David Barksdale

The Greater New Orleans Foundation awards grants to non-profit organizations that support projects and programs that benefit the citizens, meet community needs, and test new ideas. The types of support they provide include: capital, program development and support, seed money, technical assistance, capacity building, and emergency. The foundation was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.

Spread Networks LLC provides telecommunications services. It offers wavelength, dark fiber, ultra low latency servicves, and wireless networks. The company was founded by Dan Spivey in January 2009 and is headquartered in Ridgeland, MS.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is an international law firm that provides legal services to clients. The company serves multinational corporations, international financial institutions, sovereign governments and its agencies and domestic corporations and financial institutions. The company was founded by George Cleary, Leo Gottlieb, Henry Friendly, Mel Steen, Hugh Cox, Fowler Hamilton and George Ball in 1946 and it is headquartered in New York, NY.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

The National World War II Museum, Inc. exhibits artefacts from World War II. It offers compelling blend of sweeping narrative, poignant personal detail, the Museum features immersive exhibits, multimedia experiences, an expansive collection of artifacts and first-person oral histories to take visitors inside the story of the war. The company was founded by Stephen E. Ambrose in 2002 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.

Servato Corp. develops active battery management system. Its product and features include single string battery management, ActiView, and double battery life with adaptive charging. The company was founded by Chris Mangum and Ron Lau in May 2014 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.

The Idea Village, Inc. operates as a nonprofit organization which provides support services for new entrepreneurs. It offers a variety of programming to support the startup, growth, and scale of New Orleans entrepreneurs. The company was founded by Tim Williamson in 2000 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.