Alanghat G. Karunakaran

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

VeriFone, Inc. designs and manufactures transaction automation systems. The company was founded by William Melton on April 14, 1981 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

MIPS Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of intellectual property processor architectures and cores. Its products include Warrior M-Class, Warrior I-Class, Warrior-P Class, AptiveGeneration, and microMIPS ISA. The company was founded by John L. Hennessy in 1984 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Part of HCL Technologies Ltd., HCL Technologies America, Inc. is a technology company that employs over 225,000 people in 60 countries. HCL Technologies America is based in Sunnyvale, CA. The company's focus is on supercharging progress for top enterprises by combining technology with their skilled workforce.

Thismoment, Inc. operates as a digital marketing platform. It tackles the problem of updating and managing numerous social networking pages by creating a content management system that allows users to change their posts across different sites. The firm also provides a platform for people to save and share their life's moments, and to sequence the moments on a personal timeline. The company was founded by Ankarino Lara, Vince Broady and Scott Bedard in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Personify, Inc. (Illinois) provides video communication solutions. Its products include ChromaCam, Fusion, and Presenter. The company was founded by Minh N. Do, Quang Nguyen, Sanjay Jeram Patel, Wen-Mei Hwu and Dennis Lin in 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Palmchip Corp. provides software and cloud based smartgrid applications. It offers cyber security, secure SOC platforms, and secure mobile apps. The company was founded by Jauher Zaidi in 1996 and is headquartered in Fallbrook, CA.

Celox Networks, Inc. provides network related hardware and software. The private company is based in St. Louis, MO. The company was founded by Manju V. Hegde, Curtis Davis.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in basic and applied research. The Institute, with nearly 360 faculty, 4000 students, 1250 administrative and supporting staff, is a self-contained campus and is located in a beautiful, wooded land of about 250 hectares in South Madras

Larsen & Toubro Infotech LLC engages in the provision of information technology support services and solutions. The firm provides its services and solutions to banking, financial, insurance, energy, petrochemicals, manufacturing, media and entertainment, telecom-product engineering and other emerging vertical industries. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Edison, NJ.

INDUS Technology, Inc. provides systems engineering, technical and program management services for government and industry clients. It offers support services in C4I communication systems, engineering services, program management, logistics, information technology, and acquisition and financial management. The company was founded by Kathy Sridhar and Seshadri Sridhar on June 21, 1991 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Artiman Management LLC (Artiman Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Amit Dilip Shah. The firm is headquartered in East Palo Alto, California.

Position2, Inc. provides search engine marketing services. It offers pay per click advertising management, search engine optimization, social media marketing, and web analytics services. The company was founded by Parikh Rajiv and Vinod Nambiar in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

4INFO, Inc. engages in the provision of mobile display advertising technology. It offers retail, automotive, financial and CPG solutions. The company was founded by Michael Stachowiak, Markus A. Nordvik, Pankaj B. Shah, Zaw Thet, and David E. Siminoff in 2004 and is headquarters in San Mateo, CA.

MinMax Technologies, Inc. provides software-based productivity tools for utilities managing assets for substations, transmission and distribution operations. It offers substation maintenance and asset reliability tracking tool (SMART) design as a complete asset management and inspection system for substation operators by substation professionals. The company was founded by Nand Singh in 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Ariva Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2007 by Robert Simon and Ajit S. Shah. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley.

Position2 Marketing Pvt Ltd. provides online marketing solutions. It offers social media services in the areas such as media, advertising and technology. The company was founded on March 3, 2006 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

Cadence, Inc. manufactures and designs cutting and piercing instruments. Its products include advanced surgical, custom OEM products, specialty blades-custom, specialty blades catalog, and cadence science catalog. The company was founded by Martin F. Lightsey in 1985 and is headquartered in Staunton, VA.

Citibank India Ltd engages in banking and finance. Its services are divided in to two major segments: Institutional Clients Group (ICG) and Global Consumer Bank (GCB). It is founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

SoftRisk Technologies Ltd. develops software. It also develops emergency management system called SoftRisk that helps reduce risks to people, property and the environment from the full range of natural and human-induced emergencies and disasters. The company was founded by Williams and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

The HBSA/NC is one of the largest alumni clubs in the world, serving over 8,000 alumni across the globe. The non-profit company is based in San Rafael, CA. For over 40 years, the organization has been helping alumni stay connected, get inspired, and create impact in their communities through a diverse set of educational, career-focused, and socially-conscious initiatives. The organization organizes over 100 events annually, enabling alumni to learn and network with thought-leading HBS professors, respected CEOs, and noteworthy HBS alumni. Key initiatives such as community partners, start-up partners, and alumni angels add to the entrepreneurial verve of Silicon Valley while contributing to the mission of Harvard Business School in educating leaders that make a difference in the world.

Inspirit IoT, Inc. delivers general-purpose High-Level Synthesis (HLS) with a focus on Machine-Learning and FPGA-based accelerators for IoT devices, cloud vendors and data centers. The company is headquartered in Champaign, IL.

One World Impact Investments LLC (One World Impact Investments) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Scott Saslow and Angelina Mertens. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.