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Obama Skeds Meeting with Economic Advisers

November 06, 2008 3:30 PM

Tomorrow afternoon President-Elect Barack Obama and Vice President-Elect Joe Biden will meet with a group of a dozen experts on the economy -- their Transition Economic Advisory Board.

The members of the group include:

• a former member of the Bush administration (former Securities and Exchange Commissioner William Donaldson);

• business leaders (Warren Buffett via speakerphone, XEROX CEO Anne Mulcahy, Time Warner chairman of the board Richard Parsons, Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Residence by Hyatt CEO Penny Pritzker);

• state and local public officials who can share information about what an economic slowdown does to their governments' abilities to operate effectively (Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa); and

• various economic experts ranging from liberal (former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, former Rep. David Bonior, D-Mich.) to more moderate (former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, former Commerce Secretary Bill Daley, former chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors Laura Tyson, former SEC Commissioner Roel Campos, former Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Roger Ferguson, and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker.

- jpt

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Our Greatest Leader is undoubtedly building great confidence in our society to achieve the noble goal of equal society. His election has already made Americans 10% more equalized in wealth in the past two days, shedding the wealth of the filthy Rich by 10% in Stockholdings.

Posted by: tano | Nov 6, 2008 4:50:27 PM

we are lucky that Mccain / Ms. "Africa's a continent?" didn't get elected...
can you imagine how big the drop WOULD have been

eee gads.

Posted by: dl | Nov 6, 2008 4:48:35 PM

Plenty of pressure and unrealistic expectations on Obama almost immediately. That first presser will be immensely important.

Posted by: matt | Nov 6, 2008 4:45:31 PM

Obama is not responsible for this horrible economy, but one thing you can be assured of he is going to turn it around. He has assymbled a team of experts so I would give him a couple of day to organize before bashing him ;)

Posted by: Lou | Nov 6, 2008 4:44:42 PM

Obama WIns!!!! markets down 1000points as investors show "NO CONFIDENCE" in Obama

Posted by: like it or not here I come | Nov 6, 2008 4:11:28 PM

The market has been up and down the past few weeks. I don't think that it is because of Obama being elected. Besides Cowboy Bush is still in charge.

Posted by: Jwench | Nov 6, 2008 4:35:00 PM

Obama WIns!!!! markets down 1000points as investors show "NO CONFIDENCE" in Obama

Posted by: like it or not here I come | Nov 6, 2008 4:11:28 PM

Sounds like a fairly diverse group of individuals with valuable insight and solutions. Great way to move forward!

Posted by: EM | Nov 6, 2008 4:00:24 PM

Barack has already spent more time and attention on the economy, since elected, than Bush did in 8 years.

Posted by: Dino | Nov 6, 2008 4:00:10 PM

Looks interesting. Who's missing here ... would like to see George Soros and Greenspan there as well...just to see how they would shake things up. Even though Greenspan has been there before I would still listen to his voice as his wisdom should be heard. And Soros because I think he is incredibly smart. And T Boone Pickens.

Posted by: i am so I can! | Nov 6, 2008 3:43:58 PM

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