Rhonda Nesmith Crichlow

Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) is a nonpartisan organization that aims to create women leaders who transform the cable media industry. The non-profit company is based in Chantilly, VA. The company achieves this by providing professional development programs, commissioning original gender research, and supporting a B2B network that helps advance women. WICT has partnered with media and technology companies for over 40 years to build a more robust pipeline of women leaders. The company was founded in 1979 by Patricia L. McCaskill. Maria E. Brennan has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs. It manufactures and markets prescription drugs used to treat a number of diseases and conditions including cardiovascular, dermatological, central nervous system, bone disease, cancer, organ transplantation, psychiatry, infectious disease, and respiratory. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ.