Kerwin Tesdell

The Community Development Venture Capital Alliance provides venture capital and investment fund services. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded in 1993 by Nat V. Henshaw.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP provides legal services. It serves in the areas of restructurings and bankruptcy litigations, antitrust, corporate governance and environment, taxation, mergers and acquisitions, derivatives, structured finance and capital markets, aviation practice, consumer finance, banking and insurance transactions, data security, investment management, healthcare compliance and employment litigation. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, non-governmental organization headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1936, the Foundation provides grants, projects and loans to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation and advance human achievement. The foundation funds derive from an investment portfolio that began with gifts and bequests of Ford Motor Company stock by Henry and Edsel Ford.