Business Roundtable
President and Chief Executive Officer Chuck RobbinsChuck Robbins Chuck Robbins Cisco Systems, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael L. CorbatMichael L. Corbat Michael L. Corbat Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Officer Lourenco GoncalvesLourenco Goncalves Lourenco Goncalves Cleveland-Cliffs Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer CNH Industrial
James QuinceyJames Quincey James Quincey The Coca-Cola Company President & CEO Brian HumphriesBrian Humphries Brian Humphries Cognizant Chief Executive Officer and Director Brian L. RobertsBrian L. Roberts Brian L. Roberts Comcast Corporation Chairman & CEO Ryan M. LanceRyan M. Lance Ryan M. Lance ConocoPhillips Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Wendell P. WeeksWendell P. Weeks Wendell P. Weeks Corning Incorporated Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President James "Jim" C. Collins, Jr.James "Jim" C. Collins, Jr. James "Jim" C. Collins, Jr. Corteva Agriscience Chief Executive Officer Tom LinebargerTom Linebarger Tom Linebarger Cummins Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brett WhiteBrett White Brett White Cushman & Wakefield Executive Chairman & CEO Larry J. MerloLarry J. Merlo Larry J. Merlo CVS Health President and Chief Executive Officer Harold L. Yoh, IIIHarold L. Yoh, III Harold L. Yoh, III Day & Zimmermann Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John MayJohn May John May Deere & Company Chief Executive Officer Michael DellMichael Dell Michael Dell Dell Technologies Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Punit RenjenPunit Renjen Punit Renjen Deloitte Global CEO Ed BastianEd Bastian Ed Bastian Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Officer Jim FitterlingJim Fitterling Jim Fitterling Dow Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lynn J. GoodLynn J. Good Lynn J. Good Duke Energy Corporation Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Edward D. BreenEdward D. Breen Edward D. Breen DuPont de Nemours, Inc. Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mike SalvinoMike Salvino Mike Salvino DXC Technology President and Chief Executive Officer Mark J. CostaMark J. Costa Mark J. Costa Eastman Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Craig ArnoldCraig Arnold Craig Arnold Eaton Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Pedro J. PizarroPedro J. Pizarro Pedro J. Pizarro Edison International President and Chief Executive Officer Darren W. WoodsDarren W. Woods Darren W. Woods ExxonMobil Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Carmine Di SibioCarmine Di Sibio Carmine Di Sibio EY Global Chairman and CEO Frederick W. SmithFrederick W. Smith Frederick W. Smith FedEx Corporation Chairman & CEO Gary NorcrossGary Norcross Gary Norcross FIS President and Chief Executive Officer Revathi AdvaithiRevathi Advaithi Revathi Advaithi Flex Chief Executive Officer Carlos M. HernandezCarlos M. Hernandez Carlos M. Hernandez Fluor Corporation Chief Executive Officer Jim HackettJim Hackett Jim Hackett Ford Motor Company President and Chief Executive Officer Lachlan MurdochLachlan Murdoch Lachlan Murdoch Fox Corporation Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard C. AdkersonRichard C. Adkerson Richard C. Adkerson Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Sonia SyngalSonia Syngal Sonia Syngal Gap Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry CulpLarry Culp Larry Culp GE Chairman and CEO Phebe NovakovicPhebe Novakovic Phebe Novakovic General Dynamics Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mary T. BarraMary T. Barra Mary T. Barra General Motors Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David SolomonDavid Solomon David Solomon Goldman Sachs & Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Deanna M. MulliganDeanna M. Mulligan Deanna M. Mulligan The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Chief Executive Officer Gerald W. Evans Jr.Gerald W. Evans Jr. Gerald W. Evans Jr. Hanesbrands Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steven R. SwartzSteven R. Swartz Steven R. Swartz Hearst President & Chief Executive Officer Craig MenearCraig Menear Craig Menear The Home Depot, Inc. Chairman, CEO and President Darius AdamczykDarius Adamczyk Darius Adamczyk Honeywell Chairman and CEO Bruce BroussardBruce Broussard Bruce Broussard Humana President and CEO Mike PettersMike Petters Mike Petters Huntington Ingalls Industries President and CEO Arvind KrishnaArvind Krishna Arvind Krishna IBM Corporation Chief Executive Officer Robert "Bob" H. SwanRobert "Bob" H. Swan Robert "Bob" H. Swan Intel Chief Executive Officer Mark SuttonMark Sutton Mark Sutton International Paper Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael I. RothMichael I. Roth Michael I. Roth The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Linda ApseyLinda Apsey Linda Apsey ITC Holdings Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer George R. OliverGeorge R. Oliver George R. Oliver Johnson Controls International plc Chairman and CEO Alex GorskyAlex Gorsky Alex Gorsky Johnson & Johnson Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Jamie DimonJamie Dimon Jamie Dimon JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg A. AdamsGreg A. Adams Greg A. Adams Kaiser Permanente Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Christopher M. GormanChristopher M. Gorman Christopher M. Gorman KeyCorp Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President Rick LanohaRick Lanoha Rick Lanoha Kiewit Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Michael HsuMichael Hsu Michael Hsu Kimberly-Clark Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer KPMG LLP
