This afternoon, the President met with CEOs from a variety of sectors, who shared how their businesses are thriving and contributing to our economic growth. The CEOs described how Bidenomics is leading to a resilient labor market along with an investment boom in construction, manufacturing, and clean energy, creating new opportunities for businesses and workers. The President and business leaders underscored the importance of public sector-enabled, private sector-led investments as the Biden-Harris Administration kicks off its third Investing in America tour.
Attendees:
Brendan Bechtel, Chairman and CEO, Bechtel Group
Calvin Butler, CEO, Exelon
Kenneth Chenault, Chairman and Managing Director, General Catalyst
Brian Cornell, Chair and CEO, Target
Thasunda Brown Duckett, President and CEO, TIAA
Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO, IBM
Judy Marks, Chair, CEO and President, Otis Worldwide
Jeff Zients, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff
Jared Bernstein, Chair, Council of Economic Advisers
Steve Ricchetti, Assistant to the President and Counselor to the President
Lael Brainard, Assistant to the President and Director of the National Economic Council
Stephen Benjamin, Assistant to the President, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Public Engagement
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Readout of the President's Meeting with CEOs Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/367216