JoAnne K. Burgdorff

Civatech Oncology, Inc. develops novel medical devices for the treatment of prostate cancer disease. It offers civastring and civasheet products. The company was founded by Suzanne Troxler Babcock and Robert Black in 2006 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Union Bank (North Carolina) engages in the provision of banking and financial services. It offers personal banking, business banking, mortgage services, personal, and business loans. The company was founded by Robert Lee Burrows, Jr. on November 09, 1998 and is headquartered in Greenville, NC.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina provides health care insurance services. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Physicians Health Plan of North Carolina is an insurance company that specializes in accident and health insurance. The private company is based in Greensboro, NC.

Clayton Associates LLC (Clayton Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Stuart C. McWhorter and R. Clayton McWhorter. The firm is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association provides healthcare insurance services. The firm operates several business initiatives in support of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies and represents the Blue System in national forums. It offers insurance products to all segments of the population, including large employer groups, small business and individuals. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

American College of Healthcare Executives operates as a professional society of healthcare executives. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Vidant Health is a not-for-profit health system that serves over 1.4 million people in 29 eastern counties. Vidant Health is based in Greenville, NC and has subsidiaries in the United States. The non-profit company has a mission-driven approach and is made up of 12,000 employees, eight hospitals, home health, hospice, wellness centers, and ECU Health Physicians, a multispecialty physician-provider group.

Sterling Fund Management LLC (Sterling Partners) is a Private Equity firm founded in 1983 by Eric Becker, Michael Bronfein, Shoshana M. Vernick, Jeff Elburn. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The National Academy of Medicine (United States) is based in Washington and is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals through various initiatives. These initiatives include the clinician well-being collaborative, which aims to accelerate the implementation of a national plan for health workforce well-being, and the development of a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The organization also provides resources to support meaningful community engagement in health and health care programs and policies. Recently, the National Academy of Medicine announced the appointment of Mandy Cohen, a member of the organization, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the organization has released a publication celebrating 50 years of progress in biomedical science, health, and health care.

The North Carolina Chamber of Commerce is a business organization that serves as a Chamber of Commerce. The non-profit company is based in Raleigh, NC. The CEO of the company is S. Lewis Ebert.

The Association of American Medical Colleges operates as an association of medical colleges. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare, Inc. has been helping health plans, providers, government entities, and vendors to connect, exchange information, and operate more efficiently for over 20 years. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The non-profit alliance of health plans and related associations works together to streamline the business of healthcare. CAQH technology-enabled solutions and its Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE) bring the healthcare industry together to make sharing business information more automated, predictable, and consistent. CAQH Insights researches opportunities to reduce the burden of manual processes in healthcare administration. Sarah Ahmad has been the CEO of the American company since 2023.

Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council provides health care services. It offers advocacy, clinical, finance and reimbursement, human resources, regulatory, revenue, supply chain and technology solutions. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Coventry Health Care of Georgia, Inc. provides investment advice for insurance company portfolio. It offers health insurance products and services, including health maintenance organization, point-of-service, preferred provider organization, and medicare advantage, to employers and individuals throughout the state of Georgia. The company was founded on January 10, 1994 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Duplin General Hospital, Inc. provides healthcare services. Its services include Asthma Program (Pediatric), Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency Services, Heart and Vascular Care, Mammography and Radiology Rehabilitation. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Kenansville, NC.

Part of Southern Bancshares (N.C.), Inc., Southern Bank & Trust Co. is a financial institution based in Mount Olive, NC. The company offers personal and business banking services, financial education, and mobile banking. The company also provides fraud awareness resources to protect their customers from scams. Southern Bank & Trust Co. values the Southern community and partners with local media for events such as the Inside Business Healthcare Hero Awards. The company has a Prime Checking account that requires a minimum balance to avoid a monthly service fee. The CEO of the company is Drew M. Covert.

North Carolina New Schools, Inc. operates public school innovation agencies. The company was founded on January 4, 2006 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

The Research Triangle Regional Partnership serves as a liaison between businesses seeking to expand or relocate and the various entities that support private sector growth. The non-profit company is based in Raleigh, NC. The company's focus is on the AgTech industry, which benefits from the region's strong agricultural foundation and innovative ecosystem.

MModal LLC provides clinical documentation solutions for the healthcare industry. It offers dictation and transcription solutions and services that automate the input and management of medical information; and speech recognition solutions for radiology, cardiology, pathology, and related specialties that help healthcare providers dictate, edit, and sign reports without manual transcription. The company was founded by Venu Raman Kumar and Juergen Fritsch in 1998 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Womack Electric Supply Co., Inc. distributes electrical supplies. Its products include ballast, batteries, chimes, circuit breakers, connecting materials, controls, fans, fastening hardware, flashlights, fuses and accessories, generators and panels, lamps, lighting, lighting controls, dimmers and sensors, wire, cords and cables, wiring devices and line construction materials. The company was founded by Charles Womack in 1938 and is headquartered in Burlington, NC.

Access East, Inc. is a healthcare organization that provides assistance to patients with complex health issues and limited incomes. The private company is based in Greenville, NC and focuses on providing uninsured programs in Eastern North Carolina, where many people struggle to get basic healthcare due to the low healthcare coverage in the area. Access East aims to help patients navigate the complicated variables towards getting well, which can be overwhelming and costly, not just to the patients, but to their individual communities as well. The company also provides general employment information for those seeking job opportunities.

RiverGlade Capital LLC (RiverGlade Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Danny Rosenberg and Garrick Rice. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.