Ray LaChance

Verizon New York, Inc. provides telecommunication services. The company was founded on June 18, 1896 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

NEON Communications Group, Inc. provides internet hosting, network services, and data processing services for enterprises. It offers single-source solution for every Internet need from management of web applications, servers, and databases, to security, streaming, network bandwidth, and collocation facilities. The company was founded in 1989 and is located in Westborough, MA.

Cross River Fiber LLC develops fiber networks for commercial and carrier business. It specializes in dark fiber, wavelength, ethernet, fiber channel, IP services, security and encryption, and wireless infrastructure. The firm supports multiple verticals that include healthcare, carrier, financial, government and education. The company was founded by Vincenzo Clemente in 2011 is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP provides legal services. It is a national business and litigation law firm representing businesses based throughout the United States and around the world. The company was founded in 1908 and it is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. engages in the provision of laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and laboratory automation solutions. Its product portfolio includes Titan LIMS, sample master LIMS, result point, Titan iMobile, sample master LIMS iMobile, and validation tools. The firm serves the agriculture and farming, biotechnology, cannabis, chemical, energy, environmental, food and beverage, industrial hygiene, forensics, manufacturing, materials testing, and water and wastewater industries. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in West End, NC.

Pacific Telecommunications Council, also known as PTC, is a non-profit membership organization that promotes the advancement of information and communications technologies in the Pacific Rim. The non-profit company is based in Honolulu, HI. The organization hosts an annual conference in Honolulu, which is considered the premier telecommunications event in the region. PTC also fosters academic, developmental, regulatory, and legal perspectives and organizes conferences, exhibitions, and other forums to promote the open exchange of information, ideas, and views. Brian Moon has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Regional Plan Association for New York is a non-profit organization that focuses on improving the tri-state region's future. Recently, the non-profit company commented on the US Army Corps of Engineers' Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement for the NY-NJ Harbor and Tributaries Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study. The company is based in New York, NY, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's Transportation program aims to enhance the region's network of railways, roads, airports, and ports. Additionally, the company is celebrating its Centennial Gala and Exhibition, which highlights a century of research, planning, and advocacy for the tri-state region.

Junior Achievement of New York, Inc. provides kindergarten-12th grade programs foster work-readiness entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills. Its programs include JA Be Entrepreneurial, JA Career Success, JA Company Program Blended Model, JA Economic for Success, JA Finance Park, JA Global Marketplace, JA It?s My Business, and JA It?s My Future. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Association for a Better New York, Inc. is a non-profit organization which explores, implements, and develops policies for businesses and communities in New York. It provides research and development and publishes newsletter and articles. The organization was founded by Lewis Rudin in 1972 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies is a non-profit organization. The firm focuses on the future of work, the future of entrepreneurship, and the use of technology for the African-American community. It offers solutions-based strategies that help develop a local workforce with the skills to mitigate challenges and seize new opportunities. The company was founded by Kenneth B. Clark and Louis E. Martin in 1970 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., Zayo Group LLC is a company that provides tailored connectivity and edge solutions. The company is based in Boulder, CO. Zayo Group was founded in 2007 by John Louis Scarano, Matthew Erickson, Daniel Philip Caruso, and Sandi Mays. The company's future-ready network spans over 17.5 million fiber miles and 142,500 route miles, enabling carriers, cloud providers, data centers, schools, and enterprises to deliver exceptional experiences from core to cloud to edge. Stephen Michael Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Granite Telecommunications LLC provides telecommunications solutions. Its products include mobility, managed solutions, network integration, and granite grid. The company was founded by Rand Currier, Robert T. Hale, Jr. and Robert T. Hale, Sr. in 2002 and is headquartered in Quincy, MA.

Visionary Communications, Inc. provides internet services. Its services include DSL, wireless, metro Ethernet, T1s and hosting. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Gillette, WY.

The Federation of Internet Solution Providers of the Americas (FISPA) is an organization dedicated to serving ISPs in the telecommunications industry. The private company is based in Charlotte, NC. FISPA members are committed to each other's success, creating an atmosphere of loyalty and collaborative vision. Founded in 1996, FISPA provides education, news, and industry trends to its members, as well as advocacy for regulatory issues that affect their businesses.

DISH Network LLC engages in the provision of pay-television services. It offers various TV packages and channels, Internet bundles, as well as free installation and smart home services. The company was founded on March 26, 1987 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Lightower Fiber Networks II LLC provides fiber optic network solutions. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Boxborough, MA.

Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group, Inc. provides broadband network management services. The non-profit company is based in Denver, CO.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPF&S) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPF&S provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.

IdeaTek Telcom LLC provides fiber-based broadband services. It offers fiber internet, fixed wireless internet, and home phone service. The company was founded by Daniel P. Friesen in 2015 and is headquartered in Buhler, KS.

Wrike, Inc. provides social project management software solutions. It offers business management software that includes project planning, marketing project management, scheduling software, task management, and time tracking software solutions. The company was founded by Andrew Filev in 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Hilliary Communications LLC engages in communication and telecommunications business. The company is headquartered in Lawton, OK.

BUILD is a national non-profit organization that aims to empower under-resourced youth through entrepreneurship. The non-profit company is based in Redwood City, CA and was founded by Suzanne Klahr. The organization serves high school students in several areas across the United States. BUILD uses entrepreneurship as a tool to help young people reach their full potential and prepare them for success in high school, college, and their future careers.