Michael Becker

Business Wire, Inc. provides press releases over the internet. It helps thousands of member companies and organizations to transmit their full-text news releases, regulatory filings, photos and other multimedia content to journalists, financial professionals, investor services, regulatory authorities and the general public worldwide. The company was founded in 1961 by Lorry I. Lokey and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

XBRL US, Inc. is a non-profit consortium that supports the implementation of business reporting standards through the development of taxonomies for use by public and private sectors in the United States. XBRL US has built standards for government agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Energy, as well as industry-sponsored standards for surety insurance, municipal government reporting, and corporate actions. The private company is based in Washington, and the CEO of the company is Campbell Pryde. The American company promotes XBRL adoption through marketplace collaboration and aims to achieve interoperability between sectors.

National Investor Relations Institute operates as an association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts and other financial community constituents. The company was founded by DeWitt C. Morrill in 1969 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.