Monday, November 10, 2008

Obama's Transition Economic Advisory Board

Lawrence Summers! Yuck. Most of these chaps and gals look like they are all hard up and struggling so they should appreciate what are the needs of the poor and middle class. They are mostly part of the corporate elite or their prestigious servants. Robert Reich is a more or less progressive economist. Hopefully Buffett will help them stay clear of rotten investments~!

According to a press release, "The Transition Economic Advisory Board will help guide the work of the Obama-Biden transition team in developing a strong set of policies to respond to the economic crisis."Members of the board include:* David Bonior (Member House of Representatives 1977-2003* Warren Buffett (Chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway)-will participate via speakerphone* Roel Campos (former SEC Commissioner* William Daley (Chairman of the Midwest, JP Morgan Chase; Former Secretary, U.S. Dept of Commerce, 1997-2000)* William Donaldson (Former Chairman of the SEC 2003-2005* Roger Ferguson (President and CEO, TIAA-CREF and former Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve* Jennifer Granholm (Governor, State of Michigan* Anne Mulcahy (Chairman and CEO, Xerox)* Richard Parsons (Chairman of the Board, Time Warner)* Penny Pritzker (CEO, Classic Residence by Hyatt* Robert Reich (University of California, Berkeley; Former Secretary, U.S. Dept of Labor, 1993-1997)* Robert Rubin (Chairman and Director of the Executive Committee, Citigroup; Former Secretary, U.S. Dept of Treasury, 1995-1999)* Eric Schmidt (Chairman and CEO, Google)* Lawrence Summers (Harvard University; Managing Director, D.E. Shaw; Former Secretary, U.S. Dept of Treasury, 1999-2001)* Laura Tyson (Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley; Former Chairman, National Economic Council, 1995-1996; Former Chairman, President’s Council of Economic Advisors, 1993-1995)* Antonio Villaraigosa (Mayor, City of Los Angeles)* Paul Volcker (Former Chairman, U.S. Federal Reserve 1979-1987Fom: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/7/11228/3747/288/656688

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