For the twelfth consecutive year, the sponsor for the Washington Business Hall of Fame is Capital One. Please take a moment to learn about our presenting sponsor.


Capital One
Capital One, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, is a diversified Fortune 200 company with 50 million customer accounts worldwide and one of the most recognized brands in America. Through its international lending businesses and retail banking franchise in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Louisiana and Texas, Capital One offers a wide range of financial products, including credit cards, auto loans, small business loans, home equity loans, installment loans, commercial loans, deposits and savings products.

Richard D. Fairbank, Capital One's founder, Chairman, and CEO shaped the idea that would ultimately become Capital One's hallmark - its Information Based Strategy (IBS) - which integrates the traditionally separate functions of marketing, credit, risk operations and information technology into one flexible decision-making structure that enables the company to offer financial services tailored to fit each customer's individual needs.