Steven Mahon

Alliant Techsystems, Inc. designs and manufactures aerospace, defense, and commercial products. It operates its business through three segments: Aerospace Group, Defense Group, and Sporting Group. The Aerospace Group develops and produces rocket motor systems for human and cargo launch vehicles, conventional and strategic missiles, missile defense interceptors, small and micro-satellites, satellite components, structures and subsystems, lightweight space deployables and solar arrays, and provides engineering and technical services. It also operates in the military and commercial aircraft and launch structures markets. The Defense Group develops and produces military small, medium and large caliber ammunition, propulsion systems for tactical missiles and missile defense applications, strike weapons, precision munitions, gun systems, aircraft survivability systems, fuzes and warheads, energetic materials and special mission aircraft. The Sporting Group develops and produces commercial ammunition, accessories, rifles and shotguns for the hunting, shooting, law enforcement, outdoor and sporting markets. The company was founded on May 2, 1990 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

MTS Systems Corp. engages in the provision of test systems and sensors. It operates through the Test and Simulation and Sensors segments. The Test and Simulation segment provides testing and simulation solutions including hardware, software and services that are used by customers in product development to characterize a product's mechanical properties along with simulation systems for human response features. The Sensors segment focuses on sensors used for measurement of vibration, pressure, position, force, and sound. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Operation Homefront, Inc. provides emergency assistance and morale to US troops. The company was founded in February 2002 by Amy Palmer and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

The Minnesota Opera Co. engages in the production of live music entertainment. The company was founded by Dominick Argento in 1963 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Greater Twin Cities United Way provides services related to basic needs, education and health to the people in some counties in Minnesota. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

ATK Aerospace Systems provides solid rocket propulsion systems to military and commercial aircraft structures. It also specializes in small and micro-satellites; satellite components and subsystems; space deployables and solar arrays; flares and decoys; and energetic materials and related technologies. The company is headquartered in Magna, UT.