List of speakers at The Economic Club of Washington, D.C.

The list of speakers hosted by The Economic Club of Washington, D.C. since its founding in 1986 are as follows (in chronological order):

Speakers

SpeakerOrganizationTitleDateRoger SmithGeneral MotorsChairman and CEOSeptember 11, 1986James BakerUnited States Department of the TreasurySecretaryJanuary 29, 1987Heinz RuhnauLufthansaPresident and Executive Board ChairmanJune 18, 1987Yusuke KashiwagiBank of TokyoChairmanSeptember 22, 1987Felix RohatynLazardPartnerJanuary 26, 1988Beryl SprinkelCouncil of Economic AdvisersChairmanMarch 9, 1988John Fellows AkersIBMChairmanMay 11, 1988John PhelanNew York Stock ExchangeChairman and CEOSeptember 29, 1988Dr. Mariana V. WhitmanGeneral MotorsGroup Executive Vice PresidentNovember 3, 1988David T. KearnsXeroxChairman and CEOJanuary 31, 1989James WolfensohnJames D. Wolfensohn IncPresidentMarch 29, 1989Katharine GrahamWashington Post CompanyChairman of the Board and CEOMay 25, 1989John S. ReedCitigroupChairman and CEOSeptember 14, 1989Dr. Horst LangerSiemensCEO and chairman of the BoardJanuary 31, 1990Michael BoskinCouncil of Economic AffairsChairmanMarch 13, 1990Samuel K. SkinnerUnited States Department of TransportationSecretaryMay 9, 1990Allen E. MurrayMobilChairman of the Board and CEOOctober 9, 1990Alice RivlinBrookings InstitutionSenior Fellow, Economic Studies ProgramNovember 27, 1990Lloyd BentsenUnited States SenateSenator from TexasMarch 7, 1991Robert AllenAT&TChairman and chief executive officerMay 8, 1991James LynnAetnaChairmanSeptember 12, 1991Peter DruckerClaremont Graduate SchoolProfessor of Social Science and ManagementNovember 14, 1991Andreas van AgtDelegation of the Commission of the European CommunitiesHead of DelegationJanuary 22, 1992Robert ReichJohn F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard UniversityProfessorMarch 11, 1992William SchreyerMerrill LynchChairman of the BoardJune 4, 1992John W. SnowCSX CorporationChairman, President and CEOSeptember 19, 1992Norman OrnsteinAmerican Enterprise InstituteResident ScholarNovember 12, 1992Robert S. StraussAkin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and FeldPartnerJanuary 12, 1993Ted TurnerTurner Broadcasting SystemChairman of the BoardMarch 16, 1993Robert RubinAssistant to the President for Economic PolicyJune 14, 1993Norman R. AugustineMartin MariettaChairman and CEOOctober 13, 1993Hedrick SmithForeign Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins UniversityEditor In ResidenceFebruary 2, 1994Mickey KantorUnited States Trade RepresentativeJune 2, 1994Hillary ClintonThe First LadyJune 28, 1994Bill MarriottMarriott InternationalChairman of the Board & PresidentOctober 13, 1994Michael PorterHarvard Business SchoolProfessorDecember 12, 1994Bert C. Roberts Jr.MCI CommunicationsChairman & CEOJune 28, 1995Jack ValentiMotion Picture Association of AmericaPresident & CEOSeptember 28, 1995Ira Michael HeymanSmithsonian InstitutionSecretaryNovember 29, 1995Bernard L. SchwartzLoral CorporationChairman and CEODecember 14, 1995Hugh Bernard PriceNational Urban LeaguePresident & CEOFebruary 22, 1996Paul KrugmanDepartment of Economics, Stanford UniversityProfessorApril 10, 1996Lawrence BossidyAlliedSignalChairman and CEOJune 19, 1996Paul TagliabueNational Football LeagueCommissionerDecember 11, 1996Arthur ZeikelMerrill LynchPresident and CEOMarch 13, 1997Franklin RainesUnited States Office of Management and BudgetDirectorMay 20, 1997Raymond W. SmithBell AtlanticChairman & CEOOctober 30, 1997Dennis ArcherDetroitMayorDecember 16, 1997Richard GrassoNew York Stock ExchangeChairman & CEOJanuary 14, 1998Michel CamdessusInternational Monetary FundManaging Director & Chairman of the Executive BoardMarch 12, 1998Gerald GreenwaldUnited AirlinesChairman & CEOSeptember 14, 1998Anthony A. WilliamsDistrict of ColumbiaMayor-ElectNovember 18, 1998Knight KiplingerThe Kiplinger Letter; Kiplinger's Personal Finance MagazineEditor; Editor-in-ChiefJanuary 14, 1999George MitchellVerner Liipfert Bernhard McPherson & HandSpecial CounselMarch 