Trump is forming an economic advisory team with the CEOs of Disney, General Motors, JPMorgan, and more
Private-equity giant Blackstone said on Friday that its CEO, Steve Schwarzman, would head a group of business leaders to "frequently" advise President-elect Donald Trump on economic matters.
"President-elect Donald J. Trump today announced that he is establishing the President's Strategic and Policy Forum," said the press release from Blackstone.
"The Forum, which is composed of some of America's most highly respected and successful business leaders, will be called upon to meet with the president frequently to share their specific experience and knowledge as the president implements his plan to bring back jobs and Make America Great Again," Blackstone said in the release.
The members of the forum include CEOs from Disney, JPMorgan, General Motors, and BlackRock. Here's the full list, from the press release:
Stephen Schwarzman (forum chairman), chairman, CEO, and cofounder of Blackstone
Paul Atkins, CEO of Patomak Global Partners, former commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Mary Barra, chairwoman and CEO, General Motors
Toby Cosgrove, CEO, Cleveland Clinic
Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Larry Fink, chairman and CEO, BlackRock
Bob Iger, chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company
Rich Lesser, president and CEO, Boston Consulting Group
Doug McMillon, president and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Jim McNerney, former chairman, president, and CEO of Boeing
Adebayo "Bayo" Ogunlesi, chairman and managing partner, Global Infrastructure Partners
Ginni Rometty, chairwoman, president, and CEO of IBM
Kevin Warsh, Shepard Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow in economics at the Hoover Institute, former member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Mark Weinberger, global chairman and CEO, EY
Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO, General Electric
Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize winner, vice chairman of IHS Markit
The group will advise Trump on how to institute policies to encourage job growth and improve productivity, according to the release.
"This forum brings together CEOs and business leaders who know what it takes to create jobs and drive economic growth," Trump said in the release. "My administration is committed to drawing on private sector expertise and cutting the government red tape that is holding back our businesses from hiring, innovating, and expanding right here in America."
The group's first meeting will be in the first week of February.
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