Edward J. Stearns

CBS Interactive, Inc. engages in the provision of online content network for information and entertainment. It specializes in online advertising, internet marketing, premium online content, sports, news, television, games, streaming, video, digital, and digital media. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Clearwire Corp. provided fourth generation wireless broadband services. It built and operated next generation mobile broadband networks that provided mobile internet and residential Internet access services. The company was founded by Craig O. McCaw in October 2003 and was headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

In 2003 the founders of S5 Wireless, recognizing the limitations of existing location technologies, conceived of a novel RF approach to location and telemetry. The unconventional approach enjoys dramatic advantages across an array of performance metrics, offering high accuracy, low-latency, long battery life and excellent indoor coverage at a cost that enables rapid mass market adoption. Capable of serving standalone applications as well as fully integrated operation within existing data/voice applications, the S5 technology expands the possibilities of the LBS market. Historically, location and telemetry applications have faced four prominent barriers which have prevented mass market adoption of LBS. These barriers include: total cost, operational range, signal penetration and battery power. While existing wireless technologies meet a subset of these needs, a solution which simultaneously solves all requirements has proven elusive. This has resulted in applications which are only partially served by the chosen technology. Consequently, LBS market adoption has been constrained to a set of fragmented verticals rather than enjoying growth through mass market adoption driven by a horizontal technology enabler. This is no longer the case. Unlike conventional location and telemetry technologies, S5 meets all requirements to enable mass market adoption: Low Total Cost (hardware and subscription) Wide Area Coverage (metropolitan regions leading to global coverage) Excellent Indoor and Outdoor Coverage Long Battery Life (measured in years, not weeks) Low-latency and Rapid Updating (instant availability of present location) In function, S5’s tag is similar to an RFID tag, in that it can be easily embedded or attached to almost anything: products, people, pets, vehicles, etc. Further, with the integrated telemetry capability, the item can report “presence” information such as temperature, vibration, moisture or any other sensed aspect. However, unlike RFID systems, customers need not deploy, operate and maintain a multitude of expensive and proprietary tag readers. “Plug and Play” meets location and telemetry.

Project Management Institute, Inc. provides project management services. Its advance careers improve organizational success and further mature the profession of project management through globally recognized standards, certifications, resources, tools, academic research, publications, professional development courses and networking opportunities. The company was founded by James Snyder, Eric Jenett, Gordon Davis, E. A. Engman and Susan C. Gallagher in 1969 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. provided voice, data and video telecommunications services. It was acquired by Cingular Wireless LLC in October 26, 2004. The company was headquartered in Redmond, WA.

Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. The organization has approximately 270,000 members in more than 14,200 clubs across 148 countries. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people from diverse backgrounds become more confident speakers, communicators, and leaders. The American company is headquartered in an undisclosed location.

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.

Electronic Arts (Canada), Inc. develops and publishes interactive entertainment software. Its software is used for console systems such as PlayStation® 3, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) system, Xbox 360™ & Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Game Cube™, Game Boy® Advance & Nintendo DS™ as well as games for mobile phone devices. The company is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, Inc. develops standards for cable telecommunications systems. The company is headquartered in Exton, PA.

West Coast Consulting LLC provides information technology solutions and outsourcing solutions. The firm serves finance and banking, insurance, telecommunications, transportation, retail, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and utilities. The company was founded by Rajat Khurana on December 18, 1997 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

The Grand Lodge of Ohio operates as a governing body of group of masonic lodges in Ohio. The company is headquartered in Springfield, OH.

Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics operates as a non-profit organization that provides education for the protection of nature. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

EA Sports creates and develops sports video games. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

RECON Dynamics LLC develops terrestrial based technologies for remote tracking, monitoring, and control services. It offers high-performance technology at low cost, meaning radically enhanced remote tracking and monitoring capabilities are now available to a wide range of industries. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA.

Magic Memories Group Holdings Ltd. provides event and attraction photography services. The firm produces photo books with relevant content and personal imagery to create a personalized story. It also operates MeTag, a technology platform that enables a personalized and relevant guest experience through the capture, collation, transmission, and distribution of relevant and useful content delivered directly to guests. The company was founded by John Wikstrom in 1995 and is headquartered in Queenstown, New Zealand.

LakePharma, Inc. operates as a contract research organization which engages in the provision of antibody and protein engineering, cell line development, and protein production. Its services include antibody generation, antibody engineering and production, protein engineering and production, protein conjugation, protein analytics, bioassays, DNA studio, stable cell lines, bio manufacturing and service packages. The company was founded by Hua Tu in September 2009 and is headquartered in Belmont, CA.