Accel is a leading venture capital firm that invests in people and their companies from the earliest days through all phases of private company growth. Atlassian, Braintree, Cloudera, CrowdStrike, DJI, Dropbox, Dropcam, Etsy, Facebook, Flipkart, FreshWorks, Jet, Qualtrics, Slack, Spotify, Supercell, UiPath and Vox Media are among the companies the firm has backed over the past 40 years. For more, visit www.accel.com or www.twitter.com/accel.

The SETI Institute is a non-profit research organization, located in the Silicon Valley close to the NASA Ames Research Center. Our mission is to lead humanity's quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the universe and share that knowledge with the world. The SETI Institute is committed to respecting values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA) and creating and maintaining a positive and nurturing work environment that promotes mutual respect, trust, fairness, and objectivity. We strive to provide professional and personal growth to every individual regardless of race, color, religion, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin. As a group of talented scientists, engineers, educators, and professionals, it is our belief that a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible workplace is critical to accomplishing the Institute’s mission, and ensuring that we follow our values and principles.

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Baidu USA is one of the R&D centers of Baidu, China’s largest search engine provider. Baidu USA’s team of elite, world-class researchers and engineers devote their time to tackling the most challenging, change-the-world projects in AI and related fields. Baidu USA is comprised of four groups: Baidu Research US, Intelligent Driving Group US, Baidu USDC and Smart Living Group US. At Baidu USA, we act with the nimbleness of a startup, but as a global company, have access to immense computing resources and data. This makes Baidu USA the best place for those working in AI to see their work developed and potentially deployed to hundreds of millions of users. The name Baidu was inspired by a poem written more than 800 years ago during China's Song Dynasty. Baidu, whose literal meaning is “hundreds of times,” represents a persistent search for the ideal.

For over 40 years, DES Architects + Engineers has created working, learning, and healing environments. As a multi-disciplinary design firm, DES provides creative, sustainable solutions to meet the needs of development, science and tech, healthcare, and education clients. DES values collaboration to achieve design excellence, focusing on each client’s unique vision, culture, and values. DES offers an integrated project approach that leads to increased accuracy, quicker project delivery, and a better use of valuable resources. With offices in Redwood City and San Francisco, DES provides seven in-house services: Architecture, Interior Design, Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Visual Communications and Green Building Consulting.

Codexis is a leading enzyme engineering company leveraging its proprietary CodeEvolver® platform to discover, develop and enhance novel, high-performance enzymes and other classes of proteins. Codexis enzymes solve for real-world challenges associated with small molecule pharmaceuticals manufacturing and nucleic acid synthesis. The Company is currently developing its proprietary ECO Synthesis platform to enable the scaled manufacture of RNAi therapeutics through an enzymatic route. Codexis' unique enzymes can drive improvements such as higher yields, reduced energy usage and waste generation, improved efficiency in manufacturing and greater sensitivity in genomic and diagnostic applications.

Since 1979, ATAC has provided simulation and analysis to the aviation community. ATAC's dedicated staff is passionate about the development and application of computer models, simulations, decision aids, and analysis tools. ATAC's comprehensive services include - Airport planning, Airspace operations design and analysis, Environmental impact assessment, Military aviation, model development and operational performance analysis. ATAC's state-of-the-art products - Simmod PRO!, Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT), Graphical Airspace Design Environment (GRADE), Range, Airspace and Airfield Data Analysis and Reporting System (RAADARs) and SkyView.

DAHLIN is a diverse architecture, planning, and interiors firm of 150+ multicultural professionals working with developers, municipalities, and private clients. We successfully support client relationships by matching our expertise with their expectations and goals – listening and effectively collaborating to craft sustainable communities and urban environments. Our design solutions are innovative, real, and achievable. Our people are passionate about creating places that promote human fulfillment and well-being.

At Geron, we are tirelessly pursuing blood cancer treatments with the potential to extend and enhance lives. For more than 30 years, we’ve researched, experimented, adapted, and even defied conventions in pursuit of new possibilities for patients. Our determination to bring patients a transformative treatment has led us to forge new pathways. Our first-in-class telomerase inhibitor, imetelstat, harnesses Nobel Prize-winning science in a treatment that may alter the underlying drivers of disease. Imetelstat could change the course of blood cancers—changing lives for the better. Geron is currently conducting two Phase 3 clinical trials of imetelstat: IMerge in lower risk myelodysplastic syndromes and IMpactMF in relapsed/refractory myelofibrosis. For more information, visit https://www.geron.com Geron’s Community Guidelines: https://www.geron.com/CommunityGuidelines/

Wave Computing is a VC-backed company that is revolutionizing artificial intelligence. with its dataflow-based chips, systems and software that deliver orders of magnitude performance improvements over legacy architectures. The company’s vision is to bring deep learning to customers’ data wherever it may be—from the edge to the data center—helping accelerate time-to-insight. Based in Campbell, California, Wave Computing has been named Frost & Sullivan’s 2018 “Machine Learning Industry Technology Innovation Leader,” and recognized by CIO Application Magazine’s as one of the “Top 25 Artificial Intelligence Providers.” Combined with MIPS, Wave now has over 400 granted and pending patents and hundreds of customers worldwide.

Vector Laboratories empowers scientific advances with innovative proteomic and glycomic solutions. Supporting scientific industries worldwide for 45 years and counting, Vector Laboratories is recognized as a pioneer and market leader in immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry, and glycobiology products. Scientists in academic, industry, and manufacturing settings continue to rely on Vector Laboratories as a trusted partner in their quest to move science forward, with impact. Our company leadership is steadfast in its mission of empowering scientific curiosity through a culture of service, reliable products, and unmatched technical expertise; a commitment that ultimately allows scientists to make a difference in the world. As an employer, Vector Laboratories instills a work culture focused on the values of integrity, excellence, inclusion, and genuine relationship-building across employees and customers. Vector Laboratories is currently headquartered in Newark, CA. Its rich history in the development of critical and innovative scientific tools and solutions will continue as the organization grows. As the first company to commercialize avidin-biotin enzyme complex kits for immunohistochemistry and antifade mounting media for immunofluorescence, Vector Laboratories has since introduced over 600 reliable reagents and kits. Vector Laboratories products have been cited in more than 350,000 scientific publications and are included in Standard Operating Procedures in labs worldwide. Our genuine commitment to the health, well-being and work-life balance of our employers is reflected in the wide range of benefits we offer. These include competitive compensation, medical, dental, and vision plans, and a generous 401(k) retirement plan. Unique employee perks include • Free use of company condominiums in beautiful Lake Tahoe • Ticket raffle for San Francisco Giants home games (2 tickets)

REVOLUTION Medicines discovers and develops new drugs that harness the therapeutic potential of frontier oncology targets on behalf of cancer patients. Our innovative product engine draws inspiration from nature and evolution, which offer insights into cancer targets, disease mechanisms and therapeutic approaches. We pay particular attention to natural products that are inherently rich with biological function as a result of natural selection and can inform and guide our discovery and development of small molecules that can modulate these targets.

We imagine a world in which the places we live, work, create, learn, and heal support a complete physical, mental, and social well-being. Our designs advance these ideals—helping our clients create environments that promote health, value, and the pursuit of knowledge. DGA is a planning, architecture, and interior design firm. 180+ professionals blending a love of art, design, science, and technology for the betterment of society.