Paul M. Cook

DIVA Systems Corp. engaged in the provision of interactive and on-demand television products and services. It provided end-to-end video-on-demand service in North America. The company was founded on June 15, 1995 and was headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Promptu Systems Corp. provides voice recognition and natural language understanding technology. It engages in the provision of recognition base search and navigation services for mobile phones. The firm’s products are developed in collaboration with major automotive manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers and Smart TV OEMs to ensure privacy, security, scalability and speed. The company was founded by Jeff Shukis, Paul M. Cook, Robert T. Nendza, Jay R. Macintosh and Alan Chase in 2000 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

SRI International provides contract research and development services. It is an independent, nonprofit research institute conducting client-sponsored research and development for government agencies, commercial businesses, foundations, and other organizations. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Sarnoff Corp. provides contract research services in the fields of electronics, biomedicine and information technology. Its areas of research include optoelectronics, genomics, digital video, lasers and wireless communications. The company was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

Exploratorium engages as a museum of science, art and human perception activities . It creates tools and experiences that help people to become an active explorer. The firm includes film creenings workshops for life long learners as well as culture of learning through innovative environments, programs and tools that help people nurture their curiosity about the world around them. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.