Kirk W. Mackey

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.

Solectron Corp. was a provider of electronics manufacturing and supply-chain management services. It offerings included new-product design and introduction services, materials management, high-tech product manufacturing, and product warranty and end-of-life support. The firm was acquired by Flextronics International Ltd. The company was founded in 1977 and was headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Semiconductor Components Industries LLC designs, manufactures and markets semiconductors and related devices. Its products include AC-DC controllers and regulators, amplifiers, load switches, transistors, converters, micro-controllers, and audio and data filters. The company was founded on June 30, 1999 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Antenna Software, Inc. offers cloud-based enterprise mobility software solutions. Its products are designed to enable information technology professionals and business executives to create and manage mobile applications, website,s and content. The company was founded by Peter Semmelhack in 1998 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Pixelligent Technologies LLC develops and manufactures high performance nanocomposites. Its PixClear dispersions are tailored to be compatible with a wide variety of monomers and polymers. The firm’s patented synthesis and surface modification technologies produce high quality dispersions that can be easily incorporated into many of the most widely used polymer systems, from acrylics and epoxies to silicones and spin-on glasses. It delivers next generation materials for demanding applications in solid-state lighting, flat panel displays, and optical components and films. The company was founded by Gregory D. Cooper September 2000 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

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.

Sound Design Technologies Ltd. designs and manufactures semiconductors products. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Burlington, CA.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc./Venture Partners/ (Baird Venture) is a venture capital division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. founded in 2000 by Thomas Desmond. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Home Delivery Services, Inc. develops an ecommerce service to shop for groceries and general merchandise from the retailers. The company was founded by Louis H. Borders and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Signiant, Inc. provides intelligent file movement software for content creation and distribution for the media and entertainment industry. Its products include Media Shuttle, Flight, Manager+Agents. Its software suite optimizes existing enterprise network infrastructure and media technologies to ensure secure digital media exchanges and workflow efficiency. The company was founded by Robert Browne in 2000 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

BlueShift Technologies, Inc. develops and markets vacuum automation products for semiconductor manufacturing industry. The company was founded by Ray Ritter and Peter Vandermeulen in 2004 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.

Arsenal Medical Inc. develops therapeutic products based on BioActive Composites platform. Its biomaterials-based systems provide targeted local and systemic therapies to treat chronic diseases and conditions. The firm product offers tailored dosing of drugs, mechanical and biochemical compatibility with tissues and complete bioabsorption. The company was founded by George M. Whitesides, Carmichael S. Roberts Jr. and Robert S. Langer Jr. in 2005 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Hambro International Equity Partners provides investment and asset management services. The private company is based in Boston, MA.

North Bridge Venture Partners (North Bridge Venture Partners) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Edward Thomas Anderson and Richard A. D'Amore. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Life Wear Technologies LLC is a private company that believes in sustainable manufacturing processes. The company is based in Pompano Beach, FL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company specializes in manufacturing private label sports medicine products. The company's focus is on helping businesses produce their own products. The company was founded in 1974 and the CEO is Brad J. Waugh.

North Shore Holdings Lighthouse Point, Inc. manufactures and supplies branded and private label sports medicine products. It offers Flex Aid, designed to provides optimal compression, support and therapeutic heat retention. Its products include neoprene, elastic, tapes and bandages, and hot and cold therapy. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Lighthouse, FL.

Pomona Investment Fund seeks investment opportunities in companies located across the globe. The fund targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for buyout, mezzanine, infrastructure, and early to later-stage transactions. It makes fund investments and considers secondary transactions and investing in public. It also makes co-investments.

Sharenett Holdings LLC provides banking and financial services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Azimuth Systems Inc. provides wireless broadband test equipment and channel emulators. The firm’s products include spider, environment and channel emulators, director II test executive, and test enablers. Its solutions include LTE unlicensed drone testing, and field to lab. The company was founded by David Lucia, Fanny Mlinarsky, John Griesing, and Charles Wright in 2002 and is headquartered in Acton, MA.

Onshape, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud and mobile professional three-dimensional computer-aided design system. The company was founded by Jon Hirschtick, John Joseph McEleney, Heung-Wing Li, David J. Corcoran, Michael Lauer, Axel Bichara, and Scott Harris in 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Acquia, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions. It offers Acquia cloud site factory services. The firm?s services include learning, professional, onboarding, global support and technical account management services. The company was founded by Dries Buytaert, Michael J. Skok, and Jay Batson in 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Connance, Inc. provides healthcare support services. It specializes in patient-centered predictive analytics. It offers revenue cycle and value-based analytics. The company was founded by Steven Levin, Stephen Farber, David Franklin and William Barrett in 2007 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Qvidian Corp. provides cloud-based Request for Proposal (RFP) and proposal automation applications. Its services are used for sales proposals, security questionnaires, presentations, due diligence questionnaires, and sales playbooks. It offers advisory services, content services, managed services, technical services, and education and training. The company is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA.