Emily Leslie

The American Council on Education (ACE) is a membership organization that mobilizes the higher education community to shape effective public policy and foster innovative, high-quality practice. The organization is based in Washington, D.C. ACE provides services for employers, training providers, colleges and universities, and military and working learners. The organization offers a suite of learning solutions informed by adult, community, and blended learning pedagogies, while its services include evaluation, transcript, and technical assistance for students, employers, and higher education institutions. ACE's research and insights focus on equity-minded leadership, institutional transformation, and student success.

West Virginia Health System, Inc. provides health care services. It owns and operates a chain of hospitals and their affiliated practices and clinics. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Morgantown, WV.

Clemson University Research Foundation, Inc. engages in managing the process of moving Clemson’s hundreds of innovative technologies from the laboratory into commercial markets. it acts as the legal recipient of certain gifts, contracts, and grants from public and private industry, non-profits, and government agencies. The foundation was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Clemson, SC.

West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. provides healthcare services. It offers different facilities, which include behavioral health centers such as Chestnut Ridge, Jefferson Memorial, Ruby Memorial, West Virginia University Children's Hospital, and Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center. It also provides other services like centers for eye and dental care, cancer treatment, and family medicine. The company is headquartered in Morgantown, WV

Special Olympics, Inc. operates as a sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and physical disabilities that provides year-round training and activities. The company was founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver on July 20, 1968 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Health Sciences South Carolina operates as a biomedical research firm. It offers Biostatistics Services & Analysis, Clinical Data Request , Custom Geospatial Visualization Project and Expertise services. The firm also provides ArcGIS, Clinical Data Warehouse, eIRB, i2b2 , Palmetto Profiles, Patient Centered Research and REDCap tools. The company was founded in April 2004 and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

South Carolina Research Authority provides research and commercialization services. It caters maritime technologies, metals and advanced materials, ordnance, health and bioscience, technology services and solutions, and alternative energy. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

The American Hospital Association owns and operates hospitals. Its services include patient care, conducting research and development projects on the structuring and delivery of health care services, and providing educational programs and opportunities. The company was founded in September 1899 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of City Holding Co., City National Bank of West Virginia operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank. The company is based in Charleston, WV. Charles R. Hageboeck has been the CEO of the company since 2001.

Premier, Inc. provides information technology and environmental services. It offers information assurance, cyber security, project management, independent verification and validation, knowledge management and e-learning and consulting services. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Mountain State Analytics LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Morgantown, WV.

Ingalls & Snyder LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1924 by Roscoe C. Ingalls and John T. Snyder. Ingalls & Snyder provides investment management and related services to private clients and institutional investors. The firm also serves as investment advisor to several private investment funds.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest HR association with almost 325,000 members. The non-profit company is based in Alexandria, VA and has subsidiaries in India and the United States. The company aims to create better workplaces and address critical issues affecting society that impact work. Johnny C. Taylor has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce is a business organization that offers membership and encourages member involvement. The non-profit company is based in Charleston, WV. The company recently hosted a virtual speaker series for Black History Month.

First Community Bank (Bluefield, Virginia) provides banking and financial services. It offers personal and business banking, insurance, wealth management and mortgage services. The company is headquartered in Bluefield, VA.

Business-Higher Education Forum is a non-profit membership organization that connects higher education institutions to business talent demand. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company helps corporate CEOs and university presidents to anticipate skills needs and improve pathways between higher education and workforce. The company identifies high-value emerging skills through yearly signature reports, ad hoc research, and timely quick takes. BHEF has a repeatable approach to accelerate pathway development between business and higher education, resulting in over 100 credentials.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that exists to engage, teach, and inspire through the power of Rock and Roll. The company was foundedby Ahmet Ertegun in 1983 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

National 4-H Council, Inc. provides youth development programs and activities. It prepares young people to step up to the challenges in their community and the world using research-based programming around positive youth development, 4-H youth get the hands-on real world experience they need to become leaders. The company is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

Grange Insurance Co. provides casualty insurance services. Its service categories include auto, home, business, and life insurance. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Royal University for Women BSC provides education services for women. It is a private, purpose-built, international University dedicated solely to educating women. The company was found on February 2002 and is headquartered in West Riffa, Bahrain.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.