Shawn T. Walsh

Cox & Co., Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures temperature control and ice protection systems for aerospace, industrial, and transit applications. Its aerospace products include air heaters, air heating systems, heater applications, and heating system controllers for electrical temperature control of aircraft interiors. It provides customer support services, including engineering design consultation, technical field engineering support, operational, and maintenance training seminars. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Hilti, Inc. manufactures and markets hand tools and power tools. Its products include powder-actuated fastening systems, drilling and demolition systems, diamond coring, cutting and sawing systems, cutting, sawing, grinding systems, measuring systems, cordless systems, firestop and fire protection systems, power tool consumables, screw and direct fastening systems, adhesive and mechanical anchoring systems, installation systems, strut and hanger systems and construction chemicals. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Bliss Industries LLC manufactures processing equipment for the renewable fuels, industrial, agricultural and fiber industries. It offers bale shredders, hammers, crumblers, feeders and magnet adapters. The firm's equipment is used for production of ethanol oil and bio fuel industries. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Ponca City, OK.

Pennington Allen Capital Partners LLC (Pennington Allen Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded by William Pennington and Mark Allen in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Oklahoma.

Air Power Systems Co., Inc. manufactures truck equipment. The company manufactures pneumatic cylinders, controls and valves for the mobile, truck equipment and automotive markets. Its solutions include winch & other kits, control consoles and pedestals. Air Power Systems was founded by William J. Mocha Jr. in 1964 and is located in Tulsa, OK.

Alderman & Company Capital LLC provides management consulting and investment banking services to the aerospace and defence industry. Its services include sell-side mergers and acquisitions and management consulting services. The company was founded by William H. Alderman in 2001 and is headquartered in Danbury, CT.

Supplier Excellence Alliance operates as an aerospace and defense non-profit alliance that engages in supply chain transparency. It provides a lean management system and a voluntary supplier certification program. The company was founded 2003 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

The Taft School is a boarding school located in Watertown, CT. It offers courses English, Foreign Language, Mathematics, History, Social Science, Laboratory Science, and Art Courses for students from Grades 9 until 12. The school was founded in 1890 by Horace Dutton Taft.

General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.