Ron Huddleston

Blackhawk Network, Inc. markets and distributes prepaid and payments products. The firm provides various gift cards, prepaid digital products, prepaid telecom products and financial service products. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

trycourier.com, Inc. operates as a smart notification platform company. The company was founded by Troy Goode and in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

CommonGround is a company based in Silicon Valley and Israel that focuses on improving communication and online collaboration. CommonGround is backed by leading venture capital firms and investors. The Israeli company specializes in creating hyper-realistic avatars using advanced AI algorithms, allowing users to meet in the metaverse. The company was founded in 2019 by Amir Bassan-Eskenazi and Ran Oz, and is led by a team of engineers with expertise in various fields. The company was founded by Ran Oz and is currently led by CEO Amir Bassan-Eskenazi.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Matrix Management Corp. (Matrix Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 by Paul Ferri. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts with additional offices in China and India.

Cloud Security Alliance provides security assurance within cloud computing and education on the uses of cloud computing. Its research program works in collaboration with industry, higher education and government on a global basis. The company was founded by Dave Cullinane and Jim Reavis and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Takara Bio USA, Inc. helps to accelerate the discovery process by providing pioneering tools that enable researchers to ask new questions and investigate ever more complex systems than was previously possible. With more than 5,000 literature citations, its innovative products and services continue to facilitate advancement in areas such as genomics, cancer research, apoptosis, cytogenetics, developmental genetics, cellular physiology, pharmocogenetics, and neurobiology.

Endgame, Inc. provides security intelligence and analytics solutions. The firm’s services include managed EDR, compromise assessment, incident response and managed threat hunting. Its products include real-time IP reputation data, protection of customers' critical information, proactive data analysis and vulnerability research. The company was founded by Raymond Gazaway, Daniel S. Ingevaldso, David Miles, Thomas E. Noonan, Earle W. Ady and Christopher J. Rouland in 2008 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Virage, Inc. provides media communication and content management software solutions for video production, internet publishing, and web casting. The company was founded by Bradley J. Horowitz in 1993 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Photon Dynamics, Inc. manufactures test inspection and repair systems for the flat panel display industry. The company was founded on May 12, 1986 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in basic and applied research. The Institute, with nearly 360 faculty, 4000 students, 1250 administrative and supporting staff, is a self-contained campus and is located in a beautiful, wooded land of about 250 hectares in South Madras