Richard Lavin

USG Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of building materials and solutions. It offers products for use in new residential, new nonresidential, and residential and nonresidential repair and remodel construction, as well as products used in certain industrial processes. It operates through the following segments: U.S. Wallboard and Surfaces; U.S. Performance Materials; U.S. Ceilings; Canada; and Other. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

ITT Corp. manufactures engineered critical components and customized solutions for the energy, transportation, and industrial markets. It operates through the following segments: Industrial Process, Motion Technologies, Interconnect Solutions, and Control Technologies. The Industrial Process segment manufactures engineered fluid process equipment which serves various customers in global infrastructure industries such as oil and gas, mining, power generation, chemical and other process markets and also provides aftermarket services. The Motion Technologies segment manufactures brake pads, shock absorbers, and damping technologies for the global automotive, truck, trailer, and public bus and rail transportation markets. The Interconnect Solutions segment manufactures a wide range of highly specialized connector products that make it possible to transfer signal and power in various electronic devices that are utilized in aerospace and defense; industrial and transportation; oil and gas; and medical markets. The Control Technologies segment manufactures specialized equipment which includes actuation, valves, switches, vibration isolation, custom-energy absorption, and regulators for the aerospace and defense, and industrial markets. The company was founded by Sosthenes Behn and Hernand Behn in 1920 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

Allison Transmission, Inc. engages in the provision of commercial-duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. It specializes in prognostics, shift energy management, and fuelsense 2.0. The company was founded by James A. Allison on September 14, 1915 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

The Conference Board, Inc. is a membership organization working for the public interests. It creates and disseminates knowledge about management and the marketplace to help businesses in their performance and to better serve the society. The firm publishes information and analysis, makes economics-based forecasts and assesses trends, and facilitates learning by creating communities of interest that bring together senior executives from around the world. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The U.S.-India Business Council operates as a business advocacy organization. The private company is based in Washington. The CEO of the American company is Joseph Gilmour.