ECONOMIC FUTURE INITIATIVE

Opportunity Rising: Empowering Americans to Flourish in a Global Networked Economy and RevitalizingVisual the Identity American Dream Manual

In recent years, globalization and technology limitless possibilities offered by online have changed our way of life more than platforms, the digital economy can make it anyone could have imagined. While enriching far easier for Americans and businesses of “The America we want us in many ways, these forces also have all sizes to offer skills and services to anyone, eliminated traditionally secure jobs and anywhere—here or abroad. our children to inherit—a eroded economic security for millions. Now country that is strong and we face a great national challenge: finding Through information sharing, online tools, new strategies that help all Americans and innovative forms of credit and finance, inspires opportunity for flourish in today’s economy. people can more easily expand or launch new businesses and hire more workers. all—is at risk. There is Americans can learn and train in innovative “What big gear could we find that ways that can better connect them to good- nothing more important paying jobs. we could grab and move one way than finding ways to or another and make all the little The Initiative is both a catalyst and an ones spin?” advocate for actions that help Americans use advance Americans – Michael Leavitt the transformative forces of technology and Chairman, Leavitt Partners globalization to their advantage in order to at all income levels to Former Governor, State of Utah Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency succeed in a world of constant change. Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services successfully transition to the economy of the To tackle this pressing social need, a broad “We have to find a way in which we future.” collaboration of entrepreneurs, academics, enable a rethinking of human capital technologists, CEOs, diplomats, community development so we can find a way in – Co-chairs, Zoë Baird activists, religious leaders, and others have which people are not left out of access and come together through the Markle Economic Future Initiative. The Initiative is advancing to opportunity.” transformative strategies to use globalization – Michael Crow and technology as tools to achieve the President, Arizona State University America we seek. Ideas must be paired with powerful actions to accelerate that return opportunity to Americans. Inspired by their work with the Markle Initiative, Howard Schultz, chairman, president and ceo of and co- “One of the places where technology chair of the Initiative, and Dr. Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University is going to meet opportunity is in and Initiative member, collaborated on a deploying people in new ways.” groundbreaking prototype for reducing – Tim O’Reilly America’s education divide. The innovative Founder and CEO, O’Reilly Media plan will provide access to an online college education at ASU for thousands of Starbucks partners (employees) in the . The Markle Economic Future Initiative is Other Initiative members also are pursuing grounded in a common view that in our actions to help Americans succeed in a networked world, more people are connected networked world that is leaving millions of more powerfully than ever before. Thanks to Americans economically vulnerable. Markle Economic Future Initiative Members

Zoë Baird Howard Schultz President, Markle Foundation chairman, president and ceo, Starbucks Co-chair, Markle Economic Future Initiative Co-chair, Markle Economic Future Initiative “In order to restore the American dream, in order to bring back hope

Madeleine K. Albright Michael J. McCloskey and promise for so many people in Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group Co-Founder and CEO, Select Milk Producers Former Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State General Manager and Partner, Fair Oaks this nation, we need strong visionary Dairy Farms leadership. That leadership has to be Marc Benioff Chairman and CEO, salesforce.com Kenneth B. Mehlman Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts more than just strong and visionary Cory A. Booker Former Chairman, Republican National Committee in the sense of rhetoric, it has to be Member, United States Senate Former Mayor, City of Newark Cheryl Mills ready to take risks.” CEO, BlackIvy Group John Seely Brown Former Counselor and Chief of Staff, U.S. Department – Reverend Calvin Butts, III of State Visiting Scholar and Advisor to the Provost, University Pastor, The Abyssinian Baptist Church of New York City of Southern California President, State University of New York College at Old Westbury Independent Co-Chairman, Deloitte’s Center Craig Mundie for the Edge Senior Advisor to the CEO, Microsoft

Sheila P. Burke Gavin Newsom Strategic Advisor, Baker Donelson Lieutenant Governor, State of California Senior Research Fellow and Member of the Faculty, John Former Mayor, City of F. Kennedy School of Government, Initiative members are guided by the Tim O’Reilly Calvin O. Butts, III Founder and CEO, O’Reilly Media American past as well as the present. We’ve Pastor, The Abyssinian Baptist Church of New York City been through economic transitions before. Robert D. Putnam President, State University of New York College New factories and industries displaced at Old Westbury Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University agricultural and craft workers in the late Geoffrey Canada L. Rafael Reif 19th and early 20th centuries before the U.S. President and CEO, Harlem Children’s Zone President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology emerged as the world’s leading economy. Julián Castro Walter Robb Mayor, City of San Antonio Co-CEO, Whole Foods Market Once again, Americans can grab hold of Michael M. Crow the forces of change, learn new skills, and President, Arizona State University Clara Shih CEO, Hearsay Social generate new opportunities for work. James X. Dempsey Vice President for Public Policy, Center for Elizabeth H. Shuler Democracy & Technology Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO Today, Opportunity Rising is a promise.

Jack Dorsey Michael Spence The Markle Economic Future Initiative Co-Founder and CEO, Square William R. Berkley Professor in Economics & Business, intends to turn it into a reality. Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Twitter Leonard N. Stern School of Business, NYU Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations Esther Dyson Please join us in our goal to restore America’s Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Chairman, EDventure Holdings Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean, Emeritus, dream that hard work, talent, and creativity Graduate School of Business, Stanford University Michèle A. Flournoy can lead to success. Visit www.markle.org or CEO, Center for a New American Security Roy Spence write to us at [email protected] Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, U.S. Co-Founder and Chairman, GSD&M Department of Defense Co-Founder & CEO, The Purpose Institute to learn more about the Initiative.

Antonia Hernández James B. Steinberg President and CEO, California Community Foundation Dean, Maxwell School, Syracuse University Former Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Leila Janah Department of State Founder and CEO, Samasource Dorothy Stoneman “As people lose faith in big Lewis B. Kaden CEO and Founder, YouthBuild USA Chairman, Markle Foundation Board of Directors government, big business, and big Former Vice Chairman, Citigroup Ashley Swearengin institutions, no big idea or better Mayor, City of Fresno Nancy F. Koehn path has emerged to take their place. James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration, Dave Wirtschafter Harvard Business School Board Member, WME Entertainment But Siri cannot tell you how to build Michael O. Leavitt Philip D. Zelikow a democracy. You cannot tweet your Chairman, Leavitt Partners Dean, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and White Former Governor, State of Utah Burkett Miller Professor of History, University of Virginia way to good governance. There is no Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Former Executive Director, National Commission Protection Agency on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States app for inclusive economic growth. Former Secretary, U.S. Department of (9/11 Commission) Health & Human Services Former Counselor, U.S. Department of State Humanity’s progress depends on Tara Lemmey Robert B. Zoellick human leadership.” CEO, LENS Chairman, Board of International Advisors, Goldman Sachs – Madeleine Albright Gilman Louie Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group Partner, Alsop Louie Partners International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School Former Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State Member, Markle Foundation Board of Directors of Government, Harvard University Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics Former President, World Bank