Richard White

As a nonprofit engineering innovation company, Draper serves our nation’s interests and security needs; advances technologies at the intersection of government, academia, and industry; cultivates the next generation of innovators; and solves the most complex challenges. Multidisciplinary teams drawn from a broad and deep talent pool of 1,200 engineers and scientists collaborate to develop first-of-a-kind solutions. Our unbiased approach enables us to focus on our customers’ needs and to deliver new capabilities to them.

Vestcom is the industry leader in shelf-edge media for Retailers and CPGs. Our data-integrated media solutions engage shoppers at their point of decision to enrich the shopping experience while driving profitable growth. For more than 30 years, Vestcom’s patented shelf-edge innovation has been relied upon by 70+ retailers across more than 60,000 stores, partnering to engage more than 600 CPGs through our shelfAdz media solution. Vestcom is a standalone business unit of Avery Dennison, a global Fortune 500 company. Learn more at www.vestcom.com.

RGS Energy (formerly Real Goods Solar) has provided clean energy solutions to homeowners, businesses, schools, governments, and utilities of all sizes since 1978, when it sold some of the first retail solar panels in the U.S. With eight offices from coast to coast (and in Hawaii as Sunetric) and over 25,000 solar energy systems totaling more than 260 MW installed, RGS Energy is one of the oldest, largest, and most trusted clean energy EPC providers in the country. Our mission is to promote the adoption of renewable energy to reduce the human ecological footprint. Using proven technologies, high quality engineering and professional installation practices, we enable our customers to transition to clean energy. We lead by providing inspirational education, promoting community, and demonstrating stewardship through our actions. Our success is built upon the satisfaction of our customers, the alignment of our actions with our principles and the profitable growth of our company to build value for our shareholders and employees. We strive to treat our employees with the utmost care, compassion and respect while encouraging a workplace full of fun, enthusiasm and opportunity

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is an honorific society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. The NAS was signed into being by President Abraham Lincoln on March 3, 1863, at the height of the Civil War. As mandated in its Act of Incorporation, the NAS has, since 1863, served to "investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art"​ whenever called upon to do so by any department of the government. Scientific issues would become even more contentious and complex in the years following the war. To keep pace with the growing roles that science and technology would play in public life, the institution that was founded in 1863 eventually expanded to include the National Research Council in 1916, the National Academy of Engineering in 1964, and the National Academy of Medicine (formerly known as the Institute of Medicine) in 1970. Collectively, the four organizations are known as the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

As a nonprofit engineering innovation company, Draper serves our nation’s interests and security needs; advances technologies at the intersection of government, academia, and industry; cultivates the next generation of innovators; and solves the most complex challenges. Multidisciplinary teams drawn from a broad and deep talent pool of 1,200 engineers and scientists collaborate to develop first-of-a-kind solutions. Our unbiased approach enables us to focus on our customers’ needs and to deliver new capabilities to them.

Lakes Entertainment Inc. was created in 1998 as part of the merger between Grand Casinos and Hilton's gaming businesses to form Park Place Entertainment. Park Place received Grand's three riverboat casinos in Mississippi, while Grand's other businesses, including management of Indian casinos, were spun off as Lakes Gaming. The name was changed to Lakes Entertainment in 2002 to reflect the company's involvement in the World Poker Tour and other non-casino businesses. In January 2015, Lakes agreed to merge with Golden Gaming. The combined company would be named Golden Entertainment. Golden Gaming head Blake Sartini would own 35% of the company and serve as its chief executive officer, while Lakes head Lyle Berman would be a board member and consultant. Golden Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates gaming properties across two divisions – distributed gaming and casino operations. Golden Entertainment operates more than 12,000 gaming devices and nearly 30 table games in Nevada, Maryland and Montana. Golden is also licensed to manage video gaming terminals in Illinois. The Company owns four casino properties, more than 50 taverns and operates approximately 980 distributed gaming locations in multiple jurisdictions. Golden Entertainment is focused on leveraging its scale, market leadership and proven management capabilities to maximize profitability of its operations and value for its shareholders.

Oppenheimer is a global financial institution offering Wealth Management, Capital Markets, and Investment Banking solutions. We have been providing customized strategies centered on the goals of our clients since 1881 — using our extensive experience, resources, research, and knowledge to help advance society, improve our communities, and leave the world a better place.