Carol M. Franklin

VPIsystems, Inc. engages in the provision of network planning software and services for the global telecommunications industry. It enables optimized solutions through LTE network analytics for the escalating bandwidth requirements in backhaul and core networks. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Somerset, NJ.

Voci Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of voice data applications. Its products include speech to text and data security. It serves the following industries: insurance, finance, business process outsourcing (BPO), and healthcare. The company was founded by Anthony J. Gadient, John Kominek, Edward Lin and Rob A. Rutenbar in 2008 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Gigapan Systems LLC manufactures and sells photographic equipment. The private company is based in Portland, OR.

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.

Reed Smith LLP provides legal services. It also provides appellate advocacy, business immigration, class-action defense, commercial litigation, corporate and securities, financial, insurance recovery, employment, real estate, restructuring, bankruptcy and tax controversy services. The company was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Part of Viavi Solutions, Inc., Superior Electronics Group, Inc. is a company that manufactures and supplies automated test, monitoring, and management solutions. The company is based in Bradenton, FL. Superior Electronics Group was acquired by Acterna Corp. on August 23, 2000 for $152 million.

Ericsson, Inc. develops and markets wireless infrastructure equipment. Its products include antennas, transmitters, switching systems and other gears used to build wireless networks. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Cheetah Technologies LP operates as a carrier class systems management solutions. It developes software and hardware which enable them to isolate and troubleshoot multi-layered problems. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Innovation Works, Inc. (Innovation Works) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Ben Franklin Technology Partners founded in 1988. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Part of Cornhill Corp. LLP, Marconi Communications, Inc. is a company based in Warrendale, PA.

Family Hospice & Palliative Care provides health care services. It offers hospice, specialized programs, inpatient facilities, caregiver education, spiritual care, bereavement and support group groups, and advanced planning. The company was founded on May 05, 1986 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Wombat Security Technologies, Inc. provides cyber security training and filtering solutions. Its products include Anti-Phishing Phil, an online training game which teaches users how to identify phishing URLs and explains the dangers of phishing, and PhishPatrol, a phishing email filter that uses machine learning techniques to catch phishing emails. This product is a plug-in that users can add onto existing filters. It serves to the finance, government, telecommunications, healthcare, retail, education, transportation, and utilities. The company was founded by Lorrie Faith Cranor, Jason I. Hong, and Norman M. Sadeh-Koniecpol in June 2008 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

HackEDU, Inc. provides interactive secure coding training online to help software developers lower the risk of vulnerabilities in code. The company is based in Santa Monica, CA and has subsidiaries in United States. The company's offensive + defensive lessons, science-based approach, and devsecops toolchain integrations help to motivate developers, keep them engaged, and learn and retain secure coding principles effectively. HackEDU's training helps developers improve their ability to write secure software, boost their understanding of how software systems are hacked, and decrease the time to solve security related problems. In addition, their training helps meet PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HISTRUST, ISO, and NIST compliance requirements. Security teams turn to HackEDU to help them "shift left" and be more proactive in reducing vulnerabilities in software. The company was founded by Matt Koskela, Jared Ablon. Joseph A. Ferrara has been the CEO of the company since 2021.