U.S. corporations employ millions of American workers, create opportunity for employees and shareholders, drive innovation, improve the lives of consumers, and provide health care and other benefits to American families. The way corporations are governed directly affects the well-being of employees, shareholders and consumers.
Business Roundtable advocates for corporate governance policies that help create long-term value, advance the economic interests of workers, shareholders and consumers, and uphold the highest ethical standards.
Thank you, Mark, for those kind words.
And my special thanks to you and your distinguished colleagues for providing me the opportunity to speak at this prestigious venue.
As Mark mentioned, today I’m here in my capacity as Chairman of Business Roundtable. We’re an association of the nation’s CEOs, and we, like all Americans, have come together – Democrats and Republicans – to help find an urgent solution to this financial and economic crisis that is like no other before.
The U.S. economy today drives world growth, innovation and prosperity. And as recent events reinforce, the health of the U.S. economy is inextricably linked to the economic health of the rest of the world. If America is not doing well, the rest of the world is affected.
As Congress considers an economic stimulus package, Business Roundtable today presented a series of legislative priorities that it said must be part of such legislation in order to create jobs, boost consumer demand and restore economic growth.
Business Roundtable member CEOs congratulate Janet Napolitano on her official confirmation as Secretary of Homeland Security. President Barack Obama’s selection of Napolitano signals that the protection of U.S. citizens is a top priority for the new administration.
Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies, recently conducted its sixth annual survey of corporate governance practices. The findings of the survey, completed by member company CEOs, provide a snapshot of key corporate governance issues affecting publicly listed companies.
