National Chamber Foundation
CEO Leadership Series
The National Chamber Foundation’s (NCF’s) CEO Leadership Series is Washington’s premier business and economic leadership program. The CEO Leadership Series offers a platform for CEOs of high profile companies to share their vision and thoughts on critical issues facing business today and in the future. This series is a unique opportunity to hear from leaders at the helm of some our most significant industries and companies.
Featured CEOs come from a wide range of industries such as technology, automotive, energy, and auditing companies.
Events
October 27, 2009
John S. Watson
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chevron Corporation
Career Highlights
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President of Chevron International Exploration and Production – North America
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Executive vice president for strategy and development
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July 15, 2009
Steve Odland
Chairman and CEO, Office Depot, Inc.
“I’m happy to see the U.S. Chamber of Commerce leading the way. This year, the nation’s core surface transportation programs are up for reauthorization and we must convince our leaders in Washington to seize this critical opportunity and change course. Continuing the status quo is not an option. Our transportation system has helped build the greatest economic powerhouse in history. This has allowed us to become the greatest superpower nation. We should seek to build on that legacy for the next 50 years.”
Career Highlights
- Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of AutoZone
- President of the Foodservice Division of Sara Lee Bakery
- Held various executive positions at The Quaker Oats Company
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June 24, 2009
Peter Loescher
President and CEO, Siemens AG
“Despite the current economic crisis, Siemens is aiming to increase the profit of our company compared to 2008. The competitiveness of our strategy and of our businesses around the world is such that we believe that we are able to over-achieve, even in this difficult time, our record profit level of 2007.”
Career Highlights
- Former President of Merck & Co
- Worked for the German pharmaceutical company Hoechst in Spain, Japan, Great Britain, and the United States
- President and CEO of GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences and GE Healthcare, UK
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June 2, 2009
Robert Greifeld
CEO, NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
“There are two integral factors to our economic recovery and those are the re-regulation of our financial markets, and the careful preservation and support of American entrepreneurship. These are two engines that facilitate and drive our economy and NASDAQ OMX has a strong and vested interest in both.”
Career Highlights
- Led NASDAQ to nine straight quarters of top line growt
- Executive Vice President of SunGard Data Systems Inc
- President and Chief Operating Officer of Automated Securities Clearance, Inc.
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May 14, 2009
John C. Lechleiter
Chairman, President, and CEO, Eli Lilly and Company
“Health care reform must sustain and encourage innovation. If it does not, then the important goals of expanding access, improving quality and controlling costs will prove illusory.”
Career Highlights
- Joined Eli Lilly in 1979 as a senior organic chemist in process research and development
- In 2004, he became Eli Lilly’s executive vice president, pharmaceutical operations
- Prior to becoming President and CEO, he served as president and chief operating officer of Eli Lilly
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February 26, 2009
Scott Davis
Chairman and CEO, UPS 
“Increased global trade could be the number one antidote to the current financial crisis. Global trade is one of the most important tools we have to help lift us out of the financial crisis. No argument against free trade can justify the negative impact to economic and human development.”
Career Highlights
- Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of UPS from January 8, 2001 to January 1, 2008
- Senior Vice President of UPS from January 8, 2001 to 2007
- He has been the Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta since January 2009
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November 12, 2008
Barry Salzberg
Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte, LLP
“I am concerned about the ability of our education system, as a parent, an American and as an employer. We have to set our sights much higher. In the U.S., we’re operating 21st century schools as if the world has hardly changed in the last 100 years. A high school certificate is not enough.”
Career Highlights
- Served as the U.S. managing partner for Deloitte from 2003 to 2007
- Deloitte Tri-State Group Managing Partner from 1996-1999
- Deloitte National Tax Deputy Managing Partner from 1999-2000. During Barry’s three-year tenure, the national Deloitte Tax practice increased its market share significantly, moving from 4th position to 1st, and received numerous awards and citations
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December 4, 2007
Dieter Zetsche
Chairman, Daimler AG
“The global debate is on how to respond to the challenge of climate change, all of us in this room have a stake in its outcome. We consider it our mission to ensure and advance the future of sustainable mobility.”
Career Highlights
- Member of the Board of Management, Mercedes Car Group, DaimlerChrysler AG, 2005
- Member of the Board of Management, CEO and President of the Chrysler Group, 2000
- Member of the Board of Management, Commercial Vehicle Division, DaimlerChrysler AG, 1999
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In the past, the CEO Leadership series has hosted CEOs from the following organizations:
- ConocoPhillips
- European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company
- The CocaCola Company
- Siemens AG
- Safeway
- Ernst & Young
- Qualcomm
- Home Depot
- Ford Motor Company
- Chevron Corporation
- Toyota
- Schwab
- Xerox
