Companies
Ascend is proud to partner with corporations across the Fortune 500. Our partners are leaders in their fields, committed to advancing API equity at their organizations and beyond.
Corporate Membership Benefits
We recognize that as champions of an inclusive workplace, you and your company are interested in helping Ascend support and develop the leadership skills of API professionals through connection and accountability. We work with companies in various ways, which include:
Business growth via connection to Ascend’s global network of like-minded Fortune 500 executives
Improved talent acquisition and retention with the help of Ascend’s career development programs
Diversity enhancement through partnerships and implementation of Ascend-recommended best practices
Deeper understanding of the importance of bridging the gap between business cultures
Recognition from the API community for proactive leadership
Corporate Members
For more information about Corporate Membership, reach out to corporatemembership@ascendleadership.org or schedule time with our team.
Corporate Partners
Accenture
ADP®
Africa River of Life
AICPA® & CIMA®
AIG®
Akamai Foundation
AlixPartners®
Altria
Asana
AstraZeneca
BakerTilly
Barclays
BDO®
Black Swan Consulting
Boeing®
Brigade Capital Management
Capital Group®
Capital One
CBRE
Charles Schwab
CIM
Citi Private Bank
CLA
Comcast NBC Universal
Cravath
Cross River
Crowe LLP
Dow
Dow Jones
East West Bank
Edward Jones®
Equity Residential
Experian®
FactSet
Farmers Insurance®
Fidelity Investments®
FINRA®
Forvis Mazars
Goldman Sachs
Grant Thornton
Guidehouse
HSBC®
Insperity®
IPG
JLL
Johnson & Johnson
Kaiser Permanente
Kearney & Company
Kirkland & Ellis
KPMG®
KWA Analytics
Liberty Mutual Insurance®
Linde
L’Oréal Groupe
Manhattan Woods Golf Club
Mars
Marsh
Mastercard
McDonalds®
McKesson
Mercedes-Benz USA
MetLife Foundation
MGM Resorts International
Microsoft
Morgan Stanley
Moss Adams
Nationwide®
New Jersey Natural Gas
New York University
Northwestern Mutual®
Panasonic
PCAOB
PerkinElmer®
Piedmont Fund Services
Protiviti®
Prudential
PSEG
Publicis Groupe
RMA Associates
Robert Half®
Russell Reynolds Associates
S&P Global
SpencerStuart
State Street
Synchrony
TCGX
TD Bank
The Coca-Cola Company
The New York Times
The Walt Disney Company
Towercrest Capital Management
TPG
Travelers Insurance
UMCC
UnitedHealth Group
U.S. Bank®
Vanguard®
Wells Fargo
Wipfli
Withum
