John K. Kidwell

Tekelec Global, Inc. provides mobile broadband solutions. The company was founded by Jean-Claude Asscher in December 1971 and was headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Newedge Signal Solutions, Inc. manufactures radio frequency devices. It specializes in tunable filters, envelope tracking-enabled RFpower amplifiers and digital signal processing software. The company was founded by David J. McIntosh in 2011 and is headquartered in Ayer, MA.

Forest Investments, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the investment and acquisition of businesses, securities and assets that has significant long-term value creation. It operates through the following segments: Durable Medical Equipment, Investment Management, Real Estate, and General Corporate. The company was founded on December 16, 1994 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Sprint Spectrum LP (dba Sprint PCS) used to provide wireless personal communication services (PCS) in the United States. It used to cover markets in areas including New York, San Francisco, Detroit, Dallas/Fort Worth and Boston/Providence major trading areas. The company was founded in 1995 and was headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Lexar Media, Inc. designs, develops and markets digital film and connectivity products. It is a marketing firm of digital media and other flash based storage products for consumer markets that utilize digital media for the capture and retrieval of digital content. The firm also offers a line of digital music players and portable data storage devices as well as various connectivity products that link its media products to personal computers and other electronic host devices. The company was founded in 1996 by Paul Wenz, Mike Liccardo, John Reimer and Petro Estakhri and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

ECI Telecom Ltd. engages in the provision of network solutions to communication service providers, critical infrastructures, and data center operators. It offers software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) applications, end-to-end network management, comprehensive cybersecurity solution, and professional services. The firm's products include elastic services platform, transport product lines, MUSE network and service applications, MUSE cyber security suite, and MERCURY NFV solutions. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Petach Tikva, Israel.

iconectiv LLC engages in the provision of mobile, broadband, and enterprise software and services. It offers network and operations management; numbering; registry; messaging; and fraud and identity solutions. Its platforms include TruNumber, TruOps, and TruReach. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

VPIsystems, Inc. engages in the provision of network planning software and services for the global telecommunications industry. It enables optimized solutions through LTE network analytics for the escalating bandwidth requirements in backhaul and core networks. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Somerset, NJ.

The Institute of Corporate Directors is a not-for-profit, member-based association that serves as a resource and voice for directors and boards. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. The ICD provides thought leadership through various publications and is a unified voice for directors. The Canadian company was founded by Brian J. Gibson, and Rahul K. Bhardwaj has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Idemia Identity & Security USA LLC provides technology identity solutions. It delivers solutions for secure ID issuance such as U.S. driver licenses and passports as well as for border management, law enforcement, retail, travel and applicant vetting through document authentication, data verification, and biometrics. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of Quorum Group of Cos., Quorum Funding Corp. provides financial services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

MMV Financial, Inc. is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1998 by Minhas N. Mohamed and Ron Patterson. MMV Financial, Inc. is headquartered in Toronto.

NetCom Systems, Inc. provides business engineering and consulting services. It offers solutions in the areas of enterprise applications, infrastructure security, legal and policy compliance. The company was founded by Niten Ved and Rajeev Khanolkar in 1987 and is headquartered in Edison, NJ.