Leo A. Bannon

Southeast TechInventures, Inc. develops technologies and intellectual property for commercial licensing and production. It focuses on medical devices, diagnostics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, materials, electronics, and agriculture including agricultural biotechnology. The company was founded by Karen L. LeVert and Kristina M. Johnson in January 2003 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG, Inc. provides audit and accounting services. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Walter R. Pela.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Microfabrica, Inc. manufactures micrometer and millimeter scale metal components, subsystems and devices. It develops high precision parts, sub-assemblies and dimensional micro machines. The company was founded by Uri Frodis and Adam L. Cohen in 1999 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The National Academy of Inventors operates as a business association that promotes investors. The private company is based in Tampa.

Makara Capital Pte Ltd (Makara Capital) is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2005 by Ali Ijaz Ahmad. The firm is headquartered in Singapore.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

Cube Hydro Partners LLC invests, develops and modernizes hydroelectric facilities. It provides consulting services on project management, regulation, development of hydroelectric power and other clean energy resources. The company was founded by Kristina M. Johnson in January 2015 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

The International Society for Optical Engineering operates as society for optics and photonics. It advances emerging technologies through interdisciplinary information exchange, continuing education, publications, patent precedent, and career and professional growth. The company was founded on July 1, 1955 and is headquartered in Bellingham, WA.

African Wildlife Foundation, Inc. operates an international conservation organization focused on the African continent. The organization programs and conservation strategies are based on science and designed to protect both the wild lands and wildlife of Africa. The organization was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The National Science Foundation supports fundamental science and engineering researches. It offers services to people in all scientific and engineering disciplines. The firm focuses on the promotion and progress of science to advance the national health, prosperity and welfare. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.