Steven M. Cooker

AFCEA International is engaged in the provision of information technology, communications, and electronics services to military and government industry. The firm offers leadership, engagement, and networking opportunities. It focuses on cyber, command, control, communications, computers and intelligence to address national and international security challenges. The company was founded in May 1946 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

Northern Virginia Technology Council operates as a membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia. It serves businesses from all sectors of the technology industry, service providers, universities, foreign embassies, non-profit organizations and government agencies. The company is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Wyle Laboratories, Inc. engages in the provision of engineering, scientific, and technical services to the federal government. The firm’s areas of expertise includes systems and sustainment engineering, program and acquisition management, life science research, space medical operations, information technology, test, and evaluation of aircraft, weapon system and networks. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

STG, Inc. provides mission-critical technology, cyber and data solutions. It solutions include cyber security and secure information systems which secures highly sensitive, mission critical national security networks, and software development which is solving complex problems in mission-critical environments, systems and services and intelligence and analytics. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

AeA is a private equity firm that manages funds of approximately $19 billion, including leveraged buyouts, growth capital, and debt investments. The non-profit company is based in Santa Clara, CA, and has offices in several locations across the United States. The firm's subsidiary, AEA SBPE, manages over $3 billion of invested and committed capital and focuses on sponsoring growing companies with strong management teams and superior business models. AeA has a vast network of leading industrial families, business executives, and leaders who invest with the firm as active individual investors or join its portfolio company boards or act in other advisory roles. The firm invests across three sectors: value-added industrials, consumer, and services. AeA was founded in 1968 by the Rockefeller, Mellon, and Harriman family interests and S.G. Warburg & Co.

Radiker, Inc. provides recruitment process outsourcing services. The company is headquartered in Weston, MA.

Paranet Solutions LLC provides information technology services. The firm offers Data Protection, IT Security Management and Consulting, Cloud Solutions, Managed IT services and Professional services. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Carrollton, TX.

Part of ConnecTech, hybrid is a leading accelerator program for early-stage start-ups with at least one Arab founder. The company is based in Dallas, TX. The hybrid program aims to advance start-ups to million-dollar companies and diversify the "start-up nation". The program helps entrepreneurs from ideation to the first round of fundraising through personal mentoring, lectures, workshops by leading lecturers in the world, and a vast network of connections in the i ecosystem and various markets. Hybrid has an exclusive alumni community, of which 70% of the entrepreneurs are still active, and 60% of all alumni raised funds in the first year after completing the program. Since the program was established in 2016, hybrid continues to advance ventures in the Arab sector – thereby making the ecosystem more hybrid and inclusive. Hybrid was acquired by ConnecTech on May 08, 2000.

ConnecTech provides web design services.

Part of CMTSU Liquidation, Inc., Decision Consultants, Inc. is a company that provides computer systems design and other services. The company is based in Southfield, MI. Decision Consultants was acquired by CMTSU Liquidation, Inc. on May 06, 2002 for $49.26 million.

Valeo Capital LLC (Valeo capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

Flexmanage, Inc. provides business and information technology solutions. It specializes in strategy and execution, business operations, applications, and infrastructure. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Amadeus is a leading transaction processor and provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel and tourism industry. They provide distribution, technology and point-of-sale solutions to help customers adapt, grow and succeed. Customer groups include travel providers (full service carriers and low-cost airlines, hotels, rail operators, cruise and ferry operators, car rental companies and tour operators) and travel agencies (both online and offline), travel buyers (corporations and travelers.) They operate along two business lines: Distribution: They provide a worldwide platform connecting travel providers and travel agencies for the distribution and sale of travel products and services. IT solutions: They offer a comprehensive portfolio of software and systems for travel providers that automate mission-critical business processes, such as reservation, inventory management and operations. Their Miami, Fla., location is home to an Executive Briefing Center and a training center to help customers gain an in-depth understanding of theier solutions. They also have IT and development hubs in Chicago, Boston, Tuscon and Dallas. An office near Toronto, Ontario, provides support to their Canadian clients.

The National Bureau of Asian Research offers the Chinese Language Fellowship Program, which provides fellowships for American graduate students to undergo a year of intensive Chinese language training. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA. The program is open to PhD and current or recent MA students.

Part of Molina Healthcare, Inc., Bright Health Group, Inc. /2 Subsidiaries/ is an American company that provides healthcare services. The company is located in the US. Bright Health Group, Inc. /2 Subsidiaries was acquired by Molina Healthcare, Inc. from NeueHealth, Inc. on January 01, 2024 for $425 million.

Monster, Inc. operates internet job search engine. Its services include job ads, career information tips on resume writing, interviewing, and salary negotiation. The company was founded by Jeffrey C. Taylor in 1994 and is headquartered in Maynard, MA.

Business for Social Responsibility, Inc. provides consulting services. The company offers CSR strategy & integration, environment, supply chain, and community engagement & development services. It has operations in Asia, Europe, and North America. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Pacific Council on International Policy operates as a foreign affairs firm. The firm specializes International Affairs, International Relations, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, Public Policy, National Security, International Economics, Government, Professional Networking, Events, Non Profit, International Policy and International Business, Analysis. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Ethisphere Institute is a company that defines and advances ethical business practices to promote corporate character, marketplace trust, and business success. The company is based in Scottsdale, AZ and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company specializes in measuring and defining core ethics standards using data-driven insights to help companies enhance corporate character and measure and improve culture. Ethisphere honors superior achievement through its World's Most Ethical Companies recognition program and provides a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA). The company was founded by Alexander Brigham, and Erica Salmon Byrne has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Kind, Inc. is a social services company based in Washington. The American company connects its clients with holistic social services to help them adjust to a new country, language, and home while healing from trauma. Kind, Inc. is also known as Kids in Need of Defense, and they aim to protect the rights and well-being of children who migrate alone in search of safety. The non-profit company's program, Keeping Kids Safe: A Seamless Safety Net of Protection, aims to transform how we protect unaccompanied children. The company also offers volunteer opportunities for those interested in advocating for the rights of unaccompanied refugee and immigrant children.

APCO Worldwide LLC engages in the provision of advisory and advocacy communications consultancy solutions. It offers communications, public affairs, government relations, legal, risk, organizational transformation, international relations, corporate responsibility, and brand marketing services. The company was founded by Margery Kraus in 1984 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.