M. Anthony Burns

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

The Stanley Works Ltd. is manufacturer and marketer of tools, hardware and specialty hardware products for home improvement, consumer, industrial and professional use. Its businesses are diversified in terms of products, geographic spread and channels of distribution. The company has moved to expand its products into new market areas such as the Far East and Eastern Europe. Stanley Works is a diversified worldwide supplier of security solutions for commercial applications, as well as tools and engineered solutions for professional, industrial, construction and do-it-yourself use. Since 1843, the Stanley® brand has been synonymous with quality, reliable products.

The Black & Decker Corp. manufactures power tools, electric lawn and garden tools, hardware and home improvement products. The firm has been setting the standard for innovation and design of power tools, accessories, outdoor yard care equipment, home cleaning products, automotive and lighting products, hardware and other home improvement products. The company was founded by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker Sr. in 1910 and is headquartered in Towson, MD.

The Business Roundtable advocates public policies that ensure economic growth. It considers public policy issues which contains groups like the construction users anti-inflation roundtable, a group devoted to containing construction costs; and the labor law study committee, made up of labor relations executives of major companies. The Business Roundtable was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.