Linda Nageotte

US Foods, Inc. engages in the market and distribution of fresh, frozen, dry food and non-food products. The firm offers meats and seafood; dry grocery products; refrigerated and frozen grocery products; equipment, disposable, and supplies; dairy; beverage products; and produce. Its brand portfolio includes Chef’s Line, Rykoff Sexton, Stock Yards, Metro Deli, Monarch, Monogram, Molly’s Kitchen, Glenview Farms, Valu+Plus, and Harvest Value. The company was founded on August 1, 1989 and is headquartered in Rosemont, IL.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Second Harvest Heartland distributes food and grocery products. The firm distributes its products to fund drives, food camps, shelves, soup kitchens, shelters and rescue programs. The company was founded on October 1, 2001 and is headquartered at St. Paul, MN.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The Oregon Community Foundation provides fund raising and community development programs. OCF works with individuals, families, businesses and organizations to create charitable funds to support the community causes they care about. The company was founded by William Swindells in 1973 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Soles4Souls, Inc. is an organization that repurposes unwanted shoes and clothing to provide relief, create jobs, and empower people to break the cycle of poverty. Soles4Souls is based in Old Hickory, TN. The company partner with non-profit organizations around the world to provide new shoes to those who need them most and distribute new shoes and clothing to people in need across the US and around the world. The company supplies their micro-enterprise, disaster relief, and direct assistance programs with repurposed products. The company was founded by Wayne Elsey and the CEO is Buddy Teaster.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Fidelity Bank Ghana Ltd. provides banking and financial services. It offers current and savings accounts, and time deposits; Internet banking, SMS banking, and money transfer services; and executive and private banking, corporate finance, retail banking, mortgage, trade, wholesale banking, treasury, E-banking, and promotions services. The company was founded by Jim Reynolds Baiden in 2006 and is headquartered in Ridge-Accra, Ghana.

Ecotrust engages in the provision of forest management planning services. It creates programs in fisheries, forestry, food, farms, children’s health, developing scientific and information tools to improve social, economic and environmental decision-making. The company was founded by Spencer B. Beebe in 1991 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Opportunity Finance Network, Inc. is a national network of over 390 community development financial institutions (CDFIs) that provide affordable financial products and services in low-income rural, urban, and native communities across the United States. The private company is based in Philadelphia, PA. Acting as an intermediary between CDFIs and public and private sectors, the company partners with banks, philanthropies, corporations, and government agencies to create economic opportunities for all. Since its establishment in 1986, the company has originated $100.40 billion in financing, creating or maintaining over 2.6 million jobs, starting or expanding more than 696,000 businesses and microenterprises, and supporting the development or rehabilitation of more than 2.3 million housing units and over 13,600 community facility projects. The company was founded by Dick Jones, and Harold B. Pettigrew has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

The Aspen Institute operates an institution that fosters leadership skills and open-minded dialogue. It conducts seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek to promote nonpartisan inquiry. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

New York Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance products and services. It offers life insurance, retirement income, long term care, investments, and premier services. The company was founded on April 12, 1845 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Adams & Reese LLP provides legal services. It specializes in industries such as aerospace, agriculture, automotive, banking and financial services, biotechnology, construction, dealerships, defense, entertainment, health care, maritime, and telecommunications. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered New Orleans, LA.

Thurgood Marshall College Fund supports and represents students in their member schools, which include public Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). It was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Trailhead Capital Management LLC (Trailhead Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Building Bridges Across The River, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Washington. TheARC Theater is the first theater in DC's Ward 8, created to provide DC residents living east of the Anacostia River with entertaining and enlightening experiences that can impact their lives and brighten their futures. The non-profit company focuses on various projects such as the 11th Street Bridge Park, TheARC Theater, Building Bridges Farms, Skyland Workforce Center, and more. The 11th Street Bridge Park is the first elevated park that spans the Anacostia River and serves as a new venue for healthy recreation, environmental education, and the arts. TheARC is a humanitarian mall that provides world-class services to the east of the Anacostia River community in DC. Building Bridges Farms provides southeast communities with greater access to healthy, affordable food, urban agriculture education, and career opportunities via activities within TheARC Farm and six Bridge Park plots. Skyland Workforce Center provides high-quality workforce development programs in one location, leading to work-ready candidates, career-focused job placement, economic self-sufficiency, and improved quality of life.

The Global Foodbanking Network provide food, as well as help on the path to self-sufficiency. The company was in 2006 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Greater Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau operates hotels. The company is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Hogan Lovells US LLP provides legal services. The firm’s clients include corporations, financial institutions, and governments. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) is a national nonprofit organization that was founded in partnership with Michelle Obama's Let's Move! The non-profit company is based in Washington. campaign in 2010. The organization aims to transform the food landscape in pursuit of health equity by partnering with more than 300 corporations, convenience store chains, and distributors, hospitals, early childhood education centers, and SNAP-Ed implementing agencies, among others. PHA develops evidence-based approaches that are implemented in partnership with the private sector, nonprofits, and government to accelerate the pace of transformation.