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
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: Executive Chairman, Lockheed Martin
Eric Holcomb: Governor, Indiana
Barbara Humpton: CEO, Siemens USA
Al Kelly: Chairman and CEO, Visa
Sean McGarvey: President, North America’s Building and Trades Unions
Doug McMillon: President and CEO, Walmart
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
Robert Smith: Founder, Chairman and CEO, Vista Equity Partners
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
Marianne Wanamaker: Professor, University of Tennessee
Meetings
- September 23, 2020
- The seventh meeting was held at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 1650 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20502 from 1:30 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. (EDT) (Federal Register Notice)
- A video recording of the meeting is available at this link: https://youtu.be/TT9h4SwX5CE
- Agenda
- Slides and/or materials presented at the meeting
- Public Comments
- Minutes
- June 26, 2020
- The sixth meeting was held at the White House in Washington, DC from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (EDT) (Federal Register Notice)
- A video recording of the meeting is available at this link: https://youtu.be/WDcQAu-wiuc
- Agenda
- Slides and/or materials presented at the meeting
- Minutes
- 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
- Public Comments
- Minutes
- 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
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Audio recording of the meeting
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Slides and/or materials presented at the meeting
- Minutes
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The first meeting was held at the White House from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST). (Federal Register Notice)