Sandra Levi Gerstung

The Black & Decker Corp. manufactures power tools, electric lawn and garden tools, hardware and home improvement products. The firm has been setting the standard for innovation and design of power tools, accessories, outdoor yard care equipment, home cleaning products, automotive and lighting products, hardware and other home improvement products. The company was founded by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker Sr. in 1910 and is headquartered in Towson, MD.

Braintech, Inc. designs, develops and deploys software and peripherals for vision-guided robotics. It focuses on providing vision-guided robotics for the industrial, consumer and service and government and defense markets. The company was founded by Owen Lewis John Jones on March 4, 1987 and is headquartered in North Vancouver, Canada.

Transactis, Inc. provides electronic bill presentment and payment solutions. It offers BillerIQ and DocumentIQ solutions. The firm transforms traditional paper billing and payment processing by enabling businesses of all sizes to replace paper bills, statements, invoices, payments and documents with digital alternatives. The company was founded by Thomas L. Kohn, Joseph Proto, and Jeffrey Greenberg in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Triumfant, Inc. provides security solutions. Its solutions include rapid detection and response, malware detection and remediation, targeted attack detection, and security configuration management. The compay was founded by David Hooks in 2002 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

DigitalSports, Inc. distributes web-based multi media and sports contents. The firm publishes local high school and youth sports and activities through the Internet and local community events using video and audio entertainment technology. The company was founded by Carlos Escaffi, James J. Martell, Jr., Edward Kelley III and Rich Toland in 2002 and is headquartered in New Hope, PA.

Brown Advisory, Inc. provides investment and advisory services. It specializes in investment management, strategic advisory, wealth management, and private equity. The firm provides services to individuals, families, institutions, and corporations. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. provides electricity, natural gas and energy related services. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Part of Conduent, Inc., Cyberrep.com is a company that provides outsourced e-CRM processing services and data solutions. The company is based in McLean, VA. Cyberrep.com was acquired by Conduent Business Services LLC, part of Conduent, Inc. from February 08, 2010 on January 17, 2003 for $45 million.

Opus8 Inc (Opus8) is a private equity firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

DLA Piper LLP provides legal services to clients. It offers services in the areas of corporate and securities, venture capital and emerging companies, litigation. The company was founded in 2005 and it is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

The Greater Baltimore Committee is an organization focused on advancing the economic and civic progress of the Baltimore region. The Greater Baltimore Committee is based in Baltimore, MD. The non-profit company has recently released a multi-year agenda to develop a ten-year economic strategy, build consensus for the region's economic future, and amplify the region's dynamic assets. The company also aims to advance Baltimore's transit future campaign and better connect communities through major infrastructure investments. The organization partners with economic, community, and development leaders to ensure strategic investments in the region are successful. Mark Anthony Thomas has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Maryland Association of Counties, Inc. operates as a non-profit and non-partisan organization that serves Maryland’s counties by articulating the needs of local government to the Maryland General Assembly. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Annapolis, MD.

Howard Bank, headquartered in Ellicott City, MD, is a growth-focused community bank serving businesses, professionals and individuals in the Greater Baltimore area through seven full service branches and regional offices in Annapolis and Towson, MD, and mortgage operations throughout the Central Maryland area.

The Bryn Mawr School for Girls of Baltimore City, Inc. provides educational services to girls and young women. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) is a non-profit organization that provides entrepreneurship education to middle school, high school, and postsecondary students in 30 states and 31 countries. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. NFTE aims to ignite the entrepreneurial mindset in students, empowering them to own their futures regardless of their family income, community resources, special needs, gender identity, race, or ethnicity. NFTE has educated over a million students through in-school, out-of-school, in-person, online, or hybrid programs. The company was founded in 1987 by Carl Press and Philip A. McNeill, and J.D. LaRock has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Tech 2000, Inc. provides education technology and solutions services. The company was founded by Jeanne Churchwell and George Churchwell in 1984 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Mindshare, Inc. engages in the communication marketing support business. Its services include consulting, marketing research, development, advertising, promotions, public relations, creative work, web solutions and mobile solutions. The company was founded on December 22, 1989 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Lore Systems, Inc. provides information technology and telecommunications infrastructures services. The firm’s solutions include virtual CIO(VCIO), cloud and data center, network engineering & management and professional services. The company was founded by Michael J. Velotta in 1995 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

The Open Society Institute works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve its mission, OSI seeks to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI builds alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information. OSI places a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities. Investor and philanthropist George Soros in 1993 created OSI as a private operating and grantmaking foundation to support his foundations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Those foundations were established, starting in 1984, to help countries make the transition from communism. OSI has expanded the activities of the Soros foundations network to encompass the United States and more than 60 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Each Soros foundation relies on the expertise of boards composed of eminent citizens who determine individual agendas based on local priorities.

Brown Advisory Group Holdings LLC provides investment services. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

DataRPM LLC develops search based business analytics software. The company offers Instant Analytics platform for ISVs, system integrators, analytics consultants and enterprises to build multi-tenant business intelligence and embedded analytics solutions for their customers. The firm’s search based technology enables users to mashup data from any source for real-time ad-hoc analysis with the ability to do slice and dice, drill downs and search, build reports with rich visualizations and dynamic dashboards and collaborate in-place among stakeholders to make informed decisions. The company was founded by Sundeep Sanghavi, Shyamantak Gautam and Ruban Phukan in 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (Virginia Innovation Partnership) is a private equity/venture capital non-profit operating division of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.