing damage to homes, businesses, and automobiles. The company was founded by James G. Batterson. Alan D. Schnitzer has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

Metabolon, Inc. operates as a health technology company. It offers precision medicine, clinical diagnostic, and metabolomics services. The firm serves to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, consumer product industries. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Financial Executives International enhances member professional development through peer networking, career planning services, conferences, publications and special reports, and research. Its members include Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents of Finance, Treasurers, and Controllers. The company was founded in December 1931 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

Association for Financial Professionals, Inc. provides treasury management services. It provides training, certification, career counseling and other professional development services and hosts an annual four-day conference. The firm also publishes AFP Exchange, a bimonthly magazine. Its committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets represents executives who oversee investment funds of pension and benefit plans. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.