Council on Competitiveness
Encyclopedia
The Council on Competitiveness is an American
non-profit organization
based in Washington, D.C.
The Council’s goal is to increase the United States
' economic competitiveness in the global marketplace. The Council also works to bring high-value economic activity into the United States.
The Council works to facilitate the debate on competitiveness by bringing together business
, labor
, academic and government
leaders to evaluate economic challenges and opportunities. This is accomplished through the sponsorship of conferences, seminars, and other special events used to develop new ideas and solutions and to circulate the Council’s findings. The Council makes recommendations that are presented to experts, government officials, media, policy makers, and the general public.
's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness, John A. Young
. The current chairman is Samuel R. Allen, Chairman & CEO of Deere & Company
. The Council on Competitiveness has had seven chairmen as of 2009.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
based in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
The Council’s goal is to increase the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
' economic competitiveness in the global marketplace. The Council also works to bring high-value economic activity into the United States.
The Council works to facilitate the debate on competitiveness by bringing together business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, labor
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
, academic and government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
leaders to evaluate economic challenges and opportunities. This is accomplished through the sponsorship of conferences, seminars, and other special events used to develop new ideas and solutions and to circulate the Council’s findings. The Council makes recommendations that are presented to experts, government officials, media, policy makers, and the general public.
History
The Council on Competitiveness was founded in 1986 by the Chairman of President Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness, John A. Young
John A. Young
John A. Young is an American business executive. He was chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard from 1978 to 1992. He also formerly served as a director of Wells Fargo & Company.-Biography:Young was born in 1932 in Nampa, Idaho...
. The current chairman is Samuel R. Allen, Chairman & CEO of Deere & Company
Deere & Company
Deere & Company, usually known by its brand name John Deere , is an American corporation based in Moline, Illinois, and the leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery in the world. In 2010, it was listed as 107th in the Fortune 500 ranking...
. The Council on Competitiveness has had seven chairmen as of 2009.