John Allison

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University offers various programs for doctoral and graduate students interested in political economy and public policy. The Mercatus Center is located in Arlington, VA. The center conducts research on various topics such as urban development, healthcare reforms, regulation, international trade, and government-granted privileges. The center also hosts a podcast that discusses macroeconomic issues.

The Ayn Rand Institute is an organization dedicated to promoting the life, writings, and philosophy of novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand. The institute is based in Santa Ana, CA. The non-profit company's website, AynRand.org, provides an overview of Rand's novels and philosophy, exploring how they shaped each other and changed the world. Tal Tsfany has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Cato Institute, Inc. provides public policy research services. The firm specializes in finance, banking, monetary policy, foreign policy, government and politics, health care, international economics, law and civil liberties, tax, budget policy, telecom, internet and information policy, trade and immigration. The company was founded by Edward H. Crane and Charles G. Koch in 1977 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

BB&T Corp. engages in the provision of banking and trust services through its subsidiaries. It operates through the following segments: Community Banking-Retail; Community Banking-Commercial; Insurance Holdings; and Financial Services and Commercial Finance; Other, Treasury and Corporate. The Community Banking-Retail segment offers a variety of loan and deposit products, payment services, bankcard products, and other financial services. The Community Banking-Commercial segment includes commercial real estate lending, commercial and industrial lending, corporate banking, asset based-lending, dealer inventory financing, tax exempt financing, cash management and treasury services, and commercial deposit products. The Insurance Holdings segment covers property and casualty, employee benefits, and life insurance to businesses and individuals. The Financial Services and Commercial Finance segment consists of personal trust administration, estate planning, investment counseling, wealth management, asset management, corporate retirement services, capital markets and corporate banking services, corporate trust services and specialty finance products to businesses. The Other, Treasury and Corporate segment comprises of the combination of other segment that represents operating entities. The company was was founded by Alpheus Branch in 1872 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.