Tom Giuffrida

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

TIAX LLC provides analytics-based consulting services. The firm assists in the development of commercialization of technologies for federal and commercial clients. The company was founded by Kenan Sahin in April 2002 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Part of Nokia Oyj, Kenan Systems Corp makes software for billing, order processing, and customer analysis. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded by Kenan E. Sahin. Kenan Systems was acquired by Lucent Technologies, Inc. on March 01, 1999 for $1,308.13 million.

Algorex Corp. manufactures high-performance digital signal processing products, architecture and software technologies for the wireless communication markets. It provides chipset solutions for the cellular phone and wireless information appliance markets. The firm also develops, integrates and supports complete communications designs, DSP embedded software, real-time multiple-access protocol software and DSP architecture and development tools. The company's product include Algoware (TM) software is a family of advanced digital communications physical layer templates used to develop and optimize baseband systems for new wireless communications protocols. Algorex was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

StarInvest Group, Inc. engages in the provision of financial services. It also provides financial planning, loans, and insurance services. The company was founded on September 26, 1985 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.

American Chemical Society engages as a scientific society which supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in basic and applied research. The Institute, with nearly 360 faculty, 4000 students, 1250 administrative and supporting staff, is a self-contained campus and is located in a beautiful, wooded land of about 250 hectares in South Madras

SensorBit Systems, Inc. develops and commercializes a new vapor sensing technology. Its Sensor-on-Chip, a semiconductor chip with vapor sensing technology for detecting trace amounts of complex chemical vapors. The company was founded on January 1, 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Applied Ventures LLC (Applied Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Applied Materials, Inc founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Agency for Science, Technology & Research engages in fostering scientific research and development. It is the agency for fostering world-class scientific research and talent for a vibrant knowledge-based and innovation-driven Singapore. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc. performs symphony orchestra concerts. The organization performs concerts in Japan, China, South America, and Europe. The firm offers educational and training programs for professional musicians. The company was founded in 1881 by Henry Lee Higginson and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

WAM Systems, Inc. designs and develops supply chain planning solutions. It offers supply chain planning solution, a suite of decision support and optimization application that helps to optimize every aspect of supply chain ranging from demand management and distribution planning. The company was founded by John Kamal and Mark Zod in 1987 and is headquartered in Plymouth Meeting, PA.

The Council on Competitiveness is a nonpartisan organization that has been advocating for a competitiveness agenda for over three decades. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The organization aims to attract investment and talent, spur the commercialization of new ideas, and enhance productivity to raise the standard of living for all Americans. The council's members include CEOs, university presidents, labor leaders, and national lab directors who provide real-world perspective to policymakers. The council believes that with the right policies, the strengths and potential of the economy far outweigh the current challenges the nation faces on the path to higher growth and greater opportunity for all Americans. Deborah L. Wince-Smith has been the CEO of the American company since 1993.

Argonne National Laboratory provides research and technology services. Its research areas include computer science, energy, environmental management, and industrial technology. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Lemont, IL.