Michelle R. Curtis

RLJ Development LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of RLJ Lodging Trust founded in 2000 by Robert L. Johnson and Tom J. Baltimore. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda.

RLJ Equity Partners LLC(RLJ Equity Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of RLJ Companies, founded by Robert L. Johnson and The Carlyle Group in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Part of The RLJ Cos. LLC, RLJ-McLarty-Landers Automotive Holdings, LLC is a company that offers a range of Chevrolet vehicles including cars, trucks, crossovers, and SUVs. The company is based in Bethesda, MD. Customers can view photos and videos of the vehicles, compare competitors, and even build their own Chevy.

Retirement Clearinghouse LLC is a leading provider of portability and consolidation services for defined contribution plans. Retirement Clearinghouse is based in Charlotte, NC, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The private company acts as an intermediary between plan sponsors, participants, recordkeepers, and other parties. Retirement Clearinghouse offers a domestic call center providing specialized assistance, uncashed check services, and the capability to search for lost and missing participants. The company has helped guide over 1.9 million plan participants with more than $29 billion in retirement savings. The company was founded by J. Spencer Williams, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Part of RONA, Inc., Lowe's Companies Canada ULC is a Canadian home improvement company that serves approximately 20 million customers a week in the US and Canada. The company is based in Boucherville, Canada, and operates or services over 450 corporate and independent affiliate dealer stores in a number of complementary formats under different banners, which include Lowe's, RONA, Reno-Depot, and Dick's Lumber. The company has more than 26,000 associates in Canada, in addition to approximately 5,000 employees in the stores of independent affiliate dealers operating under the RONA banner. Founded in 1921, with fiscal year 2020 sales of nearly $90 billion, Lowe's and its related businesses operate or service more than 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employ over 300,000 associates.

RLJ Credit Management LLC (RLJ Credit Management) is a private debt/equity division of RLJ Cos. founded in 2011 by Trevoir D. Gregg and Robert L. Johnson. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Hornets Basketball Holdings LLC provides sports and entertainment services. The firm offers sport merchandise retailing and marketing services. It also owns the Carolinas Sports Entertainment television. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Black Entertainment Television, Inc. owns and operates a television (TV) station. The firm provides cable TV programs which include sitcoms, dramas, music, and news. It also offers digital channels. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Portability Services Network LLC is an independent, industry-led utility that utilizes the Retirement Clearinghouse (RCH) technology to build a nationwide, digital hub connecting workplace retirement plan recordkeepers and the plan sponsors they serve that elect the auto portability service. For PSN member recordkeepers and the plans that have elected the auto portability solution, PSN acts as a clearinghouse for automatically locating a participant's active 401(k), 401(a), 403(b), or 457 account in their current employer's plan and transferring the same participant's account (under $5,000) from their prior employer's plan into their active account. PSN's board members encourage other recordkeepers to join the PSN, as growth of the network will only help to strengthen its ability to minimize cash-out leakage and improve retirement outcomes for America's under-served and under-saved workers by creating even more opportunities to match participants with the workplace retirement accounts at their previous employers.

ArentFox Schiff LLP provides legal services. The firm offers their services in areas including the intellectual property, real estate, telecommunications, healthcare, automotive, sports, white collar, international trade, bankruptcy, and complex litigation. The company was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of XWELL, Inc., Innovate/Protect, Inc. operates as an intellectual property company. The company is based in New York, NY. Innovate/Protect was acquired by XWELL, Inc. on July 19, 2012 for $67.02 million.

NCTA - The Internet & Television Association operates as trade association for broadband and pay television industry. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

WME IMG LLC provides sports, events, fashion products and operates as a media company. It offers services for sports, fashion, and entertainment. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

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

Smithsonian Institution operates museums and art galleries. It organizes exhibitions on art, music, television and film, science, and history. The firm also preserves and maintains cultural centers, national zoo, and research facilities. The company was founded on August 10, 1846 by James K. Polk and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Think Finance, Inc. develops next-generation financial products for consumers using a technology and analytics platform. Its products bridge the gap between payday loans and credit cards. The firm assists its clients by helping them to offer responsible and transparent credit products and also as a trusted advisor in developing sustainable business strategies. Think Finance was founded by Mike Stinson in 2001 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

The National Museum of African American History & Culture operates a museum that is dedicated to documenting the life of African Americans. The museum is based in Washington.