George C. Kenney

NP Photonics, Inc. develops and manufactures fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers and transport fibers. Its proprietary fiber technology is used across a broad family of products, including narrow linewidth, low phase-noise fiber lasers designed for operation in industrial environments. The firm's products include micron fiber lasers, multi-channel fiber laser systems, fiber amplifiers, laser lockers and mid-IR transport fibers. The company was founded by Bernard Kippelen, Honkanen Seppo Kaleva, Nasser Peyghambarian and Shibin Jiang in 1998 and is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

Sendio Technologies, Inc. provides email security and integrity solutions. It offers opt-inbox verification process and email security gateway solutions. The company offers hosted, appliance and virtual appliance platforms. The firm serves the government, finance, healthcare, and legal industries. The company was founded by Cameron Brown, Thomas Cunningham and Tal Golan in 2009 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

Shepherd Ventures (Shepherd Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by George C. Kenney and Tom W. Siegel. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Founded in 1984, Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management is a registered investment advisor located in San Diego, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Allianz of America, Inc., and their ultimate parent is Allianz AG (NYSE: AZ). Nicholas-Applegate manages assets for individual and institutional investors including corporate and government retirement plans, foundations, endowments and mutual fund families.

The Small Business Investor Alliance is an association of senior investment professionals focused on the lower middle market. The non-profit company is based in Washington and was founded by Jonathan F. Wilson. The American company's public policy goals are focused on maintaining access to growth capital for small businesses to support economic growth and job creation. The company recommends policies to unleash more capital for job creation and economic growth, including encouraging investment in rural business investment companies and venture and growth capital.

The San Diego Museum of Art operates as an arts museum. The private company is based in San Diego, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded in 1922 by Jennifer Personette. Roxana Velasquez has been the CEO of the company since 2010.

Lucix Corp. designs, develops, and manufactures commercial and military satellite systems. It offers oscillators assemblies, beacons, power monitors, frequency synthesizers, and central power supply units. The company was founded on February 2, 1999 and is headquartered in Camarillo, CA.