With over three decades of expertise in helping international companies navigate the U.S. political and policy landscape, GBA launched the CEO Leadership Council in 2022 to raise our collective voice. CEOs of U.S. subsidiaries possess a unique perspective on the extraordinary challenges facing our nation. Yet, policymakers often overlook this sector of the U.S. business community. The CEO Leadership Council seeks to reverse this trend.
GBA’s CEO Leadership Council visits Washington, D.C., twice each year to meet with the highest levels of government to tell detail the impact of FDI and discuss pressing macroeconomic issues. This year’s CEO Leadership Council consists of companies from a mix of different industries, globally headquartered in six countries.
The members of the 2025 CEO Leadership Council include:
- Heather Remley, BASF Corporation
- Hugh Welsh, dsm-firmenich North America
- Rene Garza, Novonesis
- Jennifer Wuamett, NXP USA, Inc.
- Megan Myungwon Lee, Panasonic Corporation North America
- Karen Halby, Sony Corporation of America
- Jeff Walters, Subaru of America, Inc.
- Taco van Tiel, UCB
- Kristof Teryn, Zurich North America
The council’s meetings with senior administration officials and congressional leaders have focused on increasing global investment in America, addressing supply chain challenges, investing in American workers, and ensuring international companies can compete on a level playing field when they invest in the United States.
Since its inception, the CEO Leadership Council has met with the following United States government officials:
- White House Chief of Staff
- Director of the National Economic Council
- Secretary of Treasury
- Secretary of Commerce
- Secretary of Transportation
- Secretary of Energy
- Secretary of Labor
- United States Trade Representative
- Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers
- Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- Deputy Secretary of State
- Executive Director of the United States Investment Accelerator
- Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Senator Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
- Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Senator Todd Young (R-IN)
- Senator Mark Warner (D-VA)
- Senator John Barrasso (R-WY)
- Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Senator James Lankford (R-OK)
- Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH)
- Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
- Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
- Senator Sheley Moore Capito (R-WV)
- Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE)