Jonathan Ballon

Key Safety Systems, Inc. manufacture airbags, driver systems and seatbelts. It serves original equipment customers including heavy truck and bus, construction, agriculture, exotic automobile, military vehicle, recreational and automotive aftermarkets. The company was founded by Allen K. Breed in 1987 and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, MI.

Metaldyne Corp. designs and supplies metal formed components. Its products include valve bodies, end cover assemblies, clutch modules, hollowed shafts, powder metal carriers, input/output hubs, connecting rods, rubber dampers, viscous dampers, isolation pulleys, differential gears, sliding sleeves, splined sleeves, suspension components and pistons & housings. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP provides legal services to financial institutions and corporations, government entities, charitable and health care organizations and individual private clients. It was founded in 1792 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Karma Automotive LLC designs, produces and distributes electric vehicles with extended range. It offers hybrid electric cars under the Karma brand name. the firm also manufactures automobiles with hybrid electric engines. The company was founded in August 2007 by Bernhard Koehler and Henrik Fisker and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.

Active Protective Technologies, Inc. develops medical technology solutions. It provides a smartbelt that can determine a human fall, and deploys airbags to protect the hips of older adults. The device also has all functionality of medical alert pendants, and will therefore wirelessly alert caregivers. The company was founded by Drew Lakatos and Robert F. Buckman and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC provides legal services. Its services include corporate law and governance, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, securities class action litigation, intellectual property litigation, antitrust counseling and litigation, joint ventures and strategic alliances, technology licensing and other intellectual property transactions, tax, and employee benefits and employment law. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Crestview Advisors LLC (Crestview Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Tom Sawyer Murphy Jr. and Barry Stuart Volpert. The firm is headquartered in Madison, New York.

Ford Motor (China) Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells automobiles. The company's automobile brands include Land Rover, Mazda, Jaguar, and Volvo. The company operates dealerships throughout China and also offers Hertz Car Rental and Ford QualityCare services. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

Technology CEO Council is an IT industry public policy advocacy organization. The private company is based in Washington.

FCA US LLC engages in the design, engineering, manufacture, distribution, and sale of vehicles. The company was founded on May 22, 2009 and is headquartered in South Lyon, MI.

J.R. Automation Technologies LLC provides automated manufacturing system solutions. It offers assembly, contract manufacturing, dispense applications, fiber processing, inspection, testing, laser applications, robotics integration, software and data integration capabilities. The firm serves the aerospace, automotive, construction, consumer products, food and beverages, heavy equipment and pharmaceutical industries. The company was founded by Ken Assink in 1980 and is headquartered in Holland, MI.

Concours Technologies, Inc. manufactures and supplies molds for automotive, heavy trucks and consumer goods industries. The firm offers exterior tooling which includes airfold intake manifolds, chrome grille assemblies, and lower spoilers; and interior tooling such as cluster bezel, instrument assembly panel, and glove box assembly. The company was founded by Mark Goggin in 1994 and is headquartered in Lakeshore, Canada.

Metaldyne Co. LLC designs and supplies metal-formed components and assemblies for powertrain applications. It offers engine connecting rods, transmission valve bodies, fears and pinions, balance shaft modules, and crankshaft dampers and pulleys. The company is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

Stackpole International, Inc. manufactures transmission, engine oil pumps and powder metal components. Its products include black box oil, displacement, precision gear and vane pumps. The company was founded by Harry C. Stackpole and J. K. P. Hall in 1906 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Canada.

Elo Touch Solutions, Inc. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of touchscreen products and technologies. It offers components, monitors, computers, signage, and open frame touchscreens. The company was founded by G. S. Hurst in 1971 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Anzu Partners LLC (Anzu Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by David Michael and David Seldin. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Encharge AI, Inc. is a leader in advanced AI hardware and software systems for edge computing. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. The company's robust and scalable next-generation in-memory computing technology provides orders-of-magnitude higher compute efficiency and density compared to today's solutions. Encharge AI launched in 2022 and is led by veteran technologists with backgrounds in semiconductor design and AI systems. Encharge AI's high-performance solutions will enable the immense potential of AI to be accessible at scale, in power, energy, and space constrained applications. The company was founded by Kailash Gopalakrishnan, Echere Iroaga, Naveen Verma. Naveen Verma has been the CEO since incorporation.

Liquid Instruments Pty Ltd. engages in the manufacturing of precision measurement and gravitational wave detector instrumentation. It also offers hardware and software. The company was founded by Daniel Shaddock, Magnus Hsu, David Rabeling and Danielle Wuchenich in 2014 and is headquartered in Acton, Australia.

South 8 Technologies, Inc. has developed a novel liquefied gas electrolyte, Ligas®, to power the next generation of lithium-ion batteries and advance the world's clean energy future. The company is based in San Diego, CA. Its patented technology enables a substantial increase in energy, improved safety, and an exceptionally wide operating temperature. Leveraging conventional materials and manufacturing, South 8 Technologies offers a unique solution for a variety of e-mobility, energy storage, and industrial applications. The company was founded in 2016 as a spin-out of UC where the founding team developed its breakthrough new liquefied gas electrolyte (Ligas®) chemistry for next-generation lithium batteries. Cyrus Rustomji and Jungwoo Lee founded the company in 2015, and Cyrus Rustomji has been the CEO since then.

Niron Magnetics, Inc. creates novel advanced materials for the magnetics industry based on proprietary scientific and technological advances. The company was founded by Francis Thibodeau and is headquartered in East Palo Alto, CA.

Achates Power, Inc. designs and develops internal combustion engines. The firm's solutions encompass opposed-piston, compression ignition, and two-stroke diesel engines. It focuses on the development and commercialization of engines that aim to increase fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The firm's capabilities encompass computer-based design, testing, simulation, data monitoring, and analysis tools development. The company was founded by James U. Lemke in 2004 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.