Business Leaders in the News

Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation. Written and Oral Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. March 7, 2007.

William T. Archey, Former President and CEO, AeA. Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, “Strengthening America's Middle Class: Finding Economic Solutions to Help America's Families.” February 7, 2007.

Richard Erdmann, Founder and CEO, Syfr Corporation. Column in EdNews.org, “Victims of Our Own Success.” February 7, 2007. 

William H. Swanson, Chairman and CEO, Raytheon Company & Co-Chair of the Business-Higher Education Forum’s Securing America’s Leadership in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Initiative. Keynote speech to the Economic Club of Phoenix. December 7, 2006.

Arthur Rothkopf, Senior Vice President and Counselor to the President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce. "Higher Education and Economic Growth." October 30, 2006.

Michael G. Morris, Chairman, President and CEO of American Electric Power Company, Inc. & Chairman of the Energy Task Force of the Business Roundtable. Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies. "American Competitiveness Initiative: Science and Math Education." March 2, 2006

Dave McCurdy, President and CEO of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers & former U.S. Congressman (OK-4). Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform. "Global Competitiveness and Innovation." February 9, 2006.

Mary Andringa, Co-President and CEO of Vermeer Manufacturing Corporation, and Ron Bullock, Chairman and CEO of Bison Gear and Engineering Corporation. Testimony before National Science Board. "K-16 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education in the U.S." December 7, 2005.

Norman R. Augustine, former Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation. "Learning to Lose." Washington Post, December 6, 2005.

Craig Barrett, Chairman of the Board, Intel Corporation. "Science Grads, Where Are You?" BusinessWeek, December 5, 2005.

David Kearns, former Chairman and CEO of the Xerox Corporation & former Deputy U.S. Secretary of Education. "Why We Care." The Corporate Citizen, July/August, 2005

Bill Shore, Director of U.S. Community Partnerships, GlaxoSmithKline. Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Education Reform. "How the Private Sector is Helping States and Communities Improve High School Education." June 28, 2005.

Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation. Prepared Speech for National Education Summit on High Schools. February 26, 2005.

“AT&T Giving $100 Million to Fight Dropouts.” New York Times, April 17, 2008.

 

"Sputnik Redux: What's Changed for K-12?" Forbes, October 3, 2007.