John Hufford

Project Management Institute, Inc. provides project management services. Its advance careers improve organizational success and further mature the profession of project management through globally recognized standards, certifications, resources, tools, academic research, publications, professional development courses and networking opportunities. The company was founded by James Snyder, Eric Jenett, Gordon Davis, E. A. Engman and Susan C. Gallagher in 1969 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Deer Creek Group LLC (Deer Creek Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Michael A. Kester and Ryan W. Gilmer. The firm is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.

The Regis Co. LLC provides training, assessments, and simulations. The firm specializes in business simulations and assessments, such as custom mental model assessments, simulation-embedded assessments, and behavioral assessments. The company was founded by Michael Vaughan in 2003 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.

Lead Belay, Inc. offers Emerging Leader Ascent, a peer-based leadership training program for new managers. The private company is based in Lakewood, CO. The program is designed to maximize the Monday morning effect. The company was founded in 2020 by Michael A. Kester. Michael A. Kester has been the CEO since 2020.