Steve E. Hicks

Founded in 1960, the LSU Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt foundation composed of business, professional and civic leaders. The Foundation manages most of the investments and serves as trustee for most of the endowed funds and other private assets contributed for the benefit of the University.

The Pennington Biomedical Research provides funding to the Pennington Biomedical Research Center located at Louisiana State University. The Center was founded in 1988 by C.B. 'Doc' Pennington. The center provides funding for nutrition-based research to prevent premature death from chronic diseases. They focus on the causes of obesity and the diseases associated with it including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer

American Heart Association, Inc. operates a voluntary health organization funded by private contributions. The organization offers services for coronary heart diseases and strokes, high blood cholesterol & physical inactivity, obesity, and diabetes. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Baton Rouge General Medical Center provides general medical and surgical services. It offers services for cancer, heart, and neonatal treatments. The firm's health care facility provides services in areas such as rehabilitation, diabetes, stroke, sleep disorders, and behavioral health. The company was founded by T. P. Singletary and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA.

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is the primary advocacy organization for the nation's community colleges. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The association represents over 1,100 two-year, associate degree-granting institutions and more than 12 million students. Walter G. Bumphus has been the CEO of the American company since 2010.

ACT, Inc. is a non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of assessment, research, information, and program management services in the areas of education and workforce development. It offers ACT Aspire, PreACT, ACT Academy, ACT CollegeReady, ACT Certified Educator, and ACT Tessera. The company was founded by E.F. Lindquist and Ted McCarrel in 1959 and is headquartered in Iowa City, IA.

Anthology, Inc. engages in the provision of education software development services. It offers education, professional, and managed services. The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.