FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 11, 2022
Contact NMSDC:
Jered Weber
Communications and Engagement Manager
jered.weber@nmsdc.org
- Abbott Laboratories Inc.
- Accenture LLP
- American Family Insurance
- American Red Cross
- AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies
- Apple Inc.
- AT&T Inc.
- Bank of America Corp.
- Boston Scientific Corp.
- Capital One Financial Corp.
- Cargill
- CBRE Group Inc.
- Cigna Corp.
- Cisco Systems
- Dell Technologies
- DTE Energy Co.
- DuPont
- ExxonMobil
- Fifth Third Bancorp
- Ford Motor Co.
- General Motors Co. LLC
- Humana Inc.
- IBM Corp.
- Intel Corp.
- Johnson & Johnson
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.
- Macy’s Inc.
- Medtronic Inc.
- Merck & Co. Inc.
- Molson Coors
- MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
- New York Life Insurance Co.
- Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
- Procter & Gamble Co.
- Salesforce
- Starbucks Corp.
- Stellantis (Formerly Fiat Chrysler Automobiles)
- Target Corp.
- TIAA
- Toyota Motor North America
- Trane Technologies
- Truist
- Turner Construction Co.
- UPS
- Vistra Corp.
- Walgreens Co.
- Walmart Inc.
- The Walt Disney Co.
- Wells Fargo & Co.
“The Forefront 50 exemplify the corporations that are working tirelessly to create greater economic opportunities for communities of color, achieve our ambitious goal of $1 trillion in annual revenue generation for NMSDC-certified MBEs, and take the bold action needed to end the racial wealth gap,” said NMSDC CEO and President Ying McGuire.
Recognized organizations were selected from companies that applied for The Forefront 50 and were reviewed by a panel of minority business enterprises (MBEs) in conjunction with submissions from NMSDC’s regional affiliate council Corporation of the Year winners.
The Forefront 50 are being recognized and celebrated at the upcoming NMSDC 50th Anniversary Conference & Exchange in New Orleans, Oct. 30 – Nov. 2. Learn more about The Forefront 50 and NMSDC’s 50th Anniversary Conference & Exchange at
“The Forefront 50 exemplify the corporations that are working tirelessly to create greater economic opportunities for communities of color, achieve our ambitious goal of $1 trillion in annual revenue generation for NMSDC-certified MBEs, and take the bold action needed to end the racial wealth gap,” said NMSDC CEO and President Ying McGuire.
Recognized organizations were selected from companies that applied for The Forefront 50 and were reviewed by a panel of minority business enterprises (MBEs) in conjunction with submissions from NMSDC’s regional affiliate council Corporation of the Year winners.
The Forefront 50 are being recognized and celebrated at the upcoming NMSDC 50th Anniversary Conference & Exchange in New Orleans, Oct. 30 – Nov. 2. Learn more about The Forefront 50 and NMSDC’s 50th Anniversary Conference & Exchange at nmsdcconference.org.About NMSDC
Founded in 1972, NMSDC is the longest-operating business growth engine for the broadest group of systematically excluded communities of color (Asian-Indian, Asian-Pacific, Black, Hispanic, and Native American), and our impact goes far beyond the supply chain. It’s about upward mobility for the emerging majority of Americans, an equal shot at participating in the American experiment of free-market capitalism and entrepreneurship. Our work is about correcting the unequal access to wealth-building opportunities.
