Brad Hefta-Gaub

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. designs, develops, and manufactures defense electronics and systems. The company is headquartered in Falls Church, VA.

Barclays Bank Plc provides commercial banking services. It offers personal, premier, business and corporate banking products and services to its customers. The banks services include current accounts, savings, investments, mortgages, loans, insurance, credit cards and online banking services. The company was founded on October 4, 1971 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Software.com, Inc. designs applications to give the ability to manage, update and optimize the software and applications. Its devices include Mac, Windows, iOS (iPhone, iPad and iPod) and Android. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Forest Investments, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the investment and acquisition of businesses, securities and assets that has significant long-term value creation. It operates through the following segments: Durable Medical Equipment, Investment Management, Real Estate, and General Corporate. The company was founded on December 16, 1994 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

UltraShape, Inc. manufactures and markets non-invasive devices for the aesthetic medical field. The company was founded by Betsy S. Atkins and Glicksman Ami in 2000 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Finsphere Corp. engages in the provision of mobile identity-authentication services. It offers wireless engineering and geospatial analysis, risk analytics, analytic models, real time processing, identity management, adaptive access, and marketing offers. The company was founded by Michale F. Buhrmann and Chuck Dennis in 2007 and is headquartered in Delaware.

HealthTap, Inc. develops a mobile health platform that connects people with the doctors. It offers an interactive health network and mobile apps which connects doctors with patients in smarter ways and provides education to those who seek it and disseminate trusted, vetted and peer-reviewed health information. The company was founded in 2010 by Ron Gutman, Sastry Nanduri and Geoffrey Rutledge and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Hughes Corp. manufactures and distributes measurement and control equipment. Its products include digital and analog instruments, digital panel and specialty meters, meter relays and controllers, transducers and signal conditioners and electrical test equipment. The company was founded in 1941 by Mel Weschler and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

The Interactive Advertising Bureau is an association of companies involved in online, interactive broadcasting, email, wireless, and interactive television media. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Stephen Goldberg, Rich A. LeFurgy, Michele Azan, and María Teresa Arnal. David Cohen has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Part of AT & T, Inc., AT & T Communications LLC is an American company that provides wireless telecommunication services.

Network Advertising Initiative develops self-regulatory standards for online advertising. The company was founded by Daniel J. Jaye in 2000 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Yahoo! Research Labs provides technical and scientific research services. It manages data repositories and researchers mine insights from giant collections, individually and collectively maintaining the privacy of the users. The company has facilities in Silicon Valley, Southern California, Berkeley, New York City, Barcelona, Spain, Santiago, and Chile. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Microsoft Research conducts research in computer science and software engineering fields. It offers research services for both basic and applied research in computer science fields. Microsoft Research was founded by Richard Rashid in 1991 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

Filtered, Inc. engages in the provision of a platform that helps companies find, assess, and hire data science and engineering talent. It focuses on video interviewing, code challenges, and fraud protection. The company was founded by Paul Bilodeau and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

PostProcess Technologies, Inc. provides automated post-processing solutions for 3D printed parts. It also offers support removal, surface finishing, and wastewater treatment systems. The company was founded by Daniel J. Hutchinson in 2013 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

OODA Health, Inc. provides healthcare services. It collaborates with providers and payers to build a new administrative platform that enables all to work together to overcome healthcare’s challenges. The company was founded by Giovanni M. Colella, Seth Cohen, Usama M. Fayyad, Julie Skaff, Sophie Pinkard, Anshul Amar, Midori Uehara and Annie Lamont and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The American company was founded by Usama Mohammad Fayyad.

eXelate, Inc. provides data technology powering and digital marketing economy. Its products include data management platform, data marketplace and analytics. The company was founded by Meir Zohar and Elad Efraim in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

RapidMiner, Inc. provides open source software. It offers products such as turbo prep, auto model, studio, and radoop. The company was founded by Ingo Mierswa, Ralf Klinkenberg, and Simon Fischer in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Oasis500 is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Walid Tahabsem and Karim Tawfik Amin Kawar. The firm is headquartered in Amman, Jordan.

The Online Publishers Association provides news, research, and other information for and about the digital media industry. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The association is exclusively dedicated to the interests of high-quality digital media companies. The company was founded by John L. Battelle, Michael O'Donnell, Martin A. Nisenholtz. The CEO is Jason Kint.

hi5 Networks, Inc. provides social network portals for social entertainment and gaming services. The company was founded by Yalamanchi Ramu in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Meritech Capital Partners (Meritech Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Mike Gorden, Paul Madera and Rob Ward. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.