2025 Sponsors
Presenting Partner $100,000+
In honor of the late Richard H. Driehaus
Visionary Partner $50,000+


Mark and Anla Cheng Kingdon Foundation
Jim & Karen Frank
Hefter Family Foundation
Leadership Circle $25,000+
Anonymous (2)

Best Portion Foundation


John Hart & Carol Prins
The Malkin Family


Robert Polak




Zell Family Foundation
Preferred Investor Circle $15,000+


David & Leslie Storch Family
Investor Circle $10,000+







Harris Family Foundation/Bill Friend







Mangone Foundation

Red Crane Charitable Fund

Impact Supporters $5,000+
Alexis & Jerry Bednyak Foundation
Artisan Partners
Bernbaum Family
Bluestein Ventures
The Cynthia Elkins Foundation
Dawkins Advisory Group
Faegre Drinker
Federated Hermes, Inc.
Gar Wood Securities, LLC
GEM Realty Capital
Glenmere Pharms
Brian Grzelawkowski
The Michelle and Corey Harris Family Fund
Harrison LLP/Bill Bass Foundation
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management
Invesco
Kovitz Investment Company
Lieb Family Giving Fund
Lorelei Partners, LLC
Magnetar Capital
MB Investments
MBB Capital Partners LLC
NAV Fund Services
S. James Perlow
Pete & Lyndsy Pace
Prairie Management Group, LLC
Michael and Lisa Rome
ReadyState Asset Management
Reiner Family Fund
SEI
Tallwoods Partners
Tensile Capital Management LP
Vor Capital, LLP
Walton Street Capital, LLC
Wellington Management
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