Erskine B. Bowles

Belk, Inc. operates retail department stores. The firm provides customers one-stop shopping, with merchandise mix and offerings of brands, styles, assortments and sizes. It also sells brands of fashion apparel, shoes and accessories for women, men and children, as well as cosmetics, home furnishings, house wares, fine jewelry, gifts and other types of merchandise. The firm also sells private label brands, which offer customers differentiated merchandise selections. The company was founded by William Henry Belk on May 29, 1888 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. operates as a retailer and wholesaler of doughnuts and packaged sweets. It specializes in hot fresh original glazed doughnuts and other treats for the whole family. The company was founded by Vernon Carver Rudolph on July 13, 1937 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Forstmann Little & Co. (Forstmann Little) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1978. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Kitty Hawk Capital Inc (Kitty Hawk Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Walter H. Wilkinson, JR. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Carousel Capital Management Co LP (Carousel Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1996 by Erskine Bowles and Nelson Schwab. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co. provides insurance and other financial services. It offers whole & term life, disability income, hospital indemnity, pre-need insurance and fixed annuities. The company was founded by John Merrick, Aaron Mcduffie Moore, and Charles Clinton Spaulding in 1898 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

JDRF International is a leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research worldwide, and is the largest charitable funder of and advocate for type 1 diabetes research. JDRF find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its potential complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. It was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc. provides strategic insights & policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society. Its projects focus on areas such as AIDS, arms control, conflict resolution, NATO, the environment, immigration, intelligence, trade, health care, OPEC, space policy, and terrorism. The company was founded in 1962 by David M. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is an independent, non-profit, bipartisan public policy organization which engages in the addressing of federa budget and fiscal issues. The company was founded by Robert T. Giaimo and Henry Bellmon on June 10, 1981 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Motors Liquidation Co., formerly known as General Motors Corp., was created to settle past liability claims from General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization. It has completed the sale of substantially all of its assets to General Motors Company on July 10, 2009. The firm was engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of cars and light trucks. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.