George A. Raftelis

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.

American Tire Distributors, Inc. distributes tires and related products. The firm carries tires for passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles, tractor-trailers, buses, commercial applications, farm machinery, and specialty and recreational vehicles. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Huntersville, NC.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

American Bankers Association, Inc. represents, assists and provides support services to banks of different sizes and charters. Its membership includes community, regional, and money center banks and holding companies, as well as savings associations, trust companies, and savings banks. The company was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Center for Vein Restoration (MD) LLC provides healthcare services. It offers treatment of varicose and spider veins is their sole focus they are dedicated to relieving leg pain, treating the vascular cause of severe leg wounds. The firm services includes consulation, diagnosis, treatments and care management. The company was founded by Sanjiv Lakhanpal in 2005 and is headquartered in Greenbelt, MD.

Women's Foodservice Forum engages in food services industry. It serves the operations, manufacturing, distribution, publishing and consulting industry. The company was founded by Monica Boyles, Elizabeth Brennan, Jenene Garey, Joyce Goldstein, Denise Gorsline, Marcia Harris, Patricia Harris, Laura Hayden, Florence Jaramillo, Edna Morris, Karen Settlemyer, Julia Stewart, Kathleen Talbert, Jo Linda Thompson and Jackie B. Trujillo in 1989 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Capital Investment Counsel, Inc. (Counsel) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. The firm was founded in 1984 by Richard Bryant and E.O. “Bobby” Edgerton, Jr. They are a subsidiary of R. Bryant Family Partners, Ltd. Counsel provides portfolio management services on a discretionary basis to individuals, high net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, and estates.

United Way of Central Carolinas, Inc. is a local and regional partnership of volunteers, donors, staff, agencies and people served, that raises and distributes funds. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Founded in 2021, Albemarle Lithium UK Ltd. is a subsidiary of Albemarle Corp. that manufactures lithium products. The company is based in Salford, UK.

BlackArch Partners LP operates as investment bank and provides financial advisory services to private companies, financial sponsors, and diversified corporations. The offers mergers and acquisition, private capital and strategic advisory services. The company was founded by Andrew J. Quartapella, Bram C. Hall, Kelly L. Katterhagen, Matthew B. Salisbury, William H. Cooper, Robert Ches Riley, J. Gordon Vap, and Timothy R. Whitmire in 2010 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

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.

JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services engages in the provision of security brokerage services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Greater Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Inc. operates as chamber of commerce organization. It offers economic development, public policy, networking, market demographics and building relationships services. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Lifespan, Inc. provides individual and family social services. It provides adult day health, day care, development therapy, residential, private pay, case management and personal care services. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Part of Honeywell International, Inc., Honeywell Transportation Systems, Inc. manufactures engine boosting systems and friction products for both passenger and commercial vehicles. The company is based in Morristown, NJ. Olivier Rabiller has been the CEO of the company since 2018.