Russell B. Blitz

Women Presidents' Organization is a global organization that was founded in 1997 by Dr. Marsha Firestone. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY, and the CEO of the company is Camille Burns. The organization brings together women business leaders worldwide to share insights, support, and encourage each other in their professional development and business strategies. Each WPO chapter serves as a professionally-facilitated peer advisory group for members where they can harness the momentum of their successes and cultivate new strategies that will take them even further. WPO members have guided their business to generate at least $2 million USD in gross annual sales (or $1 million USD for a service-based business).

The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) is a third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women. The non-profit company is based in Washington. WBENC is a leader in supporting consumer-oriented female entrepreneurs and those who do business with them by raising awareness for why, where, and how to buy women-owned. Founded in 1997, WBENC has over 18,000 certified women's business enterprises, 14 national regional partner organizations, and more than 500 corporate members, most of which are Fortune 500 companies. Pamela Prince-Eason has been the CEO of the American company since 2011.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest HR association with almost 325,000 members. The non-profit company is based in Alexandria, VA and has subsidiaries in India and the United States. The company aims to create better workplaces and address critical issues affecting society that impact work. Johnny C. Taylor has been the CEO of the company since 2017.