Elizabeth Vanderslice

Xilinx, Inc. engages in the design and development of programmable logic semiconductor devices and the related software design tools. It also provides design services, customer training, field engineering, and technical support. The company was founded by Ross Freeman, Bernard Vonderschmitt, and James V. Barnett in February 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of Brightcom Group Ltd., Wired Ventures, Inc. publishes online magazines. Wired Ventures was acquired by Lycos, Inc., part of Brightcom Group Ltd. from August 16, 2010 on July 01, 1999 for $284.43 million.

Lycos, Inc. provides search-based Internet properties and services. The firm operates through the following divisions: LYCOS Media, LYCOS Advertising, and LYCOS Life. Its products and services include tools for blogging, web publishing and hosting, online games, e-mail, and search. It operates a network of sites and services including Lycos.com, Tripod, Angelfire, HotBot, Gamesville, WhoWhere, and LYCOS Mail. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Terra Lycos SA provides internet access and software services. These include search engines, on-line advertising, web design, hosting, audit, rationalization, and maintenance services. The company is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.