James D. Shields

Aerodyne Research, Inc. provides research and development services for commercial and government clients in the United States and internationally. It designs, builds, and utilizes remote sensing, surveillance, image processing, tracking, and recognition systems for environmental and defense applications; and develops and characterizes materials, processes, and devices for electronic, electro-optical, and energy applications. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Riverside Research Institute provides technical advisory and engineering support. It services include Analysis of Alternatives, Education and Training, Modeling and Simulation, Program Management, Security, Facility and Systems Engineering. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 2000, Navigator Technology Ventures is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based venture capital fund management firm

Passport Systems, Inc. provides scanning system services. It develops active and passive solutions to automatically detect, localize, and identify concealed threats and contraband for a broad range of applications, including pedestrian, vehicle, and fixed-facility-based approaches. The firm offers an automated, non-intrusive Cargo Scanning System that has the capability to analyze the composition of materials and accurately identify the contents of a container, including commercial items, contraband, fissile materials, explosives, and other materials. The company was founded by William Bertozzi, Robert J. Ledoux and Stewart K. Hall in December 2002 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Northrop Grumman IT TASC, Inc. provides systems engineering and information management solutions to the U.S. information operations, intelligence, space, and communications programs. Its areas of operation includes information operations and security, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and information management solutions. The firm is a business unit of Northrop Grumman Information Technology. The company is located in Chantilly, VA.

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. engages in the design, development, and deployment of technological solutions. It focuses on the areas of commercial, space, national security, strategic systems, and global challenges. It provides engineering services to government, commercial companies, and educational institutions. The company was founded by Charles Stark Draper in 1934 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.