Professional Partners

McGuireWoods is a full-service firm providing legal and public affairs solutions to corporate, individual and nonprofit clients worldwide for more than 200 years collectively. Our commitment to excellence in everything we do gives our clients a competitive edge in everything they do. Our wholly-owned affiliate McGuireWoods Consulting provides a unique — and uniquely potent — combination of state and federal government relations prowess, buttressed by world-class infrastructure, economic development, and advocacy expertise.

McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm. We are the trusted advisor to the world’s leading businesses, governments, and institutions. We work with leading organizations across the private, public and social sectors. Our scale, scope, and knowledge allow us to address problems that no one else can. We have deep functional and industry expertise as well as breadth of geographical reach. We are passionate about taking on immense challenges that matter to our clients and, often, to the world. We work with our clients as we do with our colleagues. We build their capabilities and leadership skills at every level and every opportunity. We do this to help build internal support, get to real issues, and reach practical recommendations. We bring out the capabilities of clients to fully participate in the process and lead the ongoing work.

AccessU is a strategic communications agency focused on education — in every form it takes. From marketing four-year universities to partnering with small liberal arts institutions, community colleges, and K-12 schools. We amplify the unique opportunities of vocational education as well as workforce and economic development. And we fight to overcome educational and cultural barriers that threaten the health and safety of the communities we serve.

Lenore Coaching LLC is a professional training and coaching firm focused on helping organizations to build a sustainable workforce.  We work closely with organizations by providing educational programming, facilitation, training, and coaching.  Lenore Coaching specializes in career success, performance, leadership and DEI.  We are passionate about helping individuals and organizations to become purpose driven.

KPMG is one of the world’s leading professional services firms and the fastest growing Big Four accounting firm in the United States. With 90 offices and more than 29,000 employees and partners throughout the US, we’re leading the industry in new and exciting ways. Our size and strength make us much more agile and responsive to changing trends.