Ann Piper

Powell Marketing Services, Inc. provides marketing and public relations services. The firm also offers strategic planning, media relations, crisis communications and event marketing primarily to clients in the retail sector. The company was founded by Becky Powell-Schwartz and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

7-Eleven, Inc. engages in the operation and owning of convenience stores. Its products include sandwiches, salads, side dishes, cut fruit and protein boxes, as well as pizza, chicken wings, and mini beef tacos. The company also offers beverages such as coffee and tea, cold pressed juices, beer and wine, energy shots and drinks, big gulp, and Slurpee. The company was founded by Joe C. Thompson Jr. in 1927 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

ZP Opco, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company that develops transdermal delivery technology for therapeutic indications. The company was founded by Peter E. Daddona and Frank D. Stonebanks in 2006 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

New York Hospital is a healthcare company that operates hospitals, nursing homes, and ambulatory care centers. The private company is based in Flushing, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP engages in the provision of legal services to clients in the corporate sector. Its practice areas include litigation, antitrust, appellate, class actions, constitutional law, health care, and intellectual property. The company was founded by David Boies and Jonathan D. Schiller in 1997 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Frito-Lay North America, Inc. produces and markets snack foods. Its products are sold under the brand names of Cheetos, Doritos, Fritos, Lays, Baked, Stax and FritoLay. The company was founded in September, 1961 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Hospital for Special Surgery provides healthcare services. Its services include orthopedic, rheumatology, and rehabilitation specific surgery services. The company was founded by James A. Knight and Robert M. Hartley in 1863 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mastercard International, Inc. provides credit card services. It provides access to round-trip bill payment and presentment for industry providers. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

Texas Association of Business is an organization that focuses on business and public policy. The non-profit company is based in Austin, TX. The company's CEO, Glenn Hamer, recently published a column in the San Antonio Express-News thanking lawmakers for supporting local businesses during the legislative session. The lawmakers were able to address small-business concerns while also tackling rising inflation and strengthening the economy. Jeff Moseley has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Bay Computing Group Inc. provides comprehensive network management solutions for businesses. Its services include total or partial IT support, offsite data protection and disaster recovery, a fully hosted office or datacentre, expert consulting, and IT staffing for projects or overflow. The company was founded by Kirk Harding in 1999 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA.

Crius Energy LLC engages in electrical power distribution. It supplies electricity and natural gas to residential and commercial customers. The company was founded by Michael J. Fallquist in 2012 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

The Business Roundtable advocates public policies that ensure economic growth. It considers public policy issues which contains groups like the construction users anti-inflation roundtable, a group devoted to containing construction costs; and the labor law study committee, made up of labor relations executives of major companies. The Business Roundtable was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.