Thomas M. Zarrella

Instron Corp. manufactures and markets materials testing instruments, systems, and accessories. Its machines evaluate the mechanical properties of materials and components using tension, compression, flexure, fatigue, impact, torsion, and hardness tests. It also offers a range of service capabilities, including calibration, training, technical support, and assistance with laboratory management. The company was founded by Harold Hindman and George Burr in 1946 and is headquartered in Norwood, MA.

GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. operates as a diversified technology company. It provides crystal growth equipment and services for the global, solar, LED and electronics industries. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Hudson, NH.

SustainX, Inc. provided grid-scale energy storage solutions. It provided isothermal compressed air energy storage technology, which is a site-anywhere, zero-emissions solution that enables power and energy-scalable compressed air storage, without the need for caverns or natural gas combustion. The company was founded by Benjamin R. Bollinger, Charles E. Hutchinson Sr., Dax Kepshire and Troy O. McBride in 2007 and was headquartered in Seabrook, NH.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. designs, manufactures and services of military and commercial helicopters. It offers light turbine, piston helicopters, fixed-wing and twin turboprop aircraft and spare parts. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Stratford, CT.

GTAT Corp. provides polysilicon production technology and crystalline ingot growth systems. Its products include polysilicon technologies, silicon crystal growth, sapphire crystal growth, advanced sapphire material and silicon carbide crystal growth equipment. The company was founded by Kedar P. Guptais in 1994 headquartered in Merrimack, NH.

SCHOTT Solar CSP, Inc. manufactures and markets photovoltaic systems. It provides solar power systems to grid-independent industrial clients, government agencies, and utility companies. The firm also sells solar cells and modules. The company is headquartered in Elmsford, NY.

Angeleno Group LLC (Angeleno Group) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Yaniv Tepper, Daniel Weiss, and Zeb Rice. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.