Jim Brinker

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

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

D-Wave Systems, Inc. designs and develops quantum computer systems. The firm designs and produces quantum computing systems, customer support, site preparation, installation and other related services. The company was founded by Eric Ladizinsky and Geordie Rose in 1999 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

Perceptive Pixel, Inc. develops and markets advanced multi touch solutions. Its products are used in broadcast, defense, energy exploration, geo-intelligence, industrial design and medical imaging. The company was founded by Jefferson Y. Han in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Part of United Benefits & Pension Services, Inc., Allied Fund Administrators LLC provides employee benefit plan administration services. The company is based in San Rafael, CA. Allied Fund Administrators was acquired by Associated Third Party Administrators, Inc. on November 10, 2014.

Invertix Corp. provides information technology solutions to the national security community. It offers research and development, engineering, and mission support challenges in the areas of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; enterprise information technology; and communications mission systems. The company was founded by Arthur D. Hurtado in 1999 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc. provides technology and engineering services. Its products include Advanced ELINT Signals Visualization Software - WaveForce, Advanced JTAG Emulation for TI DSP, ARROW and GXCellular Network Monitoring System, Battle Force Electronic Warfare Trainer, Boundary Scan Controllers, and Bus Analyzers and Boundary Scan Software. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Nexsan Technologies, Inc. develops storage-centric hardware and application based solutions for the digital storage industry. It offers unity, unity active archive, e-series, beast and assureon products. The company is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

NovoDynamics, Inc. creates products and solutions that understand complex images, large datasets and real-time data streams. Its products include document capture and automotive solutions. The firm transforms paper-based and electronic data into actionable information and insights. Its customers include the commercial, government and academia industries. The company was founded in January 2001 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Nexsan Corp. develops disk-based storage systems designed for the long-term storage of digital information. It offers Unity that sets the standard for hyper-unified Storage. It enables consumers to mix-and-match high-performance flash with hard disks and to mix block storage for VMware, databases or exchange with file storage for home directories and sharing. The firm also provides back-up and recovery, digital video surveillance, and disaster recovery. The company was founded by Gary Watson and James Molenda in 1999 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Paladin Capital Group (Paladin Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Penn Ave Investments LLC founded by Mark Maloney and Michael Steed in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in New York City, Silicon Valley, London and Luxembourg.

Part of Ryan Specialty LLC, ESL, Inc. is the world's largest esports company. The company is based in Harrisburg, PA. ESL was acquired by Atlantic Specialty Lines of Pennsylvania from Penn National Holding Corp. on May 02, 2008. ESL also produces the ESL National Championships, grassroots amateur cups, and matchmaking systems, creating a world where everybody can be somebody. With offices all over the world, ESL is leading esports innovation on a scale through the combination of ESL competitions, amateur leagues, publisher activations, and more. Founded in 2000, the company has been shaping the industry across the most popular video games with numerous online and offline esports competitions.

ENSCO, Inc. provides engineering, science, and technology solutions to the defense, transportation, aerospace, and intelligence sectors. It offers signal processing algorithms, systems engineering, railroad track monitoring equipment, and weather decision support services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Falls Church, VA.

Xerox Corp. engages in the integration of paper and digital products. The firm offers home, office, office laser, multifunction and all in one printer, digital sheet-fed printing presses and scanner. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Zilog, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets micrologic semiconductor products for embedded control and communication applications worldwide. It provides semiconductor devices that its customers design into their end products. Its devices combine a microprocessor memory and input and output functions on a single device. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

STMicroelectronics, Inc. manufactures and markets semiconductor devices. It produces application-specific analog chips and power conversion devices. The firm's products include memories, microcontrollers, transistors and analog mixed signal integrated circuits. Its products are used in discrete devices, camera modules mobile phones and automotive integrated circuits. The company was founded on August 4, 1983 and is headquartered in Coppell, TX.

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineer, Inc. provides advancing technology for electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics. The non-profit company is based in the United States and has subsidiaries in various locations.

The American Physical Society is an organization that offers information on various prizes, awards, fellowships, scholarships, and grants related to physics. The non-profit company is based in College Park, MD. The company also provides programs that aim to improve physics education, impact policy makers, increase diversity, and inform the public.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Read Rite Corp. is one of the three major independent suppliers of magnetic recording heads for the hard disk drive and tape drive markets. The Company designs, manufactures and markets magnetic recording heads as head gimbal assemblies and incorporate multiple head gimbal assemblies into head stack assemblies. The Company is a market leader in providing magnetoresistive and inductive tape heads to the entry level through mid-range tape drive markets. The Company operates in an industry with limited visibility. It is located in Fremont, CA.

Babel Street, Inc. provides cutting-edge technology and tailored analysis. The company is headquartered in Herndon, VA.