Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the appointment of 19 new U.S. CEO members of the U.S.-India CEO Forum (Forum), which she chairs with Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal. Secretary Raimondo has also appointed James Taiclet, chairman, president, and CEO of Lockheed Martin, to serve as the U.S. private sector co-chair. Taiclet will organize and lead the private sector members and coordinate with his Indian counterpart to deliver recommendations to both governments.

“I am pleased to announce the appointment of new members to the U.S. section of the U.S.-India CEO Forum,” said Secretary Raimondo, “The Forum is a critical channel through which our two governments receive invaluable private sector input to sharpen our shared approach on issues at the heart of the U.S.-India commercial relationship.”

Established in 2005, the U.S.-India CEO Forum brings together top-level business executives to discuss ways to strengthen the economic and commercial ties between the two countries, and to communicate their joint recommendations to the U.S. and Indian governments. The Forum also informs government-to-government discussions, such as the U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue, on commercial affairs and highlights the strategic importance of the bilateral relationship. The U.S. Department of Commerce is working with the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry to plan for the first Forum meeting under the Biden-Harris Administration.

The U.S. CEO members of the Forum are:

• Andrés Gluski, President and CEO, The AES Corporation
• Pamela Reeve, Chair of the Board, American Tower Corporation
• Chirag Patel, Co-Founder, Co-CEO and President, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Venkatesh Sharma, Executive Chairman, Aquatech International, LLC
• David Calhoun, President and CEO, The Boeing Company
• Jillian Evanko, CEO and President, Chart Industries, Inc.
• Punit Renjen, CEO, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited
• Ashish Masih, CEO and President, Encore Capital Group
• Rajesh Subramaniam, CEO and President, FedEx Corporation
• Antonio Neri, President and CEO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
• John May, Chairman and CEO, Deere and Company
• James Taiclet, Chairman, President, and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation
• Michael Miebach, CEO, MasterCard, Inc.
• Stanley Erck, President and CEO, Novavax, Inc.
• Deepak Chopra, Chairman, CEO, and President, OSI Systems, Inc.
• Judith Marks, Chair, CEO, and President, Otis Worldwide Corporation
• Daniel Schulman, President and CEO, PayPal Holdings, Inc.
• Douglas Peterson, President and CEO, S&P Global, Inc.
• Jennifer Scanlon, President and CEO, UL Solutions, Inc.