Francis I. Akers

Plateau Telecommunications, Inc. provides wireless telecommunication services. It offers long distance and local services, Internet access, operator services, business services, and wireless mobile communications. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Clovis, NM.

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.

Kestrel Solutions, Inc. provides metro optical networking solutions. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

SS8 Networks, Inc. provides network intelligence services. It offers advanced threat detection, internet communications discovery, communication provider compliance, insider threat detection, security interface enrichment, and law enforcement investigations. The company was founded by Henry H. Wong and Sharon Chen in 1999 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

HII Fleet Support Group LLC provides logistics, engineering and information technology support services. It also provides life cycle integrated logistics services including technical manual and software development, provisioning documentation, spare parts management, and training development and delivery. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA.

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. provides construction management and general contracting services. It offers construction services on small and large projects to the retail, office, education, healthcare, life sciences, technology, transportation and utilities markets. The firm provides individual and multi family housing construction services. The company was founded by George William Carlyle Whiting and LeBaron Turner in 1909 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Radius Ventures LLC (Radius ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Daniel C. Lubin and Jordan S. Davis. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Adventist HealthCare, Inc. engages in the provision of health care services. It offers bariatric surgery, behavioral health, cardiology, chronic wound care, cancer care, pediatrics, radiology, rehabilitation, senior living and home health care services. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Everest Software, Inc. develops business management software solutions. It offers Everest Version 6 which integrates business operations, including accounting, inventory management, marketing, sales, return merchandise authorizations (RMAs), point of sale, shipping, and receiving, as well as customer relationship management. Its services include standard and custom extension, and integrations. The company was founded by Bijal Mehta, Ali Jani and Sanjay Mahesh Shah in 1994 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Prince William Health System owns and operates hospitals in the United States. Its services include community safety & fitness classes, assisted living, massage therapy, and personal training services. The company was founded in 1964 and is located in Manassas, VA.

Newport News Holdings Corp. sells women clothing, footwear, and accessories. It mails catalogs annually including a house ware catalog that sells items for bedroom and bathroom. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Hampton, VA.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP develops, manufactures and markets prescription pharmaceutical drugs. It sells products related to gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neuroscience, respiratory and oncology infections. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

National Fire Protection Association provides fire, building, electrical and life safety materials. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Quincy, MA.

NAIOP, Inc. operates as a commercial real estate development association for developers, owners, and investors of office, industrial, retail, and mixed-use real estate. It offers advocacy, educational programs, and business and networking opportunities. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Northern Virginia Technology Council operates as a membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia. It serves businesses from all sectors of the technology industry, service providers, universities, foreign embassies, non-profit organizations and government agencies. The company is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. operates a construction industry trade association. The firm is involved in government representation, legal advocacy, education, workforce development, communications, technology, recognition through national and chapter awards programs, employee benefits, information on best practices and business development through an online contractor search directory. It is construction industry's voice with the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the federal government and with state and local governments. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Platinum Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of systems integration and software development services. The company was founded by Adam C. Rossi and Laila N. Ross in 1999 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

R.W. Murray Co. provides construction management services for developers, brokers and companies. Its services include due diligence, site consultation, feasibility studies, preliminary design studies, maintenance & repair facilities, floor coverings and lobby renovations. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Manassas, VA.

American Society for Engineering Education Provides education in engineering and engineering technology. It offers education in instruction, research, public service and practice, and leadership. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Management Health Solutions, Inc. provides integrated inventory management solution nation’s hospitals and healthcare providers. It specializes in the development of the Optimal Insight and Control (OptiC) technology, designed to reduce clinical supply inventory cost and streamline clinical supply chain operations. The firm’s solution areas also encompass medical and surgical valuation, capital asset valuation, pharmacy valuation, and analytics and reporting. The company was founded by Kenneth J. Kelliher and Michael F. Ferris in 1999 and is headquartered in Fairfield, CT.

ENMR Telephone Cooperative, Inc. provides telecommunications services. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Clovis, NM.

Sevatec, Inc. provides management and information technology consulting services. It offers software engineering and systems integration, information technology infrastructure and security, knowledge and content management, learning and training systems, and management and business consulting solutions. The company was founded by Arvinder S. Kakar in 2003 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC) is a non-profit corporation that develops and endorses standardized benchmarks and tools to evaluate performance and energy efficiency for the newest generation of computing systems. The private company is based in Gainesville, VA and was founded by Kirk W. Cameron. SPEC develops benchmark suites and also reviews and publishes submitted results from its member organizations and other benchmark licensees. SPEC's benchmarks cover a wide range of areas, including cloud, CPU, graphics/workstations, high-performance computing, Java client/server, machine learning, storage, power, and virtualization. The company also offers tools such as the SERT suite, PTDaemon interface, and Chauffeur WDK. SPEC has recently formed the International Standards Group (ISG) to collaborate with international stakeholders to develop and enhance standardized server, client, and datacenter benchmarks for use primarily in government regulations and compliance programs related to energy use and sustainability.

Thoracic Cardiovascular Associates Ltd. provides cardiology care services. The private company is based in Phoenix, AZ.