The Business Roundtable is a politically conservative[1][2][3][4] group of chief executive officers of major U.S. corporations formed to promote pro- business public policy.
History
The group was formed in 1972 through the merger of three existing organizations: the March Group, consisting of chief executive officers who met informally to consider public policy issues; the Construction Users Anti-Inflation Roundtable, a group devoted to containing construction costs; and the Labor Law Study Committee, largely made up of labor relations executives of major companies.[5]
It "strongly supported passage of the" No Child Left Behind Act of 2002, "and is now actively working with states on implementation." It has issued press releases, submitted editorials, given congressional testimony and distributed position ads.[6]
Officers
Top members of the board include:[7]
Further reading
References
- ^ Greenhouse, L. (1991, March 7). Perils to conservatives in a conservative court. New York Times, Retrieved from http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage?res=9D0CE1D81E3EF934A35750C0A967958260
- ^ Cowan, A.L. (1993, March 26). Methods in Stock Option Madness. New York Times, Retrieved from http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage?res=9F0CE2DC163FF935A15750C0A965958260
- ^ Jenkins, C., & Eckert, C. M. (2000). The right turn in economic policy: Business elites and the new conservative economic. Sociological Forum, 15(2), 312.
- ^ Lichtman, A. J. (2008). White Protestant Nation: The Rise of the American Conservative Movement. Atlantic Monthly Press. (p. 338)
- ^ "About Us", Business Roundtable website
- ^ "ISSUE: No Child Left Behind" website
- ^ Business Roundtable web site accessed September 15, 2006
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