4, 1999Charlene BarshefskyUnited States Trade RepresentativeMarch 16, 1999Kenneth ClarkeParliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandMember of ParliamentMay 17, 1999Nicholas ChabrajaGeneral DynamicsChairman & CEOOctober 14, 1999Arthur Levitt Jr.Securities & Exchange CommissionChairmanApril 6, 2000Sidney TaurelEli LillyChairman and CEOJune 6, 2000Frederick W. SmithFedExChairman, President and CEOSeptember 27, 2000Thomas MannBrookings InstitutionPresidential ScholarNovember 15, 2000Brian RobertsComcastPresidentJanuary 24, 2001Sean O'HuiginnAmbassador of Ireland to the United StatesEmbassy of IrelandMarch 21, 2001Niall FitzGeraldUnileverChairmanMay 14, 2001Al NeuharthhFreedom Forum; USA TodayFounderOctober 16, 2001Sir James D. WolfensohnWorld BankPresidentDecember 6, 2001Dr. Craig VenterCelera GenomicsPresident & Chief Scientific OfficerJanuary 17, 2002Paul O'NeillUnited States Department of the TreasurySecretaryApril 30, 2002Richard FairbankCapital OneChairman and CEOSeptember 24, 2002Paul VolckerBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemFormer ChairmanFebruary 11, 2003Dr. Joseph StiglizColumbia UniversityProfessor; 2011 Nobel LaureateMarch 13, 2003Daniel YerginCambridge Energy Research AssociatesPresidentMay 14, 2003John SnowUnited States Department of the TreasurySecretaryNovember 5, 2003William McDonoughPublic Company Accounting Oversight BoardChairmanDecember 3, 2003Kenneth CourtisGoldman Sachs AsiaVice ChairmanFebruary 12, 2004Tim RussertNBC NewsWashington Bureau ChiefApril 13, 2004David M. RubensteinCarlyle GroupFounding Partner and Managing DirectorJune 18, 2004Frank RainesFannie MaeChairman and CEOOctober 19, 2004Charles CookCook Political ReportEditor and PublisherDecember 13, 2004Timothy GeithnerFederal Reserve Bank of New YorkPresident and CEOFebruary 9, 2005Melinda GatesBill & Melinda Gates FoundationCo-FounderMay 12, 2005Richard ParsonsTime WarnerChairman and CEOOctober 19, 2005George W. Bush43rd President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesOctober 26, 2005Anne MulcahyXeroxChairman of the Board and CEONovember 10, 2005Jeff ImmeltGeneral ElectricChairman and CEOJanuary 19, 2006Michael TurnerBAE SystemsChief Executive OfficerMay 10, 2006Ben BernankeBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemChairmanOctober 4, 2006Robert RubinCitigroup; United States Department of the TreasuryDirector and chairman; former SecretaryNovember 9, 2006Peter PetersonBlackstone GroupSenior Chairman and Co-FounderFebruary 8, 2007Henry PaulsonUnited States Department of the TreasurySecretaryMarch 1, 2007Jeffrey B. KindlerPfizerChairman and chief executive officerMay 2, 2007Kenneth ChenaultAmerican ExpressChief Executive Officer and ChairmanOctober 2, 2007Henry KravisKKRPrincipalNovember 20, 2007Robert ZoellickWorld BankPresidentJanuary 17, 2008Jamie DimonJPMorgan ChaseChairman of the Board & CEOMarch 12, 2008Ruth SimmonsBrown UniversityPresidentApril 2, 2008Eric SchmidtGoogleChairman of the Board and CEOJune 9, 2008Rick WagonerGeneral MotorsChairman and CEOSeptember 16, 2008Henry PaulsonUnited States Department of the TreasurySecretaryJanuary 7, 2009Paul OtelliniIntelPresident & CEOFebruary 9, 2009Randall L. StephensonAT&TChairman & CEOMarch 11, 2009Larry SummersNational Economic CouncilDirectorApril 9, 2009Timothy GeithnerUnited States Department of the TreasurySecretaryApril 22, 2009Indra NooyiPepsiCoChairman & CEOMay 12, 2009Christina RomerCouncil of Economic AdvisersChairAugust 6, 2009Rex TillersonExxonMobilChairman and CEOOctober 1, 2009Bill MarriottMarriott InternationalChairman and CEONovember 19, 2009Ben BernankeBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemChairmanDecember 7, 2009Donald E. GrahamWashington Post CompanyChairman and CEOMarch 2, 2010Peter R. OrszagOffice of Management & BudgetDirectorApril 8, 2010Muhtar KentCoca-Cola CompanyPresident & Chief Executive OfficerMay 19, 2010Ivan SeidenbergVerizon CommunicationsChairman & CEOJune 22, 2010Kenneth FeinbergFeinberg Rozen, LLP; TARP Executive CompensationFounder, Managing