Frances Ward

Bechtel Group, Inc. provides engineering and construction services. It offers technology, development, financing, ownership, procurement, safety, and environment services for roads, rail systems, airports, seaports, fossil and nuclear power plants, refineries and petrochemical facilities, mines and smelters, defense and aerospace facilities, environmental cleanup projects, telecommunications networks, pipelines and oil and gas field development services. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Siemens Corp. manufactures electrical hardware and software for the communication, power, medical and other industries. The company was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Excite at Home Corp. provides voice, data, and video telecommunication services. The company provides Internet access over cable lines. It is headquartered in Redwood City, CA

Institute for Defense Analyses provides technical analyses of weapons systems and programs to federal agencies. It is a federally funded research organization that works primarily for the US Government's defense agencies. Its research areas include systems evaluations, technology assessments, resource & support analyses, and strategy assessments. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

New Leaders, Inc. operates as non-profit organization. It recruits and trains school leaders for the improvement of education for poor and minority students. Its programs include leading instruction, emerging leaders, aspiring principals, principal institute, transforming teams, and principal supervisors. The company was founded by Mike Johnston, Jonathan Schnur, and Edwin C. Cohen in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Elyria Manufacturing Corp. manufactures precision machinery parts for industrial use. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Elyria, OH.

AH Capital Management LLC (AH Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Lowell Andreessen and Ben A. Horowitz. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Electrodynamic Applications, Inc. develops applications based on plasma electrodynamics and electromagnetic technologies. Its primary business sectors are the aerospace, and energy and materials processing arena. The firm performs technology development from conceptual design and numerical simulation, to prototype fabrication, to testing and validatio. The company was founded by Alec Gallimore and Brian Gilchrist in 1999 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

The Henry Ford is a non-profit organization, which engages in operating museum and other educational centers. Its properties include the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Greenfield Village, Ford Rouge Factory Tour, and Giant Screen Experience. The company was founded by Henry Ford and is headquartered in Dearborn, MI.

Leanplum, Inc. provides mobile application services. It is a platform for optimizing mission-critical metrics of its mobile app. The firm enables product teams to conduct on-the-fly optimization tests and see immediate results with powerful analytics. The company was founded by Momchil Kyurkchiev, Andrew First and Joel Englander in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Pinpoint Software, Inc. develops pinpoint instruments software systems for actionable analytics. It offers software pipeline, surface team efficiency, quantify top performers, and see productivity by location. The company was founded by Jeffrey G. Haynie, Nolan Wright and John Saddington and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Hetz Management Ltd. (Hetz Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Judah Taub. The firm is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Part of NatWest Group Plc, The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc is a personal banking company based in Edinburgh, UK. The British company offers a range of personal banking products including bank accounts, mortgages, credit cards, loans, and more. The company also provides digital banking services such as payments, transfers, and card reader security. Additionally, the company offers resources for financial education, including tips and activities for teaching children about money management and articles to help individuals understand more about investing. The company was founded in 1983. The CEO is Alison Marie Rose-Slade.

Next Ventures Management LLC (Next Ventures) is venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Lance Armstrong and Lionel Conacher. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Sisense SF, Inc. develops a tool that plugs into databases and enables users to run, save and share analyses over various data rows. Its products include embedded analytics and compare solutions. It offers analytics and BI, customer success, marketing, retail and product management solutions. It serves healthcare, logistics and transportation, retail, e-commerce and technology industries. The company was founded by Harry Glaser and Tom O'Neill in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.