Avaya, Inc. became an NCWIT Investment Partner in 2004 when it announced its support through a four-year, $250,000 annual grant. With many women in senior leadership positions, Avaya is well-known for its tradition of supporting diversity and excellence. NCWIT also is grateful for Avaya's early involvement in and support for our mission, including CEO Don Peterson's role on the Executive Advisory Council and Vice President Susan Bailey's participation with our Workforce Alliance.

Pfizer, a leader in the discovery and development of medicines and the use of biotechnology to improve health, signed on as an NCWIT Investment Partner in 2006. Pfizer's education efforts and corporate advocacy seek to promote high-quality, innovative science education by helping to raise the standards of scientific literacy for all students, broadening the pool of future scientists, improving the quality of the workforce in a high-tech environment, and offering opportunities to students from diverse backgrounds.

Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle market businesses, and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk-management products and services. Bank of America has received numerous accolades for its workforce diversity and inclusion programs, including those from Working Mother, Black Enterprise, and Hispanic Business magazines. Bank of America has provided significant financial and in-kind support to NCWIT and is the national sponsor of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing.