William Trainor

Part of Cisco Systems, Inc., Summa Four, Inc. provides open, programmable switching systems and advanced signaling solutions. The company is based in Manchester, NH. Summa Four was acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc. on November 05, 1998 for $102.49 million.

Xylan Corp. provides bandwidth switching systems, which enhance the performance of existing local areas. The company was founded by Steve Y. Kim and Yuri Pikover in 1993 and is headquartered in Calabasas, CA.

Part of Nokia Oyj, NetStar, Inc. is the largest provider of OEM website categorization technology and intelligence. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN. The company offers internet categorization and filtering solutions for the OEM market, with comprehensive coverage and partner support. NetStar's Incompass technology has been embedded into the leading URL and IP address categorization and reputation scoring solution in the OEM space since 2001. The company was founded by Duane S. Carlson. NetStar was acquired by Ascend Communications, Inc. on August 15, 1996 for $231.31 million.

Part of Cisco Systems, Inc., GeoTel Communications Corp. is a telecommunications company that specializes in providing GIS services for the telecommunications industry. The company is based in Lowell, MA. GeoTel's distributor program is designed to help channel partners capitalize on the fast-growing telecommunications infrastructure data market. The company's GIS services include digitizing carrier routes for FCC compliance, digitizing records of fiber route information, and creating custom carrier maps. GeoTel Communications was acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc. on June 24, 1999 for $1,729.47 million.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

RedShift Bioanalytics, Inc. manufactures and markets thermal imaging systems, infrared cameras and infrared detectors. Its products are used in various applications, such as tunable laser spectroscopy, tunable infrared illuminators, line narrowing filters, gas analyzers and handheld spectrometers. The company was founded by Matthias Wagner, Eugene Y. Ma and Stuart Nixdorff in 2005 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Elevation Spine Inc is a medical device company that specializes in spinal fusion procedures. The company is based in Monterey, CA. The company's proprietary technology platform, Saber Technology, offers a minimally invasive approach to spinal fusion that is highly efficient. Saber Technology is designed to improve patient outcomes while providing surgeons with a high-tech, yet simple approach to spinal fusion procedures. The first FDA cleared Saber Technology product, Saber-C, is comprised of a zero-profile anterior cervical plate that accepts multiple spacer material & fixation options. The CEO of the company is Charles Gilbride.

Inlet Technologies LLC provides encoding solutions for audio and video. The company was founded by Habib Haddah, Jon Bishop and Neal Page on April 1, 2011 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Technology Venture Partners LLC (Technology Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Bryson Hollimon. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Nistica, Inc. supplies agile optical modules and subsystems. Its products include FLEDGE, FOURIER, high port-count, and ROADM linecard. The company was founded by Thomas A. Strasser and Jefferson L. Wagener in January 2005 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Federal Express Corp. engages in providing express shipping services. It operates under the FedEx brand name. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Vistage International, Inc. engages in the provision of human resources consulting services. It offers executive leadership programs and business coaching to chief executives and business leaders. It also provides chief executive leadership, small business training, key executive coaching, trusted advisor executive, and inside leadership development programs. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Hyland Software, Inc. engages in the development of enterprise content management and process management software. It offers implementation services, managed services, consulting services, and training. The firm serves the healthcare, financial institutions, insurance, government, higher education, and manufacturing industries. The company was founded by Packy Hyland Jr. and Miguel A. Zubizarreta in 1991 and is headquartered in Westlake, OH.

Verrillon, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets fiber optic components. It offers optical fibers for harsh environments, such as temperature and pressure monitoring systems, gyroscopes, fiber lasers and communication components and modules. The firm also provides fibers that are encapsulated in a variety of metallic tubes; avionic cabled fibers for intra avionic platform communications; harsh environment optical fibers for extreme well conditions and custom fiber optic solutions. The company was founded in 2000 by Abdel Soufiane and is headquartered in Duncan, SC.

HII Mission Driven Innovative Government Solutions, Inc. provides networking systems and application services to government entities. It also offers strategy and technology consulting, systems engineering and integration of legacy systems as well as consulting, training, and support services. The company was incorporated on April 16, 2001 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

OrthAlign Corp. engages in the provision of precision alignment technology and products. It offers orthopedic services. The company was founded by Pieter Wolters and Curt Stone in 2008 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.