In 1999 GEO was created as a not-for-profit organization with the generious support of the following companies and individuals:
GEO Founding Corporate Sponsors 
- Charles Schwab
- Compensation Venture Group
- Computershare
- Deutsche Bank Alex Brown
- E*TRADE FINANCIAL
- Global Reward Plan Group
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- HBOS Employee Equity Solutions
- Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow
- Linklaters
- Merrill Lynch
- Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
- Pinsent Masons
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- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Prudential Financial
- UBS Financial Services, Inc.
- Watson Wyatt Worldwide
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Founding Board Members
- Mark van Beusekom
- Mark Curtis
- Saundra Gibson
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- Liane Jones
- Carol M. Rutlen
- Carine Schneider
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- Michael D. Singer
- Bernice Toy
- Fred E. Whittlesey, CEP
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Founding Steering Committee Members
- Alyce Werdel
Baker and McKenzie
- Camille Mendiola
Volpe, Brown and Whelan
- Susan Friedman
- David Schneider
DS Web Builders
- Ed Burmeister
Baker and McKenzie
- Fred Hackworth
European Centre of
Employee Ownership
- Malcolm Hurlston
European Centre of
Employee Ownership
- Umesh Gala
India
- Jackie de la Houssaye
Salomon Smith Barney
- Calvin Jackson
Watson Wyatt, London
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- Jeff Graham
E*Trade Business Solutions
- Barbara Baksa
E*Trade Business Solutions
- James Humza
PaineWebber
- Jill Zidaritz, CEP
Sybase
- Hans Kothuis
Watson Wyatt, Hong Kong
- Mike Brody
Transcentive
(formerly Corporate Management Solutions)
- Mark Selinger
Corporate Management Solutions
- Mark Clem
Certified Equity Professionals Institute, Santa Clara University
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- Mary Kay Gannon
Starbucks
- Mark Curtis
Salomon Smith Barney
- Deirdre Myers
Watson Wyatt
- William Clayton
Clayton Design
- Seiichi Yamamoto
WatsonWyatt Toyko
- Marlene Zobayan
PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Steve Lott
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
- Jim Caltigirone
Ernst and Young
- Laura Reis, CEP
3Com
- Tony Kirwan
The Law Network
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