David J. van Ramshorst

3com Megahertz Corp. provides voice and data networking products and services. The company was founded by Robert M. Metcalfe, Howard S. Charney and John P. Marshall in 1979 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

HLM Management Co. LLC (HLM Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 by James J.Mahoney, Judy Lawrie and Haberkorn A.R. The firm is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Welch Allyn, Inc. develops and manufactures medical diagnostic and therapeutic devices. Its products include physical exam, patient monitoring, blood pressure measurement, thermometry, cardiopulmonary, medical lighting, animal health, and population health management technologies. It also offers batteries, lamps, cables and sensors, power supplies, cords and chargers, connectors and tubing, and probe covers and thermometry. The company was founded by Francis Welch and William Noah Allyn in 1915 and is headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, NY.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

EarthLink LLC provides Internet services. It empowers customers with managed information technology services including cloud computing, data centers, virtualization, security, applications and support services, in addition to nationwide data and voice IP services. The company was founded by Sky D. Dayton in February 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Cruel World, Inc. provides online recruiting and job placement services. It uses database and email marketing techniques to match their clients'' career opportunities with candidates from their membership of professionals. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Elan Pharmaceuticals LLC develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. It specializes in treatment of neurological and autoimmune diseases. The firm's drugs are used in the treatment of for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and rheumatoid arthritis diseases. The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Applied Medical Corp. operates as a medical device company. It provides breakthrough technologies for minimally invasive and general surgery, as well as cardiac, vascular, urologic, colorectal, bariatric, obstetric and gynecologic specialties. The company was founded by Nabil Hilal in 1987 and is headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA.

Alumni Ventures Group LLC (Alumni Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded by Michael Collins in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Part of Omnicom Group, Inc., Allyn & Co., Inc. is a company that provides public relation services. The company is based in Dallas, TX. Allyn & Co. was acquired by Fleishman-Hillard, Inc. on January 10, 2002.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Windstream Services PE LLC engages in the provision of advanced network communications and technology solutions for businesses. It operates through the following business segments: Consumer and Small Business, Enterprise, and Wholesale. The Consumer and Small Business segment offers traditional local and long-distance voice services, high-speed Internet services, and value-added services such as security and online back-up, which are delivered primarily over network facilities. The Enterprise segment includes integrated voice and data services, which deliver voice, and broadband services over a single Internet connection, data transport services, multi-site networking services, as well as cloud computing and collocation, and managed services as an alternative to traditional information technology infrastructure. The Wholesale segment focuses on providing network bandwidth to other telecommunications carriers, network operators, and content providers. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.

The Society of Women Engineers is an organization that advocates for women in engineering and technology. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company provides data and research resources on gender equity in engineering and acknowledge the value of a diverse community that includes race/ethnicity, religion, and family. Karen Horting has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society engages in the design, development, and provision of healthcare information technology and management systems. It offers professional development, career services, certification services, member advancement, student case competition, learning center, and regional education. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.