Obama names Fiscal Commission

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Impressive list and how bold to include Andy Stern.
http://obama-mamas.com/blog/?p=1418



Dave Cote has served since 2002 as chairman, chief executive officer, and president of Honeywell, a diversified technology and manufacturing leader. Under Cote’s leadership, Honeywell has delivered strong performance in sales, earnings per share, segment profit, and cash flow. He has served on the U.S.-India CEO Forum since 2005 and was named co-chair by President Obama in 2009. Previously, he was chairman, chief executive officer, and president of TRW. He joined TRW from General Electric, where he served 25 years in various manufacturing, finance, and management positions. He received the Corporate Social Responsibility Award from the Foreign Policy Association in 2007. He is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire.

Ann Fudge served as chairman and chief executive officer of Young & Rubicam Brands from 2003 to 2006. Prior to joining Young & Rubicam Brands, she worked at General Mills and Kraft, where she served in a number of senior executive positions. Fudge is not only a proven business leader, but also an engaged civic voice having served on the boards of the Gates Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. She is a graduate of Simmons College and Harvard Business School.

Alice Rivlin is a senior fellow in the Economic Studies Program at the Brookings Institution and visiting professor at Georgetown University. Before returning to Brookings, she served in a variety of senior public policy roles including vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, chair of the District of Columbia Financial Management Assistance Authority, and founding director of the Congressional Budget Office. She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and received her Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.

Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, represents 2.2 million healthcare workers, janitors, security officers, public employees, and other hardworking women and men in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. As both a labor leader and an activist, he is a leading voice and aggressive advocate for practical solutions to achieve economic opportunity and justice for workers. Stern began working as a social service worker and member of SEIU Local 668 in 1973 and rose through the ranks before his election as SEIU president in 1996. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

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1. Bold to pick Andy Stern, heh?

I wondered where I remembered that name from? :bounce: :)

Thank you, sandnsea~