Stanley E. Washington

BuzzFeed, Inc. (Nasdaq: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet with a mission to spread joy and truth. Across entertainment, news, food, pop culture, and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, and buy now — and into the future. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to improving it: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives.

For over a century, Atlanta Life has defined the principles of stakeholder capitalism and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Alonzo F. Herndon, a formerly enslaved man, founded Atlanta Life in 1905 after observing families lacking the savings to bury their lost loved ones. The company went on to become a vehicle for protection, generational financial security, and career employment for the country’s most at-risk citizens. On January 20, 2023, Atlanta Life Insurance Company was acquired by Atlanta Life Holdings, an insurance holding company founded by a group of nationally recognized African-American entrepreneurs and executives with significant financial services expertise. The new ownership group is committed to continuing Mr. Herndon’s mission and building on Atlanta Life’s century of service. Today, Atlanta Life Insurance Company serves as a benefits provider to employers and employees, a risk-transfer / risk-sharing partner, a solution for achieving Supplier Diversity and DEI goals, and a partner to the community. Atlanta Life Insurance Company’s core business is as a reinsurer of group benefits programs for corporate, government, and affinity group clients.

The Center by Lendistry is a nonprofit organization that supports diverse small businesses through education, technical assistance, and access to competitive financing. Our mission is to close the racial wealth gap by anchoring small businesses and the communities where they do business. The Center is the non-profit arm of Lendistry, a minority-led, technology enabled Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that provides loans and other financial products to underserved small business owners.

The Los Angeles Urban League is a nonprofit dedicated to helping enable African Americans and other minorities to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights through advocacy activities and the provision of programs and services in our uniquely diversified city and region.