Charles W. Scharer

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.

Crosspoint Venture Partners (Crosspoint Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1970 by John B. Mumford. The firm is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Lighthouse Capital Partners, Inc. (Lighthouse Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Richard Stubblefield and Gwill York. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Abrevity, Inc. provides data classification and management software solutions that enable automated classification of data based on business value. The firm's products include FileData Classifier that enables data center and business managers to create and enforce their file management policies; and FileData Manager software, which enables federated control and enforcement of classification and data management policies. The company was founded by Eric Madison, Joel Harrison and Arnie Wernick in February 2003 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA

Aspen Networks, Inc. develops and markets Internet network appliances. Its products help to manage traffic flows across multiple ISP links, providing fault tolerance, load balancing, and application delivery. The company offers services to the finance, business services, manufacturing, and health care industries. Aspen Networks was founded by Sajit Bhaskaran and John Yu in 2000 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Intel Corp. (Investment Management) (Intel-IM) is the investment division of Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Intel-IM manages the investments of Intel Corp.

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.

Metrotech Corp. provides instrument solutions for underground utilities. The company provides services to the telecommunication cables and power utilities. Its products include Cable fault locating, cable locating, fiber optic line locating, marker locating, metal detection, sewer inspection and water leak detection. Metrotech is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA

Part of Landmark Graphics Corp., Stratamodel, Inc. designs geological modeling software. The company is based in State College, PA. Stratamodel was acquired by Landmark Graphics Corp. on September 30, 1994 for $8.76 million. The company was founded by Thomas E. Bell, Jeffrey S. Swanson.

Novem Car Interior Design GmbH manufactures automotive interior design parts, trimmings and components. It offers wood, aluminum, carbon, leather, and synthetic products for car interiors. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Vorbach, Germany.

MiaSolé, Inc. manufactures copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels. Its products include flexible solar cell, FLEX-02N & FLEX-09NL and FLEX-02W. The company was founded by Dennis R. Hollars and David B. Pearce in 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Haptek, Inc. develops and distributes software solutions for multimedia production. Its software has 3-D human characters capable of showing emotion and interacting with users. The firm's potential applications include using the characters as virtual sales people, web site guides, game characters, chat room and messaging enhancements. The company was founded by Christopher D. Shaw, Robert Shaw, and Jack Wiley in 1995 and is headquartered in Watsonville, CA

Wittur Holding GmbH engages in the manufacture of elevators and lift components. Its products include landing doors. car doors, overspeed governors, car slings, safety devices, shaft accessories, and lift machines. it offers The company was founded by Horst Wittur in 1968 and is headquartered in Wiedenzhausen, Germany.

FORA.tv, Inc. operates as a multimedia company. It offers streaming, video distribution, video production, post-production, video hosting and event services. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The Parent Co. operates as a commerce, content, and new media company for growing families. The company provides eCommerce and eContent resources to help families plan, play, and grow. Its family of brands includes seven eCommerce sites, and three eContent and new media sites. The company operates KBtoys.com Web site that sells toys, video games, electronics, party goods, movies, videos, baby products, costumes and accessories; mytwinn.com Web site, which sells personalized dolls; and DreamtimeBaby.com Web site that sells toddler and maternity products, and baby products, such as strollers, car seats, high chairs, nursery furniture, bedding, feeding, and bathing items. It also offers high-end home furniture, bedding and wall decor, lighting, gifts, and home accessories through PoshLiving.com Web site. It has strategic retail relationships with stores, such as Amazon, Buy.com, Kmart, Macys, QVC, and Sears. The company was founded on May 10, 2004 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Technology CEO Council is an IT industry public policy advocacy organization. The private company is based in Washington.

Search For Common Ground operates as a peacebuilding organization. The private company is based in Washington.

Anita Borg Institute for Women & Technology operates as a social enterprise that aims to recruit, retain, and advance women in technology. It offers awards for individuals, community voices, events for organizations, career toolbox, and scholarships for GHC. The company was founded by Anita Borg and Telle Whitney in 1997 and is headquartered in Belmont, CA.

GlobalGiving Foundation operates as an online marketplace that connects individual and institutional donors to community-based projects. It addresses health, education, economic development and other themes around the world. The firm’s innovative platform offers tools that help people search for, support, and publicize projects online and get detailed feedback on progress. The company was founded by Mari Kuraishi and Dennis Whittle in 2000 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Semiconductor Industry Association operates association for the semiconductor industry. The company was founded in 1977 by Wilfred Corrigan, Robert Norton Noyce, Jerry Sanders, Charles Sporck and John Welty and is headquartered in John Welty, DC.

Footprint International Holdco, Inc. is engaged in designing and manufacturing a variety of plastic free solutions. Its offers ready to eat, meat trays, shelf stable, frozen, caf? market, and fragility products. The company was founded by Kevin Easler, Troy Swope, and Yoke Chung and is headquartered in Gilbert, AZ.

Global Business School Network is an organization that connects over 100 top business schools across six continents. The private company is based in Washington. The American company promotes networking, knowledge sharing, and collaboration within their network and with the wider business education and development communities.

Network Society Ventures Management LLC (Network Society Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by David Orban, Philippe van den Bossche and Scott Mize. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Verdant AI LLC develops artificial intelligence based products for the bioinformatics space.