Beth Brady

The Conference Board, Inc. is a membership organization working for the public interests. It creates and disseminates knowledge about management and the marketplace to help businesses in their performance and to better serve the society. The firm publishes information and analysis, makes economics-based forecasts and assesses trends, and facilitates learning by creating communities of interest that bring together senior executives from around the world. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Greater Des Moines Partnership operates as the economic and community development organization serving Greater Des Moines (DSM), united to drive economic growth with one voice, one mission and as one region. The company is headquartered in Des Moines, IA.

The Nielsen Co. specializes in graphic communication projects, offering printing, binding, fulfillment and mailing, and electronic pre-press services. It also provides post-print needs of customers, such as kit assembly and mailing, and lettershop and literature fulfillment. The company is headquartered in Florence, KY.