| Baen Books | book publisher, publishing house | Wake Forest |
| CoreCivic | business, enterprise, public company | Nashville |
| Dominion Energy | business, enterprise, public company | Richmond |
| Fodera | business, musical instrument manufacturing company | New York City |
| Hooters | restaurant chain | Atlanta |
| Inovio Pharmaceuticals | business, public company | Plymouth Meeting |
| Intuit | software company, business, enterprise, public company | Mountain View |
| Leatherman | brand, business | Portland |
| Metro-North Railroad | commuter rail network, transport company | New York City |
| Pegasystems | business, public company | Cambridge |
| Sam's Club | supermarket chain | Bentonville |
| Spectrum HoloByte | video game developer | Alameda |
| Swift Engineering | business, enterprise, aerospace manufacturer | San Clemente |
| THX | technical standard, business | San Rafael |
| Tseng Labs | business, defunct organization | Pennsylvania |
| U.S. Cellular | business, enterprise, public company | Chicago |
| University of Illinois Chicago | public educational institution of the United States, open-access publisher, public university | — |