William "Bill" M. BrownWilliam "Bill" M. Brown William "Bill" M. Brown L3Harris Technologies, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Beth FordBeth Ford Beth Ford Land O'Lakes Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Roger A. KroneRoger A. Krone Roger A. Krone Leidos Holdings, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stuart MillerStuart Miller Stuart Miller Lennar Corporation Chief Executive Officer James "Jim" D. TaicletJames "Jim" D. Taiclet James "Jim" D. Taiclet Lockheed Martin Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Mark TrudeauMark Trudeau Mark Trudeau Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals President and Chief Executive Officer Lee M. TillmanLee M. Tillman Lee M. Tillman Marathon Oil Corporation President and CEO Michael J. HenniganMichael J. Hennigan Michael J. Hennigan Marathon Petroleum Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Arne SorensonArne Sorenson Arne Sorenson Marriott International, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Roger CrandallRoger Crandall Roger Crandall MassMutual Chairman, President & CEO Ajay BangaAjay Banga Ajay Banga Mastercard President & CEO Ynon KreizYnon Kreiz Ynon Kreiz Mattel Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lawrence KurziusLawrence Kurzius Lawrence Kurzius McCormick & Company Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Brian TylerBrian Tyler Brian Tyler McKesson Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer Kevin SneaderKevin Sneader Kevin Sneader McKinsey & Company Global Managing Partner Geoffery S. MarthaGeoffery S. Martha Geoffery S. Martha Medtronic, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michel KhalafMichel Khalaf Michel Khalaf MetLife, Inc. President and CEO Sanjay MehrotraSanjay Mehrotra Sanjay Mehrotra Micron Technology, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth D. MoelisKenneth D. Moelis Kenneth D. Moelis Moelis & Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Raymond McDaniel, Jr.Raymond McDaniel, Jr. Raymond McDaniel, Jr. Moody's President and Chief Executive Officer James P. GormanJames P. Gorman James P. Gorman Morgan Stanley Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg BrownGreg Brown Greg Brown Motorola Solutions Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Adena FriedmanAdena Friedman Adena Friedman NASDAQ President and CEO Thomas C. NelsonThomas C. Nelson Thomas C. Nelson National Gypsum Company Chairman, President & CEO Ted MathasTed Mathas Ted Mathas New York Life Insurance Co. Chairman and CEO James L. RoboJames L. Robo James L. Robo NextEra Energy, Inc. Chairman and CEO David StoverDavid Stover David Stover Noble Energy, Inc. Chairman, President and CEO Kathy WardenKathy Warden Kathy Warden Northrop Grumman Corporation Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Steve FisherSteve Fisher Steve Fisher Novelis President and CEO Mauricio GutierrezMauricio Gutierrez Mauricio Gutierrez NRG Energy, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Safra A. CatzSafra A. Catz Safra A. Catz Oracle Corporation Chief Executive Officer Brian ChambersBrian Chambers Brian Chambers Owens Corning President and Chief Executive Officer Dan ShulmanDan Shulman Dan Shulman PayPal President and Chief Executive Officer Ramon LaguartaRamon Laguarta Ramon Laguarta PepsiCo Chief Executive Officer Albert BourlaAlbert Bourla Albert Bourla Pfizer Inc. Chairman & CEO Greg C. GarlandGreg C. Garland Greg C. Garland Phillips 66 Chairman and CEO Marc B. LautenbachMarc B. Lautenbach Marc B. Lautenbach Pitney Bowes Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Robert E. Moritz Robert E. Moritz Robert E. Moritz PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited Chairman Daniel J. HoustonDaniel J. Houston Daniel J. Houston Principal Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President David S. TaylorDavid S. Taylor David S. Taylor The Procter & Gamble Company Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Tricia GriffithTricia Griffith Tricia Griffith Progressive Insurance Chief Executive Officer Steve MollenkopfSteve Mollenkopf Steve Mollenkopf Qualcomm Incorporated Chief Executive Officer Earl C. AustinEarl C. Austin Earl C. Austin Quanta Services President and Chief Executive Officer Gregory J. HayesGregory J. Hayes Gregory J. Hayes Raytheon Technologies Corporation Chief Executive