Richard Martin

Dell, Inc. engages in the manufacture of electronic devices. Its products include laptops, desktops, tablets, thin clients, printers, monitors, software, workstations and accessories. The company was founded by Michael Saul Dell on February 1, 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, TX.

CoreComm Ltd. provides telephone, Internet, voice mail, paging, and cellular services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mystic Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures and wholesales pharmaceutical and biological products. The private company was founded in 2003 and is based in Austin, TX.

Asuragen, Inc. develops molecular diagnostic products. Its products include AmplideX and QuantideX. It uses genomics to drive patient management through clinical testing solutions. The company was founded in March 2006 by Matthew M. Winkler and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks provides television broadcasting, information and musical online content services. Its services encompass films, television shows, video streaming and music videos. The company was founded in 1984 is headquartered in New York, NY.

Priva Technologies, Inc. develops hardware and software products. It serves the consumer, enterprise, financial services and health care markets. The company has offices in California, Illinois and Virginia. Priva Technologies was founded by Jeff Minushkin in 1999 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Alpheus Communications LLC engages in the provision of telecommunications and data center services for enterprises and carriers. It delivers advanced services and solutions including connectivity, collocation, and disaster recovery. The firm serves enterprise customers in the healthcare, energy, banking, information technology, and legal fields. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Broadwing Communications LLC provides telecommunications solutions to enterprises, carriers and government entities. Its optical network enables the delivery of data, voice, video and high-capacity bandwidth services with unparalleled customer focus and speed. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Part of KeyCorp, SONAT Exploration Co. is a company that provides petroleum exploration. The company is based in Houston, TX.

Neverfail, Inc. provides data center solutions and services. Its solutions include vCenter high availability, backup, recovery and archive, cloud migration, continuous application availability, disaster recovery-as-a-service, and cloud backup. The firm offers business continuity, application delivery, and migration related products. The company was founded by Brian Hierholzer in 1993 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

MTV Networks, Inc. operates as a creator of entertainment content that connects diverse audiences across TV, online, mobile, games, and consumer products. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Barrett Kendall Publishing Ltd. provides book publishing services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

Part of Velankani Group, Velankani Communications Technologies, Inc. provides information technology, communications technology, infrastructure and financial resources. The company is based in Somerset, NJ.

GigNet, Inc. is an international digital infrastructure company that provides fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) services to enterprise customers, including hotels, resorts, retailers, offices, large commercial operations, governmental offices, and medical and educational facilities. The company is based in Lake Bluff, IL, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company also offers fiber-optic transport services for mobile phone operators in the Mexican Caribbean region. GigNet is actively expanding its regional broadband network in the Mexican Caribbean, which is one of the largest and fastest-growing tourism and new residential development destinations in the world. The company was founded by Paul A. Moore, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Ezee Fiber Texas LLC is a fiber telecommunications company that offers affordable and reliable multi-gig internet service to residential, business, and government customers through its 100% fiber-optic network. The private company is based in Houston, TX, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company operates a carrier-grade network throughout Texas, where its customers are supported by local teams that live and work in the communities they serve. The company serves an expansive service area with 100 percent fiber assets in the triad between Galveston, Huntsville, and College Station. Matt Marino has been the CEO of the company since 2023. Ezee Fiber, which acquired ICTX Wavemedia in 2021, operates a carrier-grade 2,000-mile route fiber network in the greater metroplex.