Bruce Edwards

AST Research, Inc. was a designer, manufacturer and marketer of enhancement products for microcomputers. It was located in Irvine, CA.

Emulex Corp. provides hardware and software solutions for global networks that support enterprise, cloud, government, and telecommunications. The firm operates through two business segments: Networking and Visibility Segment. The Networking Segment includes network connectivity products (NCP), storage connectivity products (SCP), and advanced technology and other products. Its SCP include InSpeed, switch-on-a-chip or backend connectivity, bridge, and router products; and the advanced technology and other products consists of its pilot integrated baseboard management controllers and other products and services. The company was founded by Fred B. Cox on February 15, 1979 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

SouthWest Water Co. is a company that owns and operates regulated water and wastewater systems in seven states in the United States, serving over half a million residential and business customers. The company provides a broad range of operations, maintenance, and management services, including water production, treatment, and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, customer service, and utility infrastructure construction management. The company has subsidiaries in the United States, including Hornsby Bend Utility Company, Midway Water Utilities, Inc., and more. The company takes pride in delivering high-quality, reliable service to its customers. The company was founded in 1891 as Land & Water Company and is headquartered in Sugar Land, TX, with around 500 employees. The CEO is Robert MacLean.

Powerwave Technologies, Inc. supplies end-to-end wireless solutions for wireless communications networks. The company was founded on January 2, 1985 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.

Xirrus LLC designs and sells wireless networking equipment. The firm offers hardware platforms and software applications. . The company was founded by Patrick Parker, Dirk I. Gates and Steven F. Degennaro, in 2004nd is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Palagon Partners LLC provides business consulting and teaching services. The private company is based in Irvine, CA. Bruce C. Edwards has been the CEO of the company since 2007.