Officer Blake MoretBlake Moret Blake Moret Rockwell Automation, Inc. Chairman & CEO Douglas L. PetersonDouglas L. Peterson Douglas L. Peterson S&P Global Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Marc BenioffMarc Benioff Marc Benioff Salesforce Chair & Chief Executive Officer Christian KleinChristian Klein Christian Klein SAP Chief Executive Officer Dr. James GoodnightDr. James Goodnight Dr. James Goodnight SAS Chairman, President & CEO Tamara L. LundgrenTamara L. Lundgren Tamara L. Lundgren Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey W. MartinJeffrey W. Martin Jeffrey W. Martin Sempra Energy Chief Executive Officer Egon DurbanEgon Durban Egon Durban Silver Lake Partners Managing Partner and Managing Director Stewart ButterfieldStewart Butterfield Stewart Butterfield Slack Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Thomas A. FanningThomas A. Fanning Thomas A. Fanning Southern Company Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer James M. LoreeJames M. Loree James M. Loree Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. President and CEO Maurice R. GreenbergMaurice R. Greenberg Maurice R. Greenberg Starr Companies Chairman and CEO Michael L. Tipsord Michael L. Tipsord Michael L. Tipsord State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer James P. KeaneJames P. Keane James P. Keane Steelcase Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin A. LoboKevin A. Lobo Kevin A. Lobo Stryker Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John F. FishJohn F. Fish John F. Fish Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Margaret KeaneMargaret Keane Margaret Keane Synchrony Chief Executive Officer Brian CornellBrian Cornell Brian Cornell Target Corporation Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Russell K. GirlingRussell K. Girling Russell K. Girling TC Energy President and Chief Executive Officer LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. TDS Inc President and Chief Executive Officer Richard K. TempletonRichard K. Templeton Richard K. Templeton Texas Instruments Incorporated Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer Rob SpeyerRob Speyer Rob Speyer Tishman Speyer President & Chief Executive Officer Hal LawtonHal Lawton Hal Lawton Tractor Supply Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Alan D. SchnitzerAlan D. Schnitzer Alan D. Schnitzer The Travelers Companies, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Peter J. DavorenPeter J. Davoren Peter J. Davoren Turner Construction Company President and Chief Executive Officer Lance M. FritzLance M. Fritz Lance M. Fritz Union Pacific Corporation Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Scott KirbyScott Kirby Scott Kirby United Airlines Chief Executive Officer Carol ToméCarol Tomé Carol Tomé UPS Chief Executive Officer Wayne PeacockWayne Peacock Wayne Peacock USAA President and Chief Executive Officer Mortimer (Tim) J. BuckleyMortimer (Tim) J. Buckley Mortimer (Tim) J. Buckley Vanguard President and Chief Executive Officer Scott G. StephensonScott G. Stephenson Scott G. Stephenson Verisk Analytics Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Hans VestbergHans Vestberg Hans Vestberg Verizon Communications Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. Visa, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Robert F. SmithRobert F. Smith Robert F. Smith Vista Equity Partners Founder, Chairman and CEO Curtis A. "Curt" MorganCurtis A. "Curt" Morgan Curtis A. "Curt" Morgan Vistra Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Stefano PessinaStefano Pessina Stefano Pessina Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillonDoug McMillon Doug McMillon Walmart President and Chief Executive Officer Charles ScharfCharles Scharf Charles Scharf Wells Fargo & Company Chief Executive Officer and President John J. EngelJohn J. Engel John J. Engel WESCO International, Inc. Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer John F. BarrettJohn F. Barrett John F. Barrett Western & Southern Financial Group Chairman, President & CEO Hikmet ErsekHikmet Ersek Hikmet Ersek Western Union Chief Executive Officer & Director Wipro Limited
Aneel BhusriAneel Bhusri Aneel Bhusri Workday Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. KasbarMichael J. Kasbar Michael J. Kasbar World Fuel Services Corporation Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer James P. KavanaughJames P. Kavanaugh James P. Kavanaugh World Wide Technology, Inc. Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer John VisentinJohn Visentin John Visentin Xerox Corporation Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bradley S. JacobsBradley S. Jacobs Bradley S. Jacobs XPO Logistics, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Patrick K. DeckerPatrick K. Decker Patrick K. Decker,Xylem Inc,Anders Gustafsson,Zebra Technologies,Kristin Peck,Zoetis
}} The 'Business Roundtable is an association of 'chief executive officers of America’s leading corporations working to shape public policy in their interest.
