Paula DiPerna

Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc. operates as a greenhouse gas reduction and trading platform. It represents all sectors of the global economy and public sector innovators located throughout the United States. The company was founded in 2003 by Richard Sandor and is headquartered in Chicago, IL

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 HistoryMakers operates as non-profit research and educational institution creating a digital archive of the untold personal stories of well-known and unsung African Americans. The company was founded by Julieanna L. Richardson in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Promotes private investments in developing countries

The Joyce Foundation is a nonpartisan, private foundation that invests in the future of the Great Lakes region by supporting policies to advance racial equity and economic mobility for the next generation. The private company is based in Chicago, IL, and focuses its grant making in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The company supports policy research, development, and advocacy in areas that have a significant impact on quality of life, including education and economic mobility, environment, gun violence prevention and justice reform, democracy, culture, and journalism. The company also collaborates with funders and other partners to explore promising policy solutions in other states or at the federal level. The company invests in evidence-informed public policies and strategies to advance racial equity and economic mobility for the next generation in the Great Lakes region.