| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Selva Palani |
Director - Academic Technology & Infrastructure | Profile |
Shannon Thomas |
Chief Information Officer | Profile |
TruStone Financial Credit Union is a member-owned financial cooperative based in Plymouth, Minnesota. Founded in 1939 by eight educators, it has grown to become Minnesota’s second-largest credit union, serving members across Minnesota and Wisconsin through 13 branches. The credit union emphasizes financial education, reflecting its origins as a teachers credit union, and operates under a "For Life" philosophy that prioritizes long-term relationships with members and community prosperity. TruStone offers a range of services, including digital banking for account management, loans for auto, mortgage, and personal needs, as well as credit cards and investment products. It also provides business solutions such as commercial lending and business account services. The TruStone Foundation promotes financial literacy through partnerships and scholarship programs, supporting youth education in the community. The credit union continues to grow through strategic mergers and technological investments, enhancing its member services and operational efficiency.
Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount todays industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.
Strategic Gears is the biggest local management consultancy firm in Saudi Arabia; It has offices in Egypt, Qatar and UK. Providing multidisciplinary services for both the private and public sectors. The company offers consulting solutions in the areas of Strategy, Marketing, Organizational Excellence and Digital, to a range of clients in both the public and private sectors. The company is heavily involved in the transformation era of Saudi Arabia, driven by the Vision 2030 initiatives. Strategic Gears prides itself on its ability to be a knowledge hub for the Saudi market, publishing reports on a monthly basis on the current state of the Kingdoms economy as well as hot topics in both the public and private sectors, including an annual coverage of the Saudi budget, and other reports on the Kingdoms macroeconomic performance, labour market, digital transformation and AI, among others. The company, which was founded in late 2015, has quickly evolved from a small team to more than 230 employees in all its branches.
The Future Needs a Heritage Heritage Bank of Commerce, founded in 1994, is a community business bank headquartered in San Jose. For over 30 years, HBC has provided a consultative relationship banking approach with clients, offering valuable services to help them achieve their long-term business goals. The Bank combines the classic values of relationship-based, customer-focused community banking, with a forward-looking, strategic approach. Our solution-driven team of experienced, dedicated and innovative bankers, partner with you to find a custom solution that fits your business needs. Our large spectrum of credit and loan products spans from factoring to open lines of credits, cash management solutions to support and leverage your business cash flow, as well as a dedicated HOA Specialty Banking department servicing the HOA community with the latest in banking technology. Bank Focused on People Working with People With over 800 Non-profit organizations spanning a wide variety of industries, we know the intricacy of banking for non-profits. At HBC, we take a strong consultative approach empowering you to make meaningful business decisions that will allow you to have a strong impact in your community. As a conservative three plus billion dollar, publicly traded, 5-Star Bauer Financial rated, FDIC insured bank we check all the traditional boxes for a financial institution. But community banking is much more. HBC is involved on a deeper level with industry, business and community leaders, and is able to leverage this network successfully for our clients business goals. As part of our mission to give back, our relationship managers are required to be active in their community. They serve on boards, are deeply involved with their local business organizations and chambers, and are taking active roles in shaping their business areas. Member FDIC | Equal Housing Lender | NMLS ID# 486849