In 2010, the Washington Post characterized the group as President Obama's "closest ally in the business community."[1]
On August 19, 2019, the group updated its decades-old definition of the purpose of a corporation, doing away with its bedrock principle that shareholder interests must be placed above all else. The statement, signed by nearly 200 chief executive officers from major U.S. corporations, makes a "fundamental commitment to all of our stakeholders," including customers, employees, suppliers and local communities.[2] This seems to dovetail with the World Economic Forum and its planned 2021 corporate coup d'etat the Great Reset.
Mission
The aim of the forum is based on the conviction that the economic sector should play an active and effective role in the formation of public order. The forum is for deregulation and reduction of government intervention through laws and taxes and for more voluntary agreements for industry. The Business Roundtable also pushed the Multilateral Agreement on Investments (MAI) and supported the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and lobbyed for example for British Petroleum, Coca-Cola, Deutsche Bank, ExxonMobil, General Motors, Monsanto, Nike, Procter & Gamble and Shell. In 2007, the BRT was a co-initiator of the Aspen principles.
The organization's current focus is on corporate governance, education and the workforce, energy and the environment, health and retirement, immigration, infrastructure, international engagement, intelligent regulation, tax and fiscal policy, as well as technology, the Internet and innovation.
Activities
The Business Roundtable played a key role in defeating an anti-trust bill in 1975 and a Ralph Nader plan for a consumer protection agency in 1977. It also helped dilute the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act. But the Roundtable's most significant victory was in blocking labor law reform that sought to strengthen labor law to make it more difficult for companies to intimidate workers who wanted to form unions.
In fiscal policy, the Roundtable was responsible for broadening the 1985 tax cuts signed into law by Ronald Reagan, lobbying successfully for sharp reductions in corporate taxes. In trade policy, it argued for opening foreign markets to American trade and investment. The Omnibus Trade Act of 1988 reflected the thinking of the Business Roundtable. In 1990, the Roundtable urged George HW Bush to initiate a free trade agreement with Mexico. In 1993, the Roundtable lobbied for NAFTA and against any strong side agreements on labor and the environment. It provided the money and leadership for the main pro-NAFTA lobby.
The Roundtable also successfully opposed changes in corporate governance that would have made boards of directors and CEOs more accountable to stockholders.
In 1986, the Roundtable convinced the Securities and Exchange Commission to forgo new rules on merger and acquisitions, and in 1993 convinced [{Bill Clinton|President Clinton]] to water down his plan to impose penalties on excessive executive salaries.
The Roundtable's Health, Welfare, and Retirement Income Task Force, chaired by Prudential Insurance CEO Robert C. Winters, cheered President Bush's plan, which consisted mainly of subsidies to the health care industry. The nation's health care system works well for the majority of Americans, the Roundtable announced in a June 1991 statement. "We believe the solutions lie not in tearing down the present system, but in building upon it."
