Answer by K-Dawg for How to use OR in IF, ELSE, THEN Condition - VB.Net

Try OrElse!

If AdvisoryFirms.AdvisoryFirmNameTextBox.Text <> "Egan Jones" OrElse _    AdvisoryFirms.AdvisoryFirmNameTextBox.Text <> "Farient Advisors" OrElse _    AdvisoryFirms.AdvisoryFirmNameTextBox.Text <> "Glass Lewis" OrElse _    AdvisoryFirms.AdvisoryFirmNameTextBox.Text <> "Internal Guidelines" OrElse _    AdvisoryFirms.AdvisoryFirmNameTextBox.Text <> "ISS" OrElse _    AdvisoryFirms.AdvisoryFirmNameTextBox.Text <> "None" Then        RunSql("insert into institution_has_policy (institution_id,policy_id) values ("& _                InstitutionID & ","& NewPolicyID & ")")