Industrial Affiliates Program
IA Program Directors
IA Program Members
AIG
Website: www.aig.com
Contact: Sid Dalal (Siddhartha.Dalal@aig.com)
American International Group (AIG) is a leading international insurance organization serving customers in more than 100 countries and jurisdictions. AIG companies serve commercial, institutional, and individual customers through one of the most extensive worldwide property-casualty networks of any insurer. In addition, AIG companies are leading providers of life insurance and retirement services in the United States.
BlackRock
Website: www.blackrock.com
Contact: Brad Betts (Brad.Betts@blackrock.com)
BlackRock is a leader in investment management, risk management and advisory services for institutional and retail clients worldwide. At December 31, 2014, BlackRock's AUM was $4.652 trillion. BlackRock helps clients meet their goals and overcome challenges with a range of products that include separate accounts, mutual funds, iShares(r) (exchange-traded funds), and other pooled investment vehicles. BlackRock also offers risk management, advisory and enterprise investment system services to a broad base of institutional investors through BlackRock Solutions(r). Headquartered in New York City, as of December 31, 2014, the firm had approximately 12,200 employees in more than 30 countries and is a major presence in key global markets, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East and Africa.
Website: www.facebook.com
Contact: Danny Ferrante (dferrante@fb.com)
Founded in February 2004, Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. Anyone can sign up for Facebook and interact with the people they know in a trusted environment. Facebook is a Nasdaq-listed company headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with over 1B active users.
Website: www.google.com
Contact: Carrie Grimes (cgrimes@google.com)
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Google is now recognized as the world's largest search engine, and its utility and ease of use have made it one of the world's best known brands. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Google employs about 20,000 people. Google's technology draws on various fields, and areas of mutual interest between Google and the Stanford Statistics Department include, e.g., data mining.
Microsoft
Website: www.microsoft.com
Contact: Yuval Peres (peres@microsoft.com)
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is a worldwide leader in software, services, devices and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. In Microsoft Research, more than 1,000 scientists and engineers work in research labs worldwide, making significant product contributions and collaborating on external projects that help solve global challenges. Areas of common interest between the Stanford Statistics Department and Microsoft Research include Machine Learning, Stochastic Optimization, Probability Theory, Information Theory, MCMC, Data Mining and Graphical Models.
Scotiabank
Website: www.scotiabank.com
Contact: Michael Friedman (michael.friedman@scotiabank.com)
Scotiabank is Canada’s international bank and a leading financial services provider in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Central America, and parts of Asia. We are dedicated to helping our 21 million customers become better off through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of more than 87,000 employees and assets of $863 billion (as of July 31, 2015), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (TSX: BNS) and New York Exchanges (NYSE: BNS). Follow us on Twitter @ScotiabankNews.
Stitch Fix
Website: www.stitchfix.com
Contact: Eric Colson (ecolson@stitchfix.com)
Stitch Fix is an e-commerce start-up that is changing the way we shop. The company combines the art of fashion with the science of data and algorithms to bring personal styling to a broad market of consumers across the US. By combining statistical learning techniques with expert-human judgment, the styling service is able to commit to its recommendations through the physical delivery of merchandise to clients.
Several members of the Algorithms team are Stanford grads and the team is partnering with academia for research, recruiting, and collaboration.
Tableau Software
Website: www.tableau.com
Contact: Leland Wilkinson (lwilkinson@tableau.com)
Tableau Software helps people see and understand data. Used by more than 26,000 companies and organizations worldwide, Tableau's award-winning software delivers fast analytic and rapid-fire business intelligence. Create visualizations and dashboards in minutes, then share in seconds.
Technicolor
Website: www.technicolor.com
Contact: Jean Bolot (jean.bolot@technicolor.com)
With more than 95 years of experience in entertainment innovation, Technicolor serves an international base of entertainment, software, and gaming customers. The company is a leading provider of production, postproduction, and distribution services to content creators, network service providers, and broadcasters. Technicolor is the world’s largest film processor; the largest independent manufacturer and distributor of DVDs (including Blu-ray Discs); and, a leading global supplier of set-top boxes and gateways. The company also operates an Intellectual Property and Licensing business unit managing more than 42,000 patents.
Two Sigma Investments, LLC
Website: www.twosigma.com
Contact: Sanam Shetty (sanam.shetty@twosigma.com)
We are a technology company that applies a rigorous, scientific method-based approach to investment management. Since our founding in 2001, Two Sigma's vision has been to develop technological innovations that intelligently analyze the world's data to consistently deliver value for our clients. Our technology – inspired by a diverse set of fields including artificial intelligence and distributed computing – and our commitment to Research & Development aim to ensure that our methods are constantly improving and advancing.
