Becky Powell-Schwartz

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The Business Roundtable advocates public policies that ensure economic growth. It considers public policy issues which contains groups like the construction users anti-inflation roundtable, a group devoted to containing construction costs; and the labor law study committee, made up of labor relations executives of major companies. The Business Roundtable was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

7-Eleven, Inc. engages in the operation and owning of convenience stores. Its products include sandwiches, salads, side dishes, cut fruit and protein boxes, as well as pizza, chicken wings, and mini beef tacos. The company also offers beverages such as coffee and tea, cold pressed juices, beer and wine, energy shots and drinks, big gulp, and Slurpee. The company was founded by Joe C. Thompson Jr. in 1927 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Frito-Lay North America, Inc. produces and markets snack foods. Its products are sold under the brand names of Cheetos, Doritos, Fritos, Lays, Baked, Stax and FritoLay. The company was founded in September, 1961 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Texas Association of Business is an organization that focuses on business and public policy. The non-profit company is based in Austin, TX. The company's CEO, Glenn Hamer, recently published a column in the San Antonio Express-News thanking lawmakers for supporting local businesses during the legislative session. The lawmakers were able to address small-business concerns while also tackling rising inflation and strengthening the economy. Jeff Moseley has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Friends of The Dallas Public Library owns and operates Library. It provides a way for getting involved and support the library through advocacy, fund raising, and assistance that shape the library in ways not possible with city of Dallas budget allocations alone. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.