Kenneth T. Derr

AT & T is the global leader in providing local, long distance, Internet, and transaction-based voice and data services. AT&T provides unparalleled quality and reliability in communications services

Calpine Corp. operates as power generation company, which engages in the ownership and operation of natural-gas fired and geothermal power plants. It sells power and related services to wholesale customers who include commercial and industrial end-users, state and regional wholesale market operators, and retail customers. The company was founded by Peter Cartwright in June 1984 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

American Petroleum Institute (API) is the only national trade association that represents all aspects of America's oil and natural gas industry. Its more than 400 corporate members, from the largest major oil company to the smallest of independents, come from all segments of the industry. They are producers, refiners, suppliers, pipeline operators and marine transporters, as well as service and supply companies that support all segments of the industry.

The Business Council operates as an organization of business leaders. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

The Basic Fund provides scholarship programs. It supports inner-city children by helping low-income families afford the cost of tuition at private schools in the Bay Area. The company was founded by Jim McCarthy, Arthur Rock, and John Walton in 1998 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.