About the Task Force

Pursuant to Executive Order 13845, "Establishing the President’s National Council for the American Worker," the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board will provide advice and recommendations to the interagency National Council for the American Worker on ways to encourage the private sector and educational institutions to combat the skills crisis by investing in and increasing demand-driven education, training, and re-training, including training through apprenticeships and work-based learning opportunities.

Members

Ivanka Trump:  Advisor to the President, White House (co-chair)
Wilbur Ross:  Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce (co-chair)
Jay Box:  President, Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Walter Bumphus:  President & CEO, American Association of Community Colleges
Jim Clark: CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Tim Cook:  CEO, Apple
Tom Donohue:  CEO, US Chamber of Commerce
Marillyn Hewson:  CEO, Lockheed Martin
Eric Holcomb:  Governor, Indiana
Barbara Humpton:  CEO, Siemens USA
Al Kelly:  Chairman and CEO, Visa
Vi Lyles:  Mayor, Charlotte North Carolina 
Sean McGarvey:  President, North America’s Building and Trades Unions 
Doug McMillon:  President and CEO, Walmart
Craig Menear:  Chairman & CEO, Home Depot
Michael Piwowar:  Executive Director, Milken Institute
Scott Pulsipher:  President, Western Governors University
Kim Reynolds:  Governor, Iowa
Ginni Rometty:  Executive Chairman, IBM
Scott Sanders:  Executive Director, National Association of State Workforce Agencies
Julie Sweet: CEO, Accenture 
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr.: President & CEO, SHRM - Society for Human Resource Management
Sebastian Thrun: Founder, President, and Executive Chairman, Udacity
Jay Timmons: CEO, National Association of Manufacturers
Sheree Utash:  President, WSU Tech
Marianne Wanamaker: Professor, University of Tennessee

Meetings

• May 19, 2020
  • The May meeting was conducted virtually from 1:00 pm to approximately 2:00 p.m. (EDT) (Federal Register Notice)
  • Agenda
  • Audio recording of the meeting
  • Meeting Materials 
    • AWPAB – Call to Action 
  • Public Comments
  • Minutes (forthcoming)
• March 19, 2020
  • The American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting scheduled for March 19, 2020, has been canceled out of an abundance of caution due to COVID-19.
  • The next meeting is scheduled for June 26, 2020.  More information on the meeting time and location will be provided via the Federal Register and this website in early June.
  • The original meeting notice was published in the Federal Register. An amended Federal Register notice indicating that the March meeting will be held virtually is expected to be published on March 18, 2020.  Please disregard that notice.
• December 5, 2019
  • The fourth meeting was held at the Indiana Women's Prison, 2596 N Girls School Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46214 from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 12:00 p.m. (EST) (Federal Register Notice)
    • Public access was provided via audio conference technology
  • Agenda

  • Audio recording of the meeting
    Please note there were technical difficulties with the recording. We apologize for the poor sound quality.

  • Slides and/or materials presented at the meeting

    • Discussion slides
    • Interoperable Learning Records Landscape Inventory
  • Minutes
• September 18, 2019
  • The third meeting was held at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington (Richard England Clubhouse #14) 4103 Benning Rd. NE, Washington, DC 20019 from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 11:30 a.m. (EDT) (Federal Register Notice)
  • Public access was provided via audio conference technology
  • Agenda
  • Audio recording of the meeting
  • Slides and/or materials presented at the meeting
    • Discussion slides
    • Working Group Recommendations
      • Develop a Campaign to Promote Multiple Pathways to Career Success
      • Increase Data Transparency to Better Match American Workers with American Jobs
      • Modernize Candidate Recruitment and Training Practices
      • Measure and Encourage Employer-led Training Investments
      • Interoperable Learning Records White Paper
  • Minutes
  • Public Comments
• June 18, 2019
  • The second meeting was held at the Foundation for the Carolinas in Charlotte, North Carolina (Federal Register Notice)
  • Agenda
  • Audio recording of the meeting 
  • Slides and/or materials presented at the meeting
    • Discussion slides
    • Appendix 1a: Data Transparency working group slides
    • Appendix 1b: SAP Learning Record Concept
    • Appendix 2: SHRM HR Professional Survey slides
  • Documents circulated to Board Members after the meeting
    • Employee Training Survey from the NFIB Research Center
  • Minutes
  • Public Comments received prior to June 12, 2019
• March 6, 2019
  • The first meeting was held at the White House from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST). (Federal Register Notice)
    • Audio recording of the meeting
    • President Trump and Vice President Pence attended part of the meeting. Video of that portion is available here.
  • Agenda
  • Mission and Goals
  • Minutes and Public Comments

Resources

• Advisory Board Member Biographies

• White House Pledge to America's Workers

• Charter for the Advisory Board (Amended 5/3/2019)

• Charter for the Advisory Board (8/30/2018)

• Executive Order 13845, Establishing the President’s National Council for the American Worker

• Amendments to Executive Order 13845 (Section 5 of Executive Order 13853)

• Federal Register Notice Seeking Nominations to the Advisory Board