Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC

Founded in 1890 in St. Louis, Missouri, Emerson began as a manufacturer of electric motors and fans, born from the insight that industrial America needed reliable power solutions. Brothers Charles and Alexander Meston, along with John Wesley Emerson, recognized that the rapidly industrializing nation required innovative electrical technology to power its growth. From these humble beginnings making electric fans, the company evolved continuously, expanding its capabilities and adapting to the changing technological landscape of the 20th century. Today, Emerson stands as a global technology and engineering powerhouse driving innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter and more sustainable. With over 130 years of transformation behind them, they combine advanced technologies with industry-leading expertise to create sustainable solutions for the world's most complex challenges. Headquartered in St. Louis with operations in over 170 countries and approximately 73,000 employees, Emerson delivers automation solutions for the most demanding technology challenges, helping essential industries embrace automation and optimize their performance through intelligent devices, control systems, and industrial software.

For more than 100 years, GE Aerospace has been driven by a singular purpose: to invent the future of flight, lift people up, and bring them home safely. What began in 1917 with a turbosupercharger contract has evolved into the world's leading provider of jet and turboprop engines and integrated systems for commercial, military, business, and general aviation. With over 44,000 commercial and 26,000 military aircraft engines in service worldwide, GE Aerospace's technology powers the skies that connect families, economies, and nations. The stakes are incredibly high - every day, millions of lives depend on the reliability and performance of GE engines. That's why GE Aerospace invests billions in research and development, pushing boundaries from advanced materials to alternative fuels and revolutionary propulsion systems like the XA100 adaptive cycle engine. The company's 53,000 employees across 100+ countries are committed to safety, quality, and innovation, ensuring that whether carrying a soldier to defend their country or a family to their next adventure, flight remains safe, efficient, and sustainable for future generations.

At S&C Electric Company, we believe the grid transformation starts with our people. Our employee-owned culture means every team member has a stake in delivering quality, innovation, and reliability to the electrical power systems we serve. We've been pioneering solutions for over a century - beginning with the Liquid Power Fuse invention in 1911 - and today our diverse, global workforce develops intelligent products like IntelliRupter PulseCloser Fault Interrupter, reclosers, switchgear, and microgrid control systems that make the electrical grid more resilient and sustainable. We engineer reliability and durability into every product we make, serving utilities, commercial facilities, data centers, airports, healthcare facilities, and industrial operations worldwide. Our people-first culture promotes trust, teamwork, dignity, and respect. We believe in private ownership, planning for the long term, and reinvesting the majority of earnings back into the business to drive continuous innovation. Our commitment to excellence means we never stop improving - learning, contributing ideas, and initiating change. When you join S&C, you become part of a 100% employee-owned company where your work directly contributes to transforming the grid for an outage-free, sustainable energy future.

Talen Energy was born in 2015 from a simple but powerful insight: the energy landscape was fundamentally changing, and the industry needed a new kind of power producer - one that could bridge the gap between traditional reliability and emerging clean energy demands. Emerging from PPL Corporation’s century-old utility operations, Talen’s founders recognized that the future belonged to independent power producers who could combine operational excellence with strategic flexibility. They assembled a diverse portfolio of generation assets across the United States, anchored by the Susquehanna nuclear facility and spanning nuclear, natural gas, coal, and oil technologies - giving Talen the unique ability to deliver power safely, reliably, and efficiently while navigating the complex energy transition. Today, Talen Energy operates approximately 13.1 GW of generation capacity across 12 locations, employing nearly 1,900 people who embody the company’s core values of Excellence, No Harm, Integrity, and Continuous Improvement. The company has evolved beyond traditional power generation to become a leader in powering the digital infrastructure revolution, establishing first-of-its-kind partnerships to serve data centers with 24x7 carbon-free nuclear power. With ambitious commitments to eliminate coal use by 2028 and reduce CO2 emissions 75% by 2030, Talen is proving that reliability and sustainability can power the future together. Their partnership with Eos Energy to explore battery storage solutions further demonstrates how they’re innovating to meet the growing demands of AI-driven data centers while delivering maximum value per megawatt produced for their stakeholders.

We're one of America's largest energy holding companies, serving about 7.7 million customers across six states. Our team of more than 27,000 people works every day to keep the lights on and gas flowing for millions of homes and businesses. We've been at this since 1904, when the Catawba Hydro Station first started generating power, and we've learned a lot along the way about what it takes to deliver energy reliably and responsibly. These days, we're investing nearly $200 billion over the next decade to build a smarter, cleaner energy system. That means upgrading our grid, adding renewable energy sources, and hardening our equipment against severe weather. We're also focused on energy efficiency programs that help customers save money while reducing their environmental impact. It's a lot of work, but we believe building a better energy future is worth the effort.

LightFeather IO LLC is a digital services company founded in 2018 that modernizes U.S. federal infrastructure through DevSecOps implementation, cloud engineering, and legacy system transformation. Operating as both a Woman-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, the company works exclusively with federal agencies to deliver value-driven IT solutions that integrate security practices directly into development and operations workflows. The company's technical practice centers on three core service areas: DevSecOps integration for federal systems, cloud-based infrastructure modernization, and comprehensive system transformation projects. LightFeather positions itself at the intersection of cutting-edge cloud technologies and the specific compliance, security, and operational requirements of government IT environments. Their approach combines forward-leaning methodologies with the technical rigor required for federal work, where security isn't an afterthought but a foundational element of every deployment. Led by CEO Sarah Fahden, LightFeather maintains a mission-driven operational philosophy that technology should serve people rather than create barriers. The company explicitly frames its work around making government services more effective for end users - citizens who depend on federal systems to function reliably and securely. For security professionals, this translates to work that matters beyond abstract compliance: modernizing infrastructure that serves real public needs while meeting stringent federal security standards and advancing the maturity of DevSecOps practices across government agencies.