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BHEF. COM / © 2021 BHEF  \n01 Introduction  \nRegional Partnerships  \n02 Chicago  \n08 New York City  \n14 North Carolina  \n20 Southeast Region  \n26 D.C., Maryland, and Virginia  \nABOUT THE BUSINESS-HIGHER EDUCATION FORUM  \nThe Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) is a private, nonprofit membership organization of leading C-suite business executives and university presidents who employ the latest market intelligence to inform strategic partnerships that create innovative talent solutions in high-demand emerging fields and promote diversity and inclusion. Members provide leadership by encouraging their peers to act on critical talent needs. For more information about BHEF, [visit BHEF.com](visit BHEF.com).  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  \nBHEF would like to thank Business Roundtable and the JPMorgan Chase Foundation for their leadership in the Workforce Partnership Initiative. We also thank WPI business and higher education partners for providing detailed information and insights on their respective roles, partnerships, and programs, namely Dawn Braswell, training manager, Siemens Energy; Michael Chiappetta, director of North America and Chicago market development, Accenture; Fran Coady, senior vice president, human resources, Day & Zimmermann; Roger Collins, apprenticeship manager, Siemens Energy; Ellen Glazerman, executive director, EY Foundation and EY Americas director, university relations; Daniel Serota, senior manager, public affairs, Aon; and Patty Warner, human resources director, Owens Corning. This work was funded by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation. However, any opinions, findings, conclusions, and/or recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation.  \n\n| INTRODUCTION |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| I | n 2018, the Business Roundtable and the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) joined forces to create the Workforce Partnership Initiative (WPI) . The initiative invited Business Roundtable CEOs to form multi-company partnerships and connect with leaders of postsecondary institutions to meet regional workforce needs. Dozens ofCEOs responded, |\n| and the JPMorgan Chase Foundation awarded BHEF a grant to support nine WPI projects around the country.\u003Cbr>The resulting WPI partnerships created highly tailored educational and workbased learning opportunities in their own communities. These initiatives bring together unlikely partners, engage students in new curricula and apprenticeships, and grow America’s pool of high quality, inclusive, and tech-enabled talent. The sites address different needs and are at different stages, but all are actively working with faculty, learners, and/or employees toward a common goal.\u003Cbr>Strong, ongoing collaboration between business and higher education offers a solution to the skill shortage that was growing prior to COVID-19 and has been exacerbated by the new ways we now work and communicate. These skills are crucial to maintaining America’s competitive advantage and to supporting durable, inclusive economic growth in our communities.\u003Cbr>This document is part ofa series of case studies on the WPI projects, with the series covering five of the nine partnerships: Chicago, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia, North Carolina, New York City, and the Southeast. 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