Susan M. Davis

Grameen Foundation USA provides microfinance to aid underprivileged communities. It offers access to essential financial services and information on agriculture, health, and assistance. The company was founded by Alex Counts in 1997 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

BRAC operates as a non-governmental development organization. It offers disaster management and climate change, health, nutrition and population, water, sanitation and hygiene, education, migration, skills development, governance, management and capacity building, economic development and social protection services. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Grameen Foundation is a non-profit organization that collaborates with partners to create technology-based tools for self-sufficiency. The Saudi Arabian company delivers these tools through local community agent networks, making their model transformative regardless of internet access, smartphone ownership, or the ability to read. The private company's goal is to empower the poor, especially women, to create a world without poverty and hunger. The company achieves this through digital platforms, training, and a network of local partners. Grameen Foundation aims to reach 25 million people by 2025 and has already reached more than 16 million.

Ashoka provides professional support to social entrepreneurs. The firm's areas of focus and investment include social entrepreneurship, every child practicing empathy, youth in charge, and innovation teams. The company was founded by William Drayton in 1980 and it is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Women’s World Banking operates as a global non-profit devoted to giving more low-income women access to the financial tools and resources essential to their security and prosperity. The firm specializes in global microfinance network and financial inclusion. The company was founded by Ela Ramesh Bhatt, Michaela Walsh and Esther Afua Ocloo in 1979 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.