Cindy Lebeau

For Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology (FIRST) is a robotics community and the world's leading youth-serving nonprofit advancing STEM education. The private company is based in Manchester and was founded by Dean L. Kamen. The organization provides access to resources on building, gaming, financing, safety, marketing, and team education. FIRST offers various programs, including FIRST LEGO League and FIRST Tech Challenge, which aim to inspire young children through fun challenges and competitions using LEGO educational materials. FIRST Robotics Competition allows students to design, program, and build robots to compete in themed head-to-head challenges. The organization also promotes STEM engagement and advocates for STEM opportunities for kids. FIRST is committed to fostering diversity and inclusion and works closely with research and academic organizations to provide evidence of its impact on students' education and career choices.

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

Beyond Imagination, Inc. is a robotics and AI platform company that focuses on bringing humanoid robots to the market quickly. The company is based in Burbank, CA. The company partner a human pilot with an evolving AI brain to deploy their beomni robotics platform across a wide range of commercial applications. Beyond Imagination is actively seeking business partners and investors for its series A round. The company was founded by Jim Gianopulos, Andrew K. Nikou, Robert Joseph Hariri Gordon, Dean L. Kamen, Paul E. Jacobs, Raymond C. Kurzweil, Anousheh Ansari, Neil A. Jacobstein, Skip Brittenham, Tony Robbins, Harry Kloor, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Scratch Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to provide free access to Scratch, a coding platform for children worldwide. The non-profit company is based in Bethesda, MD. The platform allows children to express their ideas through coding.

National Academy Foundation operates as a national network of education, business, and community leaders who work together to ensure high school students are college, career, and future ready. The company was founded by Sanford I. Weill in 1982 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

DEKA Research & Development Corp. manufactures medical devices. Its products include home choice PD machine, iBOT, DEKA arm, Stirling, Segway and water purification. The firm focuses on the development of radical new technologies that span a diverse set of applications. The company was founded by Dean L. Kamen in 1982 and is headquartered in Manchester, NH.

The National Association of Manufacturers is an organization that works for the success of over 12.9 million people who are involved in manufacturing. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company's work is based on four core values that drive the industry. The company commissioned a study in August 2015, which found that the EPA's proposed ozone rule could reduce GDP by $140 billion. The CEO of the company is Jay Timmons.

Cytyc Corp. manufactures and markets medical diagnostic applications. The company is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

X PRIZE Foundation creates educational programming for students and space enthusiasts. It offers services in space and ocean exploration, life sciences, energy and environment, education, and global development areas. The company was founded by Peter Diamandis in 1995 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Segway, Inc. develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets self-balancing and zero-emissions light electric transportation devices. It also provides zero-emissions personal transporters for indoor, sidewalk, cross-terrain, and patrol use, and PT accessories, such as cargo, lighting, parking, infokey, mats, travel, batteries, and apparel and collectibles. The company was founded by Dean L. Kamen in 1999 and is headquartered in Bedford, NH.

Two Sigma Investments LP (TSI) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Overdeck and David Siegel in 2001. TSI provides advisory services to private investment funds, that consists of commingled vehicles and funds of one, typically organized as Delaware limited partnerships, Delaware limited liability companies, Cayman Islands exempted companies or other similar structures.

Beta Technologies, Inc. designs and develops electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts. The firm also provides optional recharging station modules and features such as on-site maintenance and repair workshop, sleeping accommodations, pilot lounge, warehouse units, battery energy storage, generators, solar array, and elevated landing deck. The company was founded by Kyle B. Clark and is headquartered in South Burlington, VT.

Tudor Investment Corp. (TIC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1980 by Paul T. Jones, II. TIC provides discretionary investment advisory services to various hedge funds, private equity funds and managed accounts. Investors in these funds generally include high-net worth individuals and related entities, sovereign entities, pension funds, non-financial corporates, financial institutions, endowments and foundations, fund-of-fund vehicles and proprietary capital from current and former personnel.

Two Sigma Advisers LP (Two Sigma) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2009 by David Siegel and John Overdeck. Two Sigma provides advisory services to private investment funds, such as commingled vehicles and funds of one, as well as sub-advisory or investment management services, as applicable, to an investment company and UCITS funds.

Part of D.E. Shaw & Co. II, Inc., D.E. Shaw & Co. LLC is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in New York, NY.

NYC First provides education services. The private company is based in New York, NY.

The Carnegie Hall Corp. operates as a non-profit organization that engages in the promotion and management of a venue for musical performances. It also supports educational activities through its Weill Music Institute. The company was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1891 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Two Sigma Insurance Quantified LP provides underwriting technology services. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded in 2016. Brian J. Modesitt has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

Arm Ltd. engages in the licensing, marketing, and research and development of microprocessors, system intellectual property (IP), graphics processors, physical IP and associated systems IP, software and tools. Its products include Pelion IoT platform, Mbed OS, IoT SoC, and Kigen SIM. The company was founded by Michael Peter Muller in November 1990 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

QUALCOMM Ventures (QUALCOMM Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of QUALCOMM, Inc. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Chrysler International Corp. provides car dealership services.

First In Michigan operates a sports league. The private company is based in Farmington Hills, MI.

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.

The Phi Beta Kappa Society operates as an organization for liberal arts and science education. The non-profit company is based in Washington.