James Shelton

District of Columbia College Access Program provides assistance to the students. It is a non-profit organization funded by Washington-area companies and foundations, encourages and enables DC public high school students to enter and graduate from college. It offers individual and group counseling, financial and application assistance and student support services. District of Columbia College Access Program is located in Washington, DC

2U, Inc. engages in the provision of education technology for nonprofit colleges and universities. It operates through the following segments: Degree Program and Alternative Credential. The Degree Program segment provides technology and services to nonprofit colleges and universities to enable the online delivery of degree programs. The Alternative Credential segment provides premium online short courses and technical, skills-based boot camps through relationships with nonprofit colleges and universities. The company was founded by Christopher J. Paucek in April 2008 and is headquartered in Lanham, MD.

Blue Meridian Partners LLC is a philanthropic organization that aims to find and fund scalable solutions to problems that limit economic and social mobility for young people and families in poverty. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company provides transformative capital, capacity-building support, and strategic advice to empower visionary leaders to expand their impact and reach. The organization works nationwide and within specific communities to address challenges from cradle to career. Blue Meridian Partners recognizes that economic mobility is tied to racial equity and invests in strategies that tackle systemic inequities. The company was founded by Nancy Roob, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative LLC (CZI) is a private foundation headquartered in Redwood City, California. The firm was founded was co-founded by Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg in 2015 to help solve some of society’s toughest challenges — from eradicating disease and improving education, to addressing the needs of their local communities. CZI is composed of four funding entities: the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, LLC (the main operational funding vehicle); the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation (a 501(c)(3) private foundation); the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation; and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Advocacy, (a 501(c)(4) organization). In addition to traditional grantmaking to support people and organizations working toward their missions in Science, Education, and within their communities, CZI makes venture investments in impact-focused companies, builds tools and products that they can scale and give away for free, and supports capacity building to achieve progress across their work.