Jon C. R. Bennett

Benu Networks, Inc. provides networking and wireless communication products. Its virtual service edge offers fixed and mobile operators a scalable, access-independent real-time subscriber management platform that changes the paradigm from competing on speed and price to enabling revenue-generating public and private cloud-based services at the edge of the IP network. The company was founded by David F. Callan, Rajender Duggal and Michael R. Brown in 2010 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Starent Networks LLC supplies IP-based mobile infrastructure solutions for mobile and converged network operators. The firm creates solutions that provide mobile operators with the functions and services needed for access, mobility management and call control in their networks. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Tewksbury, MA.

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.

Egenera, Inc. provides advanced server virtualization and converged infrastructure solutions. It offers Xterity cloud services that provides an intuitive, drag-and-drop cloud management solution that simplifies all cloud workflow processes including customized design, deployment, scalability, management, pricing, margin analysis, and billing. The firm also provides cloud management software suite. The company was founded by Vern J. Brownell in March 2000 and is headquartered in Boxborough, MA.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana), XCOM Technologies, Inc. provides local communications services and develops communications software. The company is based in Broomfield, CO. The company was founded by David F. Callan, Shawn M. Lewis.

Bowdoin College is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, ME.

Information Management Technology LLC provides information management system engineering, software development, information assurance, and system sustainment. The company is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

Part of Nokia Oyj, Packet Engines, Inc. delivers ethernet solutions. The company is based in Spokane, WA. The company was founded in 1994 by Bernard Daines. Packet Engines was acquired by Alcatel SA on December 14, 1998 for $315 million.