Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups Explained

The Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups were created by U.S. President Donald Trump to combat the economic impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Trump originally proposed a second task force, following the White House Coronavirus Task Force.^[2] He later referred to the group as the "opening our country taskforce" and "opening our country council".^[3] Larry Kudlow and Steve Mnuchin were expected to be named members.^[4] Further details were expected to be announced in mid April 2020.^{[5] [6]}

Members

Agriculture

• 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

Banking

• Bank of America – Brian Moynihan
• JPMorgan Chase – Jamie Dimon
• Goldman Sachs – David Solomon
• Citigroup – Michael Corbat
• Wells Fargo – Charles Scharf
• U.S. Bancorp – Andrew Cecere
• Morgan Stanley – James Gorman
• Grand Rapids State Bank – Noah Wilcox
• Southern Bancorp – Darrin Williams

Construction, Labor, and Workforce

• International Union of Operating Engineers – Jim Callahan
• North America's Building Trades Unions – Sean McGarvey
• Laborers' International Union of North America – Terry O'Sullivan
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters – Jim Hoffa
• National Electrical Contractors Association – David Long
• Bechtel – Brendan Bechtel
• Fluor – Carlos Hernandez
• National Association of Home Builders – Jerry Howard
• Associated Builders and Contractors – Michael Bellaman
• Associated General Contractors – Stephen Sandherr
• AFL-CIO – Richard Trumka
• GH Palmer – Geoff Palmer
• American Council of Engineering Companies – Linda Bauer Darr

Defense

• Lockheed Martin – Marillyn Hewson
• Honeywell – Darius Adamczyk
• Northrop Grumman – Kathy Warden
• Raytheon – Gregory J. Hayes
• General Dynamics – Phebe Novakovic

Energy

• ExxonMobil – Darren Woods
• Continental Resources – Harold Hamm
• Chevron – Mike Wirth
• Southern Company – Tom Fanning
• Alabama Power – Mark Crosswhite
• ConocoPhillips – Ryan Lance
• Occidental Petroleum – Vicki Hollub
• Kinder Morgan – Steven Kean
• Hess Corporation – John Hess
• Perot Group and Hillwood – Ross Perot Jr.
• National Mining Association – Rich Nolan
• Valero – Joseph Gorder

Financial Services

• Blackstone – Stephen Schwarzman
• Paulson & Co. – John Paulson
• Citadel LLC – Kenneth Griffin
• Elliott Management – Paul Singer
• Vista Equity Partners – Robert Smith
• Fidelity Investments – Abigail Johnson
• Mastercard – Ajay Banga
• Visa – Al Kelly
• Chubb – Evan Greenberg
• Sequoia Capital – Doug Leone
• Stephens Inc. – Warren Stephens
• Charles Schwab – Chuck Schwab
• FIS Global – Gary Norcross
• TD Ameritrade – Todd Ricketts
• Intuit – Sasan Goodarzi

Food and Beverage

• 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 – Jimmy John Liautaud
• Kraft – Carlos Abrams-Rivera
• National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors – Dirk Van Dongen
• International Franchise Association – Robert Cresanti
• Inspire Brands – Paul Brown

Healthcare

• NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital – Jerry Speyer
• HCA Healthcare – Sam Hazen
• Ascension Health – Joseph R. Impicciche
• CommonSpirit Health – Lloyd H. Dean
• Community Health Systems – Wayne Smith
• Trinity Health – Benjamin Carter
• Cardinal Health – Mike Kaufmann
• McKesson – Brian Tyler
• 3M – Mike Roman
• Procter & Gamble – David S. Taylor
• Abbott Laboratories – Robert Ford
• Johnson & Johnson – Alex Gorsky
• Merck – Kenneth Frazier
• Pfizer – Albert Bourla
• Eli Lilly and Company – Dave Ricks
• Thermo Fisher Scientific – Marc Casper
• Gilead Sciences – Daniel O’Day
• AbbVie – Richard Gonzalez
• Regeneron – Leo Schleifer
• Biogen – Michel Vounatsos
• Roche Diagnostics – Matthew Sause
• Anthem – Gail Boudreaux
• UnitedHealth Group – David Wichmann
• Aetna – Karen Lynch
• Cigna – David Cordani
• Humana – Bruce Broussard
• Centene – Michael Neidorff

Hospitality

• Las Vegas Sands – Sheldon Adelson
• Marriott – Arne Sorenson
• Carnival – Micky Arison
• Hilton – Christopher Nassetta
• Hyatt – Mark Hoplamazian
• Wyndham Hotels & Resorts – Geoff Ballotti
• Intercontinental Hotels Group – Elie Maalouf
• Royal Caribbean – Richard Fain
• Norwegian Cruise Lines – Frank Del Rio
• Treasure Island Hotels – Phil Ruffin

