On Tuesday, a White House press release said that President Donald Trump announced the various executives, economics, scholars and industry leaders who together will form what is called the Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups.
According to the press release, these groups will work together with the White House to “chart the path forward toward a future of unparalleled American prosperity.”
The groups span the gamut of the American economy, with separate groups for agriculture, banking, construction/labor/workforce, defense, energy, financial services, food & beverage, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, real estate, retail, tech, telecommunications, transportation, sports, and thought leadership/groups.
Executives in the agriculture group include:
- American Farm Bureau Federation – Zippy Duvall
- Sysco Corporation – Kevin Hourican
- Tyson Foods, Inc. – Dean Banks
- Perdue Farms, Inc. – Randy Day
- Cargill, Inc. – David MacLennan
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company – Juan Luciano
- Corteva Agriscience – Jim Collins
- Tractor Supply Company – Hal Lawton
- Seaboard Corporation – Steven Bresky
- Grimmway Farms – Barbara Grimm
- Mountaire Farms – Ronnie Cameron
Executives in the food & beverage group include:
- National Restaurant Association – Marvin Irby
- McDonald’s – Chris Kempczinski
- Darden Restaurants – Gene Lee Jr.
- Coca-Cola – James Quincey
- PepsiCo – Ramon Laguarta
- Chick-fil-A – Dan Cathy
- Subway – John Chidsey
- Bloomin’ Brands – David Deno
- YUM! Brands – David Gibbs
- Papa Johns – Rob Lynch
- Wendy’s – Todd Penegor
- Waffle House – Walt Ehmer
- Starbucks – Kevin Johnson
- Wolfgang Puck
- Thomas Keller
- Jean-Georges Vongerichten
- Daniel Boulud
- M Crowd Restaurant – Ray Washburne
- Jimmy John’s Founder – Jimmy John Liautaud
- Kraft – Michael Mullen
- National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors – Dirk Van Dongen
- International Franchise Association – Robert Cresanti
- Inspire Brands – Paul Brown
See the full list of group leaders here.
