Anita Jones

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

In-Q-Tel, Inc. operates as alternative investment company. It offers services which include investing side-by-side with venture firms, help develop sustainable solutions and use off-the-shelf products to start-ups developing innovation technologies. The company was founded in February 1999 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Corporation for National Research Initiatives promotes research and development for the National Information Infrastructure. Its projects include the handle system for assigning, managing, and resolving persistent identifiers for digital objects and other internet resources, and nanotechnology exchange, research in spoken dialogue systems, and other activities supporting research in digital libraries and networked information technologies. The company was founded by Robert E. Kahn in 1986 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. engages in the design, development, and deployment of technological solutions. It focuses on the areas of commercial, space, national security, strategic systems, and global challenges. It provides engineering services to government, commercial companies, and educational institutions. The company was founded by Charles Stark Draper in 1934 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The American Philosophical Society is an organization that hosts biannual general meetings for its members, families, and distinguished guests. The non-profit company is based in Philadelphia, PA. The meetings cater to the diverse interests and expertise of attendees and provide a unique opportunity to indulge the audience’s breadth of intellectual curiosity. The society has an exceptional collection of over 13 million manuscripts, objects, books, images, and works of art covering various topics such as early and revolutionary history, natural history, Indian linguistics and culture, nuclear physics, computer development, medical science, genetics and eugenics, and the development of cultural anthropology.

US Civilian Research & Development Foundation promotes international scientific and technical collaboration through grants, technical resources, and training. It designs and manages international research funding programs and supports emerging science and technology infrastructure. The firm specializes in bringing isolated scientific communities into the global scientific mainstream. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

In-Q-Tel is a Venture Capital firm is founded in 1999 by Gilman Louie. The firm is headquartered in Arlington with additional office in London, United Kingdom.