{"id":111898,"date":"2016-12-02T13:29:41","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T18:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=111898"},"modified":"2016-12-02T13:29:41","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T18:29:41","slug":"barra-accepts-post-on-trump-economic-advisory-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2016\/12\/barra-accepts-post-on-trump-economic-advisory-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Barra Accepts Post on Trump Economic Advisory Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_108070\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108070\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/GM-CEO-Mary-Barra-7-22-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-108070\" title=\"GM CEO Mary Barra 7-22-16\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/GM-CEO-Mary-Barra-7-22-16-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra accepted a spot on President-elect Donald Trump&#39;s newly formed economy and trade forum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra\u2019s success has apparently made her very popular in Washington D.C. these days.<\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump asked Barra to be part of his Strategic and Policy Forum that will advise him on economic and trade issues.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43248\" style=\"width: 152px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/subscribe\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43248\" title=\"Subscribe 25\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Subscribe-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Subscribe-25.jpg 152w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Subscribe-25-150x91.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Last Word!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump included Barra in the group composed of \u201csome of America\u2019s most highly respected and successful business leaders\u201d that \u201cis designed to provide direct input to the president from many of the best and brightest in the business world in a frank, non-bureaucratic and non-partisan manner,\u201d according to Trump officials.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Barra accepted the appointment with her usual grace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m pleased to join President-elect Donald J. Trump\u2019s Strategic and Policy Forum because it offers us a seat at an important table where we can contribute to a constructive and open dialogue about key policy issues,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(GM\u2019s Barra almost got a much bigger promotion: U.S. vice president. For more, <\/em><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/2016\/10\/gms-barra-almost-got-a-much-bigger-promotion-u-s-vice-president\/\">Click Here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><strong><em>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_109490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109490\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ford-CEO-Mark-Fields-9-12-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-109490\" title=\"Ford CEO Mark Fields 9-12-16\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ford-CEO-Mark-Fields-9-12-16-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ford CEO Mark Fields has been critical of Trump&#39;s approach to trade and manufacturing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to working with President-elect Trump, his team and other corporate and civic leaders on policies that support a strong and competitive economy and automotive industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her appointment confirms how highly she is thought of by the powerbrokers and politicians in the nation\u2019s capital. During the presidential campaign, she was on a list of potential running mates for Democrat Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>Barra, who has never publicly espoused any political aspirations, was listed among 39 potential candidates for the job, according to a hacked email released by WikiLeaks.<\/p>\n<p>In a list broken down by adviser John Podesta into what he labeled as \u201cfood groups,\u201d Barra found herself mentioned with several other top executives, including: Michael Bloomberg, chairman of the news group that bears his name and former mayor of New York City; Microsoft Founder Bill Gates, as well as his wife, Melissa; Apple CEO Tim Cook; Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz; and several others.<\/p>\n<p>With the appointment of Wilbur Ross as the Secretary of Commerce, Trump is getting some representation from the automotive industry. Although Barra is the only current auto executive on the committee.<\/p>\n<p>The forum will be chaired by Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Blackstone.<\/p>\n<p>Other members of the panel include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Atkins, CEO, Patomak Global Partners, LLC, former commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission<\/li>\n<li>Toby Cosgrove, CEO, Cleveland Clinic<\/li>\n<li>Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co.<\/li>\n<li>Larry Fink, chairman and CEO, BlackRock<\/li>\n<li>Bob Iger, chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company<\/li>\n<li>Rich Lesser, president and CEO, Boston Consulting Group<\/li>\n<li>Doug McMillon, president and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Jim McNerney, former chairman, president, and CEO, Boeing<\/li>\n<li>Adebayo \u201cBayo\u201d Ogunlesi, chairman and managing partner, Global Infrastructure Partners<\/li>\n<li>Ginni Rometty, chairman, president, and CEO, IBM<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Warsh, Shepard Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Economics, Hoover Institute, Former Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System<\/li>\n<li>Mark Weinberger, global chairman and CEO, EY<\/li>\n<li>Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO, General Electric<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize-winner, vice chairman of IHS Markit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Notably absent on the list: Ford CEO Mark Fields. Trump and Ford Motor Co. executives have clashed for much of the year about Trump\u2019s erroneous tweets and other statements regarding the automaker\u2019s manufacturing plans calling for small car production to move to Mexico, where labor costs are lower, while adding or increasing production of more profitable trucks, sport utilities and crossovers in North America.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(<\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/2016\/11\/ford-ceo-warns-of-huge-impact-to-economy-from-trump-trade-plans\/\">Click Here<\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0for details about Ford CEO Mark Fields warning about the impact of Trump&#8217;s proposed trade policies.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At one point during his campaign, Trump threatened to slap a 35% tariff on vehicles built in Mexico and then shipped to the U.S. by Ford. After a short period of calm and friendliness by the two sides, Trump again floated the idea of a tariff on vehicles produced in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Ford CEO Fields used his keynote speech during the Los Angeles International Auto Show last month to send a message that aggressive anti-trade moves would be risky, telling reporters and industry officials that, \u201cA tariff like that (Trump has proposed) could have a huge impact on the U.S. economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fields tried to soften the tone of his comments, adding that there have been meetings with the transition team, and that, \u201cwe look forward to working with a new administration and the entire newly elected Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s transition team noted \u201cmembers of the Forum will be charged with providing their individual views to the president \u2014 informed by their unique vantage points in the private sector \u2014 on how government policy impacts economic growth, job creation and productivity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(To see what auto industry issues will be high on the next President\u2019s agenda,\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/2016\/11\/auto-industry-issues-will-be-high-on-next-presidents-agenda\/\">Click Here<\/a><\/span><em>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first meeting of the forum will be held at the White House during the first week of February, according to the President-elect\u2019s transition team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GM&#8217;s Mary Barra\u2019s success has made her popular in Washington D.C. lately. After being an early VP possibility for Hillary Clinton, President-elect Donald Trump named her to an economic advisory forum. Get details at TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4389,"featured_media":108070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[151],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111898"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4389"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111898"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=111898"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=111898"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=111898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}