Membership Benefits
Knowledge
Membership in The Council enables you to leverage the knowledge of other corporate supplier management and diversity professionals. We provide educational sessions to enhance your skills, peer-to-peer mentoring to share best practices, and industry-specific benchmarking. You’ll stay abreast of common supplier metrics so that you can accurately track your performance.
Support
If you don’t have a fully developed supplier diversity program, we can help. We have the expertise to help you get your program started. The Council provides assistance and support in planning your diverse supplier events and matchmakers. In addition, our Partnership Awards Gala provides the perfect venue for you to recognize your best team players in supplier management.
Connection
As a member, you’ll have access to a database of thousands of certified minority business enterprises. We verify ownership, operations and control of each business and renew certifications annually to ensure that the lists we provide are accurate and up to date, and that our suppliers meet your compliance standards.
Relationships
We foster relationship-building by creating networking events throughout the year which enable you to get to know the people behind the products and services you purchase. Our largest events include an annual Business Opportunity Expo; a day of networking and golf; and our Partnership Awards Gala. In addition, our calendar is filled with great events to enhance your outreach efforts and help you meet the right people.
Recognition
Active participation in The Council will highlight your company as one that is respected and socially responsible. Your commitment to the success of diverse suppliers increases wealth in diverse communities across our region, which in turn enhances the economy so that all businesses can grow.
corporate members
ADP
Allergan Sales, LLC
Alstom Transportation, Inc.
American Express Company
American International Group (AIG)
Avis budget Group, Inc.
Barclays PLC
BASF Corporation
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
Becton, Dickinson and Company
BMW North America, LLC
BNY Mellon Corporation
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Broadcom (formerly CA Technology)
C & W Services (formerly Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.)
CBS Corporation
Chubb Corporation
Citigroup Inc.
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Columbia Business School
Comcast NBCUniversal
Conduent, Inc.
Construction Specialties, Inc.
Con Edison Company of New York
ConEdison Clean Energy Business Inc.
Credit Sussie
Deutsche Bank
Deloitte Services LP
Dun & Bradstreet Corporation
Elecnor – Hawkeye Group
Ernst & Young LLP
ESL Federal Credit Union
Excellus Health Plan Inc.
Federal Home Loan Bank of NY
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Fox News Network, LLC
Goldman Sachs (UK) Svs. Limited
Guggenheim Partners
IBM Corporation
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., The
Johnson & Johnson
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions
KPMG LLP
LeChase Construction
L’Oreal USA
LaGuardia Community College (Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business)
Major League Baseball
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
McGraw-Hill Education
Merck & Co., Inc.
MetLife, Inc.
Moody’s Corporation
Morgan Stanley
MTA
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Nokia (former Alatel-Lucent)
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp.
New Jersey Transit
New York Air Brake
New York Life Insurance Company
New York Power Authority
Northwell Health
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Noven Pharmaceuticals
Omnicom Group Inc. (BBDO New York; DDB US; TBWA)
OnX
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc.
PepsiCo, Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
Pike Company
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Prudential Financial
Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG)
Ricoh Americas Corp.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Saatchi & Saatchi
Sanofi
Scientific Games Corporation
Skanska USA Building
Tata America International Corporation
TD Bank Group
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TIAA-CREF
Turner Construction Company
Warner Media Inc.
United States Tennis Association
Unilever
University Hospital
University of Rochester
ViacomCBS
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Westchester Medical Center
Xerox