Anthony C. Naughtin

Part of Verizon Communications, Inc., MCI Communications Corp. is an American telecommunications company. The company is based in Washington. MCI Communications was acquired by MCI, Inc. on September 15, 1998 for $42,459.16 million.

Cercano Management LLC /Private Equity/ (Cercano Management) is a venture capital subsidiary of Cercano Management LLC founded in 1986 by Paul Gardner Allen. The firm is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

National Democratic Institute of International Affairs provides supports for democratic institutions. The firm promotes the development of institutionalized channels of communications among citizens, political institutions and elected officials, and strengthens their ability to improve the quality of life for all citizens. It specializes in Citizen Participation, International Development, Democratic Governance and Democracy Promotion. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Divergent Ventures (Divergent Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Kevin Ober. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Reniac, Inc. designs and develops intelligent data-aware architecture for applications, servers, and data stores. The company was founded by Prasanna Sundararajan and Kulkarni Chidamber and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Part of Internap Holding LLC, Internap Network Services U.K. Ltd. is a British company that provides internet connectivity services. The company is based in London, UK.

5G Open Innovation Lab LLC is an applied innovation ecosystem that brings together corporations, academia, and government institutions with early and later-stage startups to develop new capabilities and market categories that will transform the enterprise. The private company is based in Kirkland, WA and was founded by Jim Brisimitzis. The lab provides startups with access to open platforms and markets needed to create, test, and deploy new use cases and innovations for 5G and 5G-enabled technologies, including artificial intelligence and edge computing. The lab also delivers actionable knowledge and market insight to help its partners and member companies deliver value to customers and grow their revenue and leadership positions.