COUNTRY Financial® is an insurance and financial services company serving individuals, families, farmers, and businesses. Founded in 1925, it provides auto, home, life, farm, and business insurance alongside investment solutions, retirement planning, and college savings plans. Its work spans insurance, finance, and investments, with an emphasis on tailored coverage and financial planning to help customers protect their livelihoods and prepare for the future.
BlackRock is an investment and financial services firm offering investment, advisory, and risk management solutions. The company works with clients to support their financial well-being, with a fiduciary focus on long-term value and corporate governance. Its work also includes adapting investment approaches to global economic shifts, including the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Smartleaf is a financial technology company that helps wealth management firms manage personalized, tax-optimized investment portfolios with less operational complexity. Its platform supports automated portfolio rebalancing and trading, direct indexing, tax management, and configurable portfolio strategies. By handling core investment-management workflows, Smartleaf enables advisors to spend more time on client relationships and portfolio strategy while delivering tailored investment solutions.
GMO is a global investment management firm serving institutions, family offices, consultants, intermediaries, and wealth managers. Its work spans multi-asset strategies, equities, alternatives, fixed income, and private funds, supported by investment research and a broad library of market studies and updates. GMO also develops ESG-focused investment approaches that consider long-term economic shifts, including the transition toward lower-carbon economies. Founded by Jeremy Grantham, the firm combines research-led portfolio management with financial solutions for clients worldwide.
Waystone provides specialized fund management and administrative services for the global asset management industry. Its work spans risk management, regulatory compliance, investment servicing, corporate directorship, and ESG solutions, helping clients manage complex operational and regulatory requirements across investment markets.
Asymmetric is a venture capital and investment firm that works with founders tackling important problems and building companies on their own terms. Drawing on experience as former founders and operators, the firm supports portfolio companies with strategic partnerships, operational guidance, and data-informed financial advice. Its investment approach spans sectors and stages, with a focus on helping businesses progress from early customer traction toward long-term growth and public markets. Asymmetric emphasizes intellectual rigor, creativity, integrity, and close collaboration in its work with founders.
Hilbert Investment Solutions is a financial services and investment company founded in Paris in 2012. It develops and provides investment solutions across fixed income, exchange-traded funds, structured products, and managed portfolios for professional advisers, individual investors, and institutions. With an international presence that includes the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, the company focuses on investment strategies and retirement solutions for a range of client needs.
Global Brain Corporation is an independent venture capital firm that backs startups and helps established companies pursue open innovation. Founded in 1998, the firm invests across emerging industries and works with entrepreneurs and corporate partners to develop, scale, and bring new businesses to market. Its portfolio-focused approach combines investment with collaboration, supporting companies as they expand internationally. Global Brain manages more than $2 billion in assets and operates at the intersection of finance, investment, and innovation.