The Business Roundtable also acts as a major lobby that aims to extend or maintain administrators' rights/power in large companies. For example, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted the so-called "shareholders’ access to proxy" rule, which aimed to empower shareholders in the proposition and nomination of administrators of big corporations. The Business Roundtable was strongly against that rule, as its president John Castellani reported to the Washington Post about removing this rule: "this is our highest priority [...] Literally all of our members have called about this".[3] And they got the upper hand: the SEC rule was finally dropped after intense lobbying and lawsuits.
History
In 1972, the March Group, co-founded by Alcoa chairman John D. Harper and General ElectricCEO Fred Borch, the Construction Users Anti-Inflation Roundtable, founded by retired U.S. Steel CEO Roger Blough, and the Labor Law Study Group (LLSG) merged to form the Business Roundtable.
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| US/Chamber of Commerce | “The chamber of commerce is really one of the most powerful lobbies in this country. It’s so powerful you almost never read about it. It’s one of those deep presences that rarely rise to the level of being written about in history.” | Peter Dale Scott | 2 December 2014 |
Known members
44 of the 391 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| AT&T | The world's largest telecommunications company and the largest provider of mobile telephone services in the USA |
| Accenture | multinational corporation that is heavily involved in privatization and public-private partnerships in sectors such as schools. |
| Amazon | A monopoly/cartel online retailer with deep state connections. |
| Apple | A tech company, in a corrupt duopoly with Microsoft, its effective social engineering of children during the 2010s and 2000s and its adaption of youth culture made it the most valuable company in the world. PRISM-member. Throws activists or anyone not a WEF-member of their platform in geopolitical dilemmas. Fashion industry and wage slavery promoter. |
| BP | Multinational oil company implicated in the 1953 Iran Coup. |
| Ajay Banga | Indian-US business with a lot of connections, especially to processed food. As Mastercard executive interested in a cashless society. |
| Bank of America | Second biggest bank in the US |
| Baxter International | A multi-billion dollar transnational corporation which is of interest as regards emerging diseases and vaccines. |
| Marc Benioff | US Internet billionaire, bought Time Magazine |
| Jeff Bezos | World's richest man. Founded Amazon |
| BlackRock | Who owns a piece of everything? They do! |
| Albert Bourla | Chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer who termed the COVID jabs "weapons" |
| Chevron | |
| Citigroup | |
| ConocoPhillips | American multinational oil and gas corporation |
| Michael Dell | Computer billionaire businessman, WEF AGM regular, WEF GLT 1993 |
| Jamie Dimon | "The Most Admired Banker In The World", close to Epstein. Global Leaders for Tomorrow/1996. Since 2005 head of JPMorgan Chase |
| Dow Chemical | |
| ExxonMobil | |
| Ford Motor Company | American multinational automobile manufacturer |
| Alex Gorsky | The CEO of Johnson & Johnson (2012 to 2021) |
| Evan Greenberg | US businessman, GLT 1998, 2nd generation multi-Bilderberger |
| Maurice Greenberg | US deep state operative |
| Intel | Biggest US Tech company, its owner warned its main products would become a casus belli for WW3. |
| Johnson & Johnson | The Vice President, Adrian Thomas was a "player" in Event 201. In March 2020 Johnson & Johnson entered into a $456 million partnership with the US government for a COVID-19 vaccine. |
| Bernard Looney | Became CEO of BP in February 2020. Attended the 2022 Bilderberg |
| Mastercard | |
| McKinsey & Company | corporate hit-men to loot the economy |
| Morgan Stanley | |
| Northrop Grumman | |
| Oracle | Tech company with significant connections to the national security industry |
| PayPal | Online payment website |
| Pfizer | A multinational big pharma company. Made a killing during COVID |
| Charles Prince | One of the main culprits for the 2008 economic crisis |
| Procter & Gamble | Huge multi-billion dollar multinational corporation; specialising in consumer goods. |
| PwC | |
| Raytheon | Military-industrial complex. |
| Fredrick Smith | Knights of Malta, CFR ... |
| Special access program | |
| Julie Sweet | CEO of Accenture and Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum. Married to CIA operative. |
| Vanguard | |
| Visa | |
| Walmart | |
| Wood Mackenzie | A global energy, chemicals, renewables, metals and mining research and consultancy group |