Manufacturing

• Caterpillar – Jim Umpleby III
• Deere & Company – John May
• Cummins – Tom Linebarger
• Dow Inc. – Jim Fitterling
• Emerson Electric Company – David Farr
• General Electric – Larry Culp
• Tesla – Elon Musk
• Fiat Chrysler Automobiles – Mike Manley
• Ford Motor Company – Bill Ford
• General Motors Company – Mary Barra
• National Association of Manufacturers – Jay Timmons
• Pernod Ricard – Ann Mukherjee
• Nucor – Leon Topalian

Real Estate

• Simon Property Group – David Simon
• Caruso – Rick Caruso
• Vornado Realty Trust – Steven Roth
• Related Companies – Stephen Ross
• Blackstone – Jon Gray
• Irvine Company – Don Bren
• Starwood Capital Group – Barry Sternlicht
• Witkoff Group – Steve Witkoff
• Greystar – Bob Faith

Retail

• Walmart – Doug McMillon
• Home Depot – Craig Menear
• Home Depot – Ken Langone
• Home Depot – Bernie Marcus
• The Kroger Co. – Rodney McMullen
• Lowe's – Marvin Ellison
• Target – Brian Cornell
• CVS Health – Larry Merlo
• Rite Aid – Heyward Donigan
• Walgreens – Stefano Pessina
• Amazon – Jeff Bezos
• Menards – John Menard
• Best Buy – Hubert Joly
• Life Time Fitness – Bahram Akradi
• National Retail Federation – Matthew Shay

Technology

• Apple – Tim Cook
• Google (Alphabet Inc.) – Sundar Pichai
• Oracle – Larry Ellison
• Oracle – Safra Catz
• Salesforce – Marc Benioff
• SAP – Jen Morgan
• Microsoft – Satya Nadella
• Facebook – Mark Zuckerberg
• IBM – Arvind Krishna
• Intel – Bob Swan
• Qualcomm – Steven Mollenkopf
• Cisco – Chuck Robbins
• Advanced Micro Devices – Lisa Su
• Broadcom – Hock Tan
• Micron – Sanjay Mehrotra

Telecommunications

• Liberty Media – John Malone
• Verizon – Hans Vestberg
• T-Mobile – Mike Sievert
• Charter Communications – Tom Rutledge
• Comcast – Brian Roberts
• Altec – Lee Styslinger

Transportation

• FedEx – Fred Smith
• United Airlines – Oscar Munoz
• UPS – David Abney
• J. B. Hunt – John Roberts III
• YRC Worldwide – Darren Hawkins
• Crowley Maritime – Tom Crowley
• Uber – Dara Khosrowshahi
• DHL – Mike Parra
• LDJ Global Strategies – Louis DeJoy
• American Trucking Associations – Chris Spear

Sports

• NBA – Adam Silver
• MLB – Rob Manfred
• NFL – Roger Goodell
• UFC – Dana White
• PGA – Jay Monahan
• LPGA – Mike Whan
• USTA – Patrick Galbraith
• MLS – Don Garber
• WWE – Vince McMahon
• NASCAR – Lesa Kennedy
• NHL – Gary Bettman
• New England Patriots – Bob Kraft
• Dallas Cowboys – Jerry Jones
• Dallas Mavericks – Mark Cuban
• WNBA – Cathy Engelbert
• NWSL – Lisa Baird

Thought Leaders

• John Allison
• Kay Coles James
• Condoleezza Rice
• Art Laffer
• Steve Moore
• Steve Forbes
• Larry Lindsey
• Catherine Reynolds
• Jim DeMint
• Bill Hagerty
• Scott Gottlieb

Notes and References

1. Web site: President Donald J. Trump Announces Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups. National Archives. whitehouse.gov.
2. News: Parker. Ashley. Trump preparing to unveil second coronavirus task force, officials say. April 9, 2020. The Washington Post. April 11, 2020. Dawsey. Josh. Abutaleb. Yasmeen.
3. News: Smith. David. Trump to announce council focused on reopening the US for business. 2020-04-10. The Guardian. 2020-04-11. en-GB. 0261-3077.
4. News: White House to announce economic coronavirus task force soon: senior administration official. 2020-04-09. Reuters. 2020-04-11. en.
5. Web site: White House setting up economic crisis task force focused on reopening country. ABC News. en. 2020-04-11.
6. Web site: Trump says he'll announce members of 'opening our country council' next week. Oprysko. Caitlin. POLITICO. 10 April 2020 . en. 2020-04-11.