John Hanks

Center for Houston's Future, Inc. engages in the development of a culture and practice of long-range regional planning, opportunity and issue identification, broad diverse community input and consensus building. The company was founded by James D. Calaway and Eugene Vaughan in 1992 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

American Red Cross Greater Houston provides emergency and other relief services. It deals with the following services: Disaster Relief and Preparedness, Assistance for Military Personnel and Families, Health and Safety Courses, and Transportation. It provides material assistance that may include feeding, shelter, clean-up kits, comfort kits, and financial assistance. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. operates and regulates power transmission system. Its services include account management services and market support services. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Southeastern Electric Exchange operates as a non-profit organization. It is non-political trade association of investor-owned electric utility companies. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

March of Dimes Foundation is a non-profit organization for pregnancy and baby health. The organization works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. March of Dimes Foundation was founded on January 3, 1938 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Sybron Laboratory Products Corp manufactures, designs, and markets laboratory and dental supply products. The company is based in Milwaukee, WI.

Sierra Medical Technologies, Inc. manufactures cosmetic surgery products. The private company is based in Carson City, NV.

USA Graphite, Inc. is a development stage company, which focuses on the acquisition, exploration and development of graphite properties. The company was founded on December 13, 2005 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

Part of Redwood Group International, Securesoft Systems, Inc. develops enterprise security and privacy compliance solutions. The company is based in Carlsbad, CA. The CEO of the company is Wayne Y. Yamamoto. Securesoft Systems was acquired by Redwood Group International on April 16, 2003.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

USCI, Inc. engages in marketing of telecommunications products and services with an emphasis on two principal markets: Internet telephony products and services and wireless services. The company also engages in the delivery of web-based accounts receivable management and recovery services through its subsidiaries. The company was founded in May 1995.

Part of Cardinal Health, Inc., SciMed Ltd. is a British company that manufactures peripheral vascular and transcranial Doppler medical diagnostic devices. The company is based in Cheadle, UK. SciMed was acquired by VIASYS Healthcare, Inc. on January 14, 2003.

V.V.T. Med Ltd. is an Israeli medical company that offers innovative solutions for the treatment of insufficiency conditions, both medical and aesthetic indications. The private company is based in Kfar Saba, Israel. The company's flagship product, ScleroSafe with V-Block, is designed to treat severely dilated and challenging Great Saphenous Vein (GSV) conditions. The company delivers a new standard of care in aesthetic and medical vein treatments by offering advanced non-thermal non-tumescent solutions. VVT Medical was founded in 2007 by Zeev Brandeis, and the CEO is Erez Tetro.

Machida Marketing, Inc. is a Japanese specialized trading company that deals with exterior gardening materials such as fences, gates, carports, garden rooms, concrete blocks, and bricks. The private company is based in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, and has subsidiaries in the Kanto area. The company's mission is to enhance the value of life through house and garden improvement. Ron Hadani has been the CEO of the company since 2003.

Part of Cogentix Medical, Inc., BEST Dysphagia Management Services, Inc. is a company that provides endoscopic swallowing tests to nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and assisted living settings. The company is based in Sarasota, FL. Ron Hadani has been the CEO of the company since 2007. BEST Dysphagia Management Services was acquired by Vision-Sciences, Inc. on October 01, 2007 for $0.45 million.

Keter Medical Ltd. develops road mapping system for diagnostic and treatment of cerebral ischemic stroke. The company was founded by Arie Amara in 2007 and is headquartered in Kiryat Shmona, Israel.

Helix Medical Systems Ltd. engages in the development and manufacture of automated ultrasound systems that aid in the diagnosis and detection of breast cancer. The company was founded by Arie Amara and Ron Hadani on September 6, 2004 and is headquartered in Kiryat Shmona, Israel.

United States Surgical Corp. engages in the manufacture of wound closure products and surgical devices. It produces tools used in surgery including staplers, sutures, laparoscopic instruments, cardiovascular surgical products and electrosurgical devices. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in North Haven, CT.

irth Solutions LLC provides 811 ticket management and field service management software. Its software helps companies in the energy, utilities, and telecom sectors protect critical underground assets and enhance worker safety. The firm’s products include irth UtiliSphere and DigTrack.com. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.