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Search Business Roundtable Members 6/18/2021 Members | Business Roundtable Business Roundtable members are the chief executive officers of MEMBERS leading U.S. 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 Chairman of the Board and (/about- Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer us/members/mike- (/about- (/about- roman-chief- us/members/robert- us/members/richard- executive-officer-3m) ford-president-and- a-gonzalez-chairman- chief-executive- of-the-board-and- officer-abbott) chief-executive- officer-abbvie) Julie Sweet Shantanu Narayen Carlos A. Rodriguez Accenture Adobe ADP Chief Executive Officer Chairman, President and President and Chief (/about- Chief Executive Officer Executive Officer us/members/julie- (/about- (/about- sweet-chief-executive- us/members/shantanu- us/members/carlos-a- officer-accenture) narayen-chairman- rodriguez-president- president-and-chief- and-chief-executive- officer-adp) https://www.businessroundtable.org/about-us/members 1/23 6/18/2021 Members | Business Roundtable executive-officer- adobe) David M. Mussafer Troy Rudd Andrés Gluski Advent International AECOM The AES Corporation Corporation Chief Executive Officer Director, President and Chairman and Managing (/about- CEO Partner us/members/troy- (/about- (/about- rudd-chief-executive- us/members/andrés- us/members/david-m- officer-aecom) gluski-director- mussafer-chairman- president-and-ceo-the- and-managing- aes-corporation) partner-advent- international- corporation) Dan Amos Vivek Sankaran John O. Larsen Aflac Incorporated Albertsons Companies, Inc. Alliant Energy Corporation Chairman, Chief Executive President & CEO President, CEO and Officer and President (/about- Chairman of the Board (/dan-amos-chairman- us/members/vivek- (/about- chief-executive- sankaran-president- us/members/john-o- officer-and-president- ceo-albertsons- larsen-president-ceo- aflac-incorporated) companies-inc) and-chairman-of-the- board-alliant-energy- corporation) Thomas J. Wilson Lee J. Styslinger, III Jeff Bezos Allstate Insurance Company Altec, Inc. Amazon Chair, President and Chief Chairman and Chief Founder, Chairman, CEO Executive Officer Executive Officer and President (/about- (/about- (/about- us/members/thomas- us/members/lee-j- us/members/jeff- j-wilson-chair- styslinger-iii- bezos-founder- president-and-chief- chairman-and-chief- chairman-ceo-and- executive-officer- executive-officer-altec- president-amazon) allstate-insurance- inc) company) https://www.businessroundtable.org/about-us/members 2/23 6/18/2021 Members | Business Roundtable Doug Parker Stephen J. Squeri American Airlines Nicholas K. Akins American Express Company Chairman and Chief Chairman and Chief Executive Officer American Electric Power Executive Officer (/about- Chairman, President and (/about- Chief Executive Officer us/members/doug- (/about- us/members/stephen- parker-chairman-and- us/members/nicholas- j-squeri-chairman- chief-executive- k-akins-chairman- and-chief-executive- officer-american- president-and-chief- officer-american- airlines) executive-officer- express-company) american-electric- power) Peter Zaffino Thomas A. Bartlett James Cracchiolo American International American Tower Ameriprise Financial Group, Inc. 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