Mary E. Makela

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.

National Association of Corporate Directors provides online and print information services to directors of public companies. It offers in-boardroom education, evaluation, governance reviews, board composition and succession planning, board recruitment, ongoing advisory, insights, and analytics services. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Acme Packet, Inc. manufactures communications equipment designed to route voice and data over internet protocol networks. The company was founded by Patrick J. MeLampy on September 11, 2000 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Oracle America, Inc. provides network computing infrastructure solutions. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Retail Logistics Excellence - RELEX Oy provides supply chain solutions. The firm offers automatic replenishment, demand forecasting, inventory management, supply chain analytics, and promotion and markdown optimization. The company was founded by Mikko K?rkk?inen, Johanna Sm?ros, and Michael Falck in 2005 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Act-On Software, Inc. provides marketing software solutions. It offers customized training, consulting and production, email and reputation guidance, design gallery, lead management, trigger programs, analytics, customer relationship management (CRM) integration, and cloud-based integrated marketing automation software that allows companies to manage online marketing efforts, email, mobile, Web, and social networking from a single dashboard. The company was founded by Raghunath Raghavan and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

EtQ Management Consultants, Inc. provides application software solutions. The firm services include SAP integration, implementation and eMDR. Its solutions include CAPA systems, quality management software, risk management software, HACCP software and EHS software. The firm industries include aviation safety, food safety management software and automotive QMS software. The company was founded by Glenn McCarty and Mohammed Nobani on March 4, 1992 and is headquartered in Farmingdale, NY.

Rave Mobile Safety, Inc. provides safety software solutions. It designs and distributes safety applications including emergency notification systems and personal safety tools. The company was founded by Rodger Desai, Ghen Saito and Raju Rishi in 2004 and is headquartered in Framingham, MA.

Spectrum Control, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets control products and systems. It operates in four segments: signal, power integrity and microwave components, power management systems, and sensors and controls. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Fairview, PA.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP operates a law firm. Its practices include mergers and acquisitions, securities, public and private financing, investment funds, private equity, real estate, intellectual property, communications and technology, new media and the Internet, entertainment, employee benefits and executive compensation, personal representation, antitrust, environmental regulation, tax and bankruptcy, and corporate reorganization law. The company was founded in April 1875 is headquartered in New York, NY.

EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. develops and markets secure communications solutions. It offers portables, mobiles, ATLAS systems solutions and ATLAS systems products. The firm serves the first responders in the public safety and public service, federal government, state and military sectors. The company was founded by Edgar F. Johnson in 1923 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Mission Critical Partners, Inc. provides consulting services to the public safety communications industry. Its services includes executive consulting and master planning, emergency management communications, next generation 911 planning and implementation, land mobile radio, facility and technology integration, broadband deployment, consolidation services, forensics, and systems analysis. The company was founded by R. Kevin Murray, Brian Bark, and Len Kowalski in 2009 and is headquartered in Port Matilda, PA.

Telos Identity Management Solutions LLC provides identity management and access solutions. The company was founded on May 22, 2007 and is headquartered in Ashburn, VA.

Trout Unlimited, Inc. engages in conserves, protects and restores coldwater fisheries works. It develops tools such as the conservation success index a framework for assessing the health of coldwater fish species throughout their native range. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Part of The Conference Board, Inc., Committee for Economic Development is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led organization that delivers well-researched analysis and reasoned solutions in the nation's interest. The company is based in New York, NY. The company's trustees, who are chief executive officers and key executives of leading US companies, bring their unique experience to address pressing policy issues. The company collectively represents 30+ industries, over a trillion dollars in revenue, and over 4 million employees. Founded in 1942, the organization uses cookies to improve their website and offers products and services to enhance user experience. Committee for Economic Development was acquired by The Conference Board, Inc. on January 14, 2015.

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.

Authentix, Inc. engages in the provision o authentication and information services. Its products include Axis Fuels, security inks, tamper evident seals, digital authentication, and analyzers and detectors. The company was founded by Lee Barberito, Olaf Leonard Halvorssen, and Craig W. Stamm in 1996 and is headquartered in Addison, TX.

TCMI, Inc.(TCV) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Jay Crandall Hoag and Richard Herrick Kimball. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Ten-X LLC operates an end-to-end transaction platform for commercial real estate that powers more than 90 percent of all online CRE sales. The firm provides comprehensive auction services, including pre-auction marketing, overseeing service providers that manage open houses and perform property preservation work, conducting the auction sale process and administering the closing process in coordination with third party lenders, title companies, and escrow and closing companies. It also offers online auctions of commercial real estate property and loan notes, as well as specialty auctions. The company was founded by Robert Friedman, Jeffrey P. Frieden and Monte J. M. Koch in 2009 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.