James A. Saalfield

The Duke Endowment is a private foundation serving the people of North Carolina and South Carolina by supporting selected programs of higher education, health care, children's welfare and spiritual life. The endowment was founded in 1924 and is located in Charlotte, North Carolina

ThinkEngine Networks, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells voice processing systems, consisting of media servers and application servers, for use in telephone networks, audio call conferencing networks, and cable and non-cable VoIP networks. Its products are utilized in order to implement network announcements, interactive voice response, intelligent peripherals, audio conferencing, intelligent call routing, pre and post-paid calling cards and automatic speech recognition. The company was founded in January 1962 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Elucid Bioimaging is a medical technology company based in the United States that aims to understand and treat the underlying cause of heart attacks and strokes, specifically subclinical atherosclerosis. The company is based in Boston, MA and was founded in 2009 by Andrew Buckler. The company uses AI to provide physicians with a cost-effective means to optimize treatment decisions for patients with known or suspected cardiovascular disease. Elucid Bioimaging's proprietary software, Vascucap, is the first tool to quantify atherosclerotic plaque against histology, deliver key arterial measures, and provide 3D visualization to inform the risk of events such as stroke or heart attack. Vascucap's unique information informs better treatment decisions by physicians, leading to better patient outcomes at a reduced cost of care. The CEO is Blake Richards.

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.

Nassau Life Insurance Co. provides life insurance, annuities and investment products. It offers products and services to meet financial need in middle income and mass affluent markets. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Hartford, CT.

BigBand Networks BAS, Inc. provides telephone voice and data communications services. It is a developer of integrated carrier class broadband access systems that allow cable operators to deliver voice, data and video services. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Telco Systems, Inc. provides transport and access solutions for IP and TDM networks. Its products includes ethernet access rings with sub 50mSec restoration, multiservice ethernet access, circuit emulation & pseudowires, ethernet demarcation, residential & enterprise VoIP, and MPLS/VPLS access. Telco Systems was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Foxboro, MA.

Part of AT&T, Inc., AT&T Paradyne develops products and technologies that provide network access for multimedia communications. The company is based in Paradyne, FL.

Smith College opened in 1875 with 14 students. Today, Smith is among the largest women’s colleges in Northampton, MA, with students from 48 states and 72 countries. The college remains strongly committed to the education of women at the undergraduate level, but Smith admits both men and women as graduate students.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

CVP Management, Inc (Converge Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Nilanjana Bhowmik and Maia Heymann. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Mass Medical Angels LLC (MA2) is an angel firm founded in 2009 by Richard Anders and Roger Kitterman. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.