R. Stephen Cheheyl

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.

Network Computing Devices, Inc. provides server and web-based computing solutions. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Entrepreneurs Foundation provides privately held companies expert advice on corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

ION Corp. manufactures electrical equipment and supplies. It specializes in the build of flight hardware to customer requirements. The firm provides engineering, manufacturing, testing, packing and shipping services. It serves to the aerospace, defense and communications industries. The company was founded by Wendell Maddox in 1984 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

American Leadership Forum is a non-profit organization that conducts events and programs.

VeriFone, Inc. designs and manufactures transaction automation systems. The company was founded by William Melton on April 14, 1981 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

American Airlines, Inc. engages in the provision of airline transportation services. It offers travel insurance, email subscriptions, group and meeting travel and business programs services. The company was founded by C. R. Smith on April 15, 1926 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Catalyst, Inc. provides research and advisory services. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

New York Academy of Sciences is an independent, not-for-profit organization, which engages in the advancement of scientific research, education, and policy. The company was founded in 1817 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Catalyst, Inc., Catalyst Canada, Inc. is a Canadian company that provides marketing and advertising services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada and was founded in 2000.

Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Inc. provides digital distribution, marketing and technology solutions. It provides services to record labels, physical distributors, and artists, including license, negotiations, media encoding, metadata management, royalty payment administration and reporting. The company was founded by Kevin Arnold in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Intellidyne LLC provides information technology consulting services. It advises, develops, and executes solutions in the areas of information assurance and cyber security, cloud computing, application development and mobile computing, analytics, business process management, enterprise infrastructure management, program management, data center consolidation, and enterprise collaboration. The company was founded by Robert L. Grey in 1998 and is headquartered in Falls Church, VA.

Luminus Devices, Inc. develops and manufactures solid state lighting solutions. Its products include COB arrays, mid power LEDs, XNOVA cube, high brightness white LEDs, color LEDs, color mix LEDs, UV LEDs, IR LEDs and horticulture LEDs. The company was founded by Alexei Erchak and John D. Joannopoulos in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

LoftusGroup LLC provides management and financial consulting services to public and private companies. The company was founded in 1993 by William F. Loftus and is headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

Part of M&A West, Inc., Digital Bridge, Inc. provides turnkey development of vertical Web businesses for clients and for its own account. The company is based in Burlingame, CA. Digital Bridge was acquired by M&A West, Inc. on May 24, 1999.

Part of Paramount Global, NetVentures, Inc. is a company that develops Internet firms. The company is based in Wheaton, IL. NetVentures was acquired by CNET Networks, Inc. on February 03, 1999 for $12.05 million.

Micro Focus (US), Inc. develops implements and supports proprietary, mixed source and open source software. Its solutions include visual cobol, terminal emulation, borland, corba and mainframe solutions. The firm helps to organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

DAW Technologies, Inc. is engaged in supplying controlled environmental solutions for advanced research and production of microelectronics, nanotech systems and life-science products to the semiconductor industry. It provides proven, customer-matched solutions for both small research labs and large production facilities. The company's turnkey services include complete project management, design, engineering and installation for all ranges of environmental control. DAW Technologies was founded by Ronald W. Daw in 1987 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Veracity Networks LLC provides telecommunications and technology development services. Its solutions include VCaas-Hosted, MPLS and VPN, contact centers, fiber optics and platinum service standard. The firm's service areas encompass Internet communications, telephony, line installation, and managed network services. It offers services to residential and commercial customers, including families and individuals, businesses, corporations, and multinational institutions. The company was founded by Drew Peterson in 1987 and is headquartered in Lindon, UT.

The Sundance Institute provides support services and resources to filmmakers and other artists. It provides a space for independent artists to explore their stories free from commercial and political pressures. The company was founded by Robert Redford in 1981 and is headquartered in Park City, UT.

Starlight Networks, Inc. develops and markets digital multimedia networking software solutions. The company also offers video networking software and server components. The firm was founded by James E. Long, Charlie Bass and Fouad A. Tobagi in 1990 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.