Christine Alflen

Washington Mutual, Inc. provides financial services to consumers and mid sized businesses in the United States. The company primarily operates through three segments: retail banking & financial services, mortgage banking and commercial banking. The retail banking and financial services segment provides investment advisory and brokerage services, sales of annuities, mutual fund management and other financial services. This segment also purchases and re-underwrites loans to subprime borrowers. The mortgage banking segment offers various home loans including fixed rate home loans, adjustable rate home loans, hybrid home loans, option ARMs and government insured or guaranteed home loans. The commercial segment provides financing to developers and investors for the acquisition or construction of multifamily dwellings and other commercial properties, originates and services multifamily and other commercial real estate loans. The company was founded in August 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SumTotal Systems LLC provides business performance technologies. It delivers talent expansion solutions that help organizations discover, develop and unleash the hidden potential within their workforce and entire business ecosystem. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Gainesville, FL.

Visa Europe Ltd. provides visa credit and debit cards. The company also provides commercial cards for government businesses. It also provides PIN, security and chip numbers for online shopping. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Visa USA, Inc. provides retail electronic payment services. It offers its financial products and services for personal use, small businesses, merchants, companies, and the government. The company is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

The San Francisco SPCA Hospital provides animal welfare and protection programs. It provides care of animals that are homeless, ill or in need of an advocate also work to educate the community, reduce the number of unwanted kittens and puppies through spaying/neutering, and improve the quality of life for animals and their companions. The company was founded on April 18, 1868 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital offers healthcare services. Its services include surgery, corporate health, nephrology, dermatology, cardiology, hepatology, vascular care, emergency care, and ambulatory care. The company was founded in 1771 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Creative Labs, Inc. manufactures CD-ROM drives, modems, sound cards, and various other computer components. It specializes in sound blaster sound cards and for launching the multimedia revolution. The company was founded by Wong Hoo Sim in 1988 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Law Foundation of Silicon Valley provides legal advisory services. Its programs include fair housing law project, health legal services, legal advocates for children & youth, mental health advocacy project and public interest. The company is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Cooley LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It offers strategic litigation and business transaction services and is a representative of private and public companies, financial institutions, venture capital firms and nonprofit organizations. Its practices include commercial litigation; patent counseling and prosecution; employment and labor; asset recovery; and estate planning and personal representation. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) is a 501(c)(3) organization that promotes democratic values by shaping technology policy and architecture, with a focus on the rights of the individual. The American company has announced the formation of the Task Force on Protecting Reproductive Health Information, a multistakeholder group of experts representing tech companies, academia, and civil rights and privacy organizations aimed at identifying ways to protect the privacy and access to information of people seeking reproductive health care. The organization has outlined best practices for companies that collect, retain, share, sell, and use data about people’s reproductive health to reduce the likelihood that the information they collect could be used in abortion-related prosecutions and civil lawsuits.

Trulioo Information Services, Inc. provides an online portal for identity verification services. It identifies user behavior analysis from sources including social login providers, ad networks, mobile applications, e-commerce websites, social networks, and customers. The company was founded by Stephen Ufford and Tanis Jorge in 2009 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Girl Scouts of the USA helps to build character and skills for girls. In partnership with adult volunteers, girls develop qualities that serve them all their lives, like leadership, strong values, social conscience, and conviction about potential and self-worth. The organization was founded by Juliet Gordon Low in 1912 and is headquartered in New York, NY

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Women Corporate Directors is a membership organization of women directors of public and large private companies. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Italy. The company was founded by Mary Beth Vitale, Véronique Morali, Linda Eskind Rebrovick, Deborah A. Peacock, and Darcy A. Howe. The CEO is Susan C. Keating.