John F. Kowal

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 Drug Policy Alliance is an organization that questions the legality of certain drugs and the reasons behind their classification. The American company believes that the current system is not based on scientific evidence, but rather on societal associations with certain drugs. The organization's recent initiative, Uprooting the Drug War, sheds light on the far-reaching effects of the war on drugs beyond just arrest and incarceration. The private company was founded by Ethan Nadelmann.

The Urban Institute is a nonprofit organization that conducts research and offers evidence-based solutions to improve social and economic policies. The non-profit company is based in Washington and was founded in 1968 by Lyndon Baines Johnson. The American company's objective research helps expand opportunities for all, reduce hardship among the most vulnerable, and strengthen the effectiveness of the public sector. The company studies how family and individual well-being is shaped by economic, social, and demographic trends, and how policies and programs can improve economic security, human capital, family stability, and child development.

Soros Economic Development Fund is a non-profit organization that promotes economic opportunities and access to affordable and essential goods and services for underserved populations in post-conflict or less developed countries and communities. Its program-related investments include equity, debt, and guarantees. It also provide technical assistance or other essential support. The company was founded on September 15, 1997 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas operates as a state chartered commercial bank. The firm offers loan origination and other forms of credit, clearing activities, currency, fiduciary, custody transactions, commercial banking, financial, and trust services. The company was founded on March 5, 1903 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc. operates as medical center. Its services include vasectomy, pre-exposure prophylaxis and transgender hormone therapy. The firm specializes in reproductive health education, sexual and reproductive health care. The company was founded by Margret Sanger in 1916 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Internews Network provides media development services. Its services include training, production, media infrastructure, health journalism, environmental journalism, humanitarian media, law and policy. The company was founded by David Hoffman, Kim Spencer and Evelyn Messinger in July 1982 and is headquartered in Arcata, CA.

NEO Philanthropy, Inc. operates grantmaking, technical assistance and strategic-planning programs for institutional donors. It is a public charity that operates grantmaking, technical assistance and strategic-planning programs for institutional donors interested in social justice and human rights issues. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pamiga Finance SA invests in agriculture banking and financial sectors. The company is headquartered in Luxembourg.

ICC Industries, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in manufacturing, distributing and marketing chemicals, plastics, and related products. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. provides community investment notes to social development organizations. The firm connects individual investors with organizations working globally, developing affordable housing, creating jobs, protecting the environment, and working in other ways for the social good. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.