Partner; Special MasterJuly 19, 2010Chris DoddUnited States Senate; Senate Banking CommitteeSenator from Connecticut; ChairmanSeptember 29, 2010Ted LeonsisMonumental Sports & EntertainmentFounder and CEOOctober 15, 2010Daniel AkersonGeneral MotorsCEODecember 10, 2010Bill GatesMicrosoftChairmanMarch 8, 2011Jeff ImmeltGeneral ElectricChairman and chief executive officerMarch 31, 2011Julius GenachowskiFederal Communications CommissionChairmanApril 20, 2011Jack LewOffice of Management & BudgetDirectorMay 23, 2011Saxby ChamblissUnited States SenateSenator from GeorgiaJune 8, 2011Mark WarnerUnited States SenateSenator from VirginiaJune 8, 2011Tony BlairGovernment of the United Kingdom; Quartet on the Middle EastFormer Prime Minister; Representative to the Middle EastJune 28, 2011John BoehnerUnited States House of RepresentativesSpeakerSeptember 15, 2011Thomas DonilonNational Security AdvisorSeptember 16, 2011Ursula BurnsXeroxChairman and CEOOctober 5, 2011Gene SperlingNational Economic CouncilDirector; Assistant to the President for Economic PolicyOctober 31, 2011Eric SchmidtGoogleExecutive ChairmanDecember 12, 2011Walter IsaacsonAspen InstitutePresident and CEOJanuary 19, 2012Steve CaseRevolutionChairman and CEOFebruary 23, 2012Jeff BewkesTime WarnerChairman of the Board and CEOMarch 14, 2012Robert ZoellickWorld Bank GroupPresidentMay 16, 2012Warren BuffettBerkshire HathawayChairmanJune 5, 2012Lloyd BlankfeinGoldman SachsChairman & CEOJuly 18, 2012Michael BloombergCity of New York, New York; Bloomberg LPMayor; FounderSeptember 12, 2012Alan KruegerCouncil of Economic AdvisersChairmanNovember 15, 2012Frederick W. SmithFedExChairman, President and chief executive officerDecember 6, 2012Drew Gilpin FaustHarvard UniversityPresident and Lincoln Professor of HistoryDecember 10, 2012Mortimer ZuckermanBoston Properties; New York Daily News; US News & World ReportChairman and CEO; Publisher; chairman and Editor-in-ChiefFebruary 8, 2013Brian L. RobertsComcastChairman and CEOMarch 21, 2013Kenneth ChenaultThe American Express CompanyChairman and chief executive officerApril 15, 2013Katharine WeymouthWashington PostPublisher and CEOMay 2, 2013Martin BaronWashington PostExecutive EditorMay 2, 2013Max BaucusUnited States SenateSenator from MontanaJuly 18, 2013Dave CampUnited States House of RepresentativesRepresentative from Michigan's 4th Congressional DistrictJuly 18, 2013Valerie JarrettSenior Advisor to the President; Assistant to the President for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental AffairsJuly 23, 2013Jack LewUnited States Department of the TreasurySecretarySeptember 17, 2013James GormanMorgan StanleyChairman and CEOSeptember 18, 2013Takeshi UchiyamadaToyotaChairman of the BoardSeptember 30, 2013Ellen KullmanDuPontChair of the Board and chief executive officerOctober 10, 2013Dr. Jim Yong KimWorld Bank GroupPresidentDecember 10, 2013Sylvia Mathews BurwellOffice of Management & BudgetDirectorMarch 11, 2014Christopher J. NassettaHilton WorldwidePresident and CEOMarch 20, 2014Arne M. SorensonMarriott InternationalPresident and CEOMarch 20, 2014Wes BushNorthrop GrummanChairman, CEO and PresidentApril 17, 2014Randall L. StephensonBusiness Roundtable; AT&TChairman; chairman and CEOJune 17, 2014Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.National Institutes of HealthDirectorJuly 29, 2014Jeffrey ZientsNational Economic CouncilDirector; Assistant to the President for Economic PolicySeptember 30, 2014Michael MilkenMilken InstituteChairmanOctober 8, 2014Christopher M. CraneExelonPresident and chief executive officerOctober 30, 2014Ginni RomettyIBMChairman, President and CEODecember 3, 2014Donald TrumpThe Trump OrganizationChairman and PresidentDecember 15, 2014Michael DellDellFounder, chairman and CEOMarch 4, 2015Shaun DonovanOffice of Management & BudgetDirectorMarch 11, 2015Rex TillersonExxonMobilChairman and CEOMarch 12, 2015Muriel BowserDistrict of ColumbiaMayorApril 8, 2015Jeff ImmeltGeneral ElectricChairman and CEOJune 17, 2015James McNerneyBoeingChairmanJuly 29, 2015Stephen