(New York, NY) – President-elect Donald J. Trump
today announced that he is establishing the President’s Strategic and
Policy Forum. The Forum, which is composed of some of America’s most highly
respected and successful business leaders, will be called upon to meet with
the President frequently to share their specific experience and knowledge
as the President implements his plan to bring back jobs and Make America
Great Again. The Forum will be chaired by Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman,
CEO, and Co-Founder of Blackstone.
Members of the Forum will be charged with providing their individual views
to the President – informed by their unique vantage points in the private
sector – on how government policy impacts economic growth, job creation,
and productivity. The Forum is designed to provide direct input to the
President from many of the best and brightest in the business world in a
frank, non-bureaucratic, and non-partisan manner.
“This forum brings
together CEOs and business leaders who know what it takes to create jobs
and drive economic growth,” said President-elect Trump. “My administration
is committed to drawing on private sector expertise and cutting the
government red tape that is holding back our businesses from hiring,
innovating, and expanding right here in America.”
The first meeting
of the Forum will be held at The White House during the first week of
February.
The members of the
Forum include:
- Stephen A. Schwarzman (Forum Chairman), Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Blackstone;
- Paul Atkins, CEO,
Patomak Global Partners, LLC, Former Commissioner of the Securities
and Exchange Commission;
- Mary Barra, Chairman
and CEO, General Motors;
- Toby Cosgrove, CEO,
Cleveland Clinic;
- Jamie Dimon, Chairman
and CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Co;
- Larry Fink, Chairman
and CEO, BlackRock;
- Bob Iger, Chairman
and CEO, The Walt Disney Company;
- Rich Lesser, President
and CEO, Boston Consulting Group;
- Doug McMillon, President and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.;
- Jim McNerney, Former
Chairman, President, and CEO, Boeing;
- Adebayo “Bayo” Ogunlesi, Chairman and Managing Partner, Global
Infrastructure Partners;
- Ginni Rometty, Chairman,
President, and CEO, IBM;
- Kevin Warsh, Shepard
Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Economics, Hoover Institute,
Former Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
- Mark Weinberger, Global
Chairman and CEO, EY;
- Jack Welch, Former
Chairman and CEO, General Electric;
- Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer
Prize-winner, Vice Chairman of IHS Markit;
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