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Members Are the Chief Executive Officers of Leading U.S Business Roundtable CEOs support sound public policy to defeat COVID-19, create American jobs and restore U.S. economic growth and competitiveness. LEARN MORE (https://www.businessroundtable.org/policy-perspectives) Business Roundtable members are the chief executive officers of leading U.S. MEMBERS companies. Collectively, they represent every sector of the economy and bring a unique and important perspective to bear on policy issues that impact the economy. Roundtable members are thought leaders, advocating for policy solutions that foster U.S. economic growth and competitiveness. Search Business Roundtable Members Mike Roman Robert Ford Richard A. Gonzalez 3M Abbott AbbVie Chief Executive Officer President and Chief Executive Chairman of the Board and Chief (/about-us/members/mike- Officer Executive Officer roman-chief-executive- (/about-us/members/robert- (/about- officer-3m) ford-president-and-chief- us/members/richard-a- executive-officer-abbott) gonzalez-chairman-of-the- board-and-chief-executive- officer-abbvie) Julie Sweet Carlos A. Rodriguez Troy Rudd Accenture ADP AECOM Chief Executive Officer President and Chief Executive Chief Executive Officer (/about us/members/julie Officer (/about us/members/troy (/about-us/members/julie- Officer (/about-us/members/troy- sweet-chief-executive- (/about-us/members/carlos- rudd-chief-executive-officer- officer-accenture) a-rodriguez-president-and- aecom) chief-executive-officer-adp) Dan Amos John O. 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Bartlett American Electric Power American Express Company American Tower Corporation Chairman, President and Chief Chairman and Chief Executive President and Chief Executive Executive Officer Officer Officer (/about- (/about- (/about- us/members/nicholas-k- us/members/stephen-j- us/members/thomas-a- akins-chairman-president- squeri-chairman-and-chief- bartlett-president-and-chief- and-chief-executive-officer- executive-officer-american- executive-officer-american- american-electric-power) express-company) tower-corporation) James Cracchiolo Steven H. Collis Gail K. Boudreaux Ameriprise Financial AmerisourceBergen Corporation Anthem, Inc. 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