10,000 Small Businesses

10,000 Small Businesses will be guided by an Advisory Council co-chaired by CEO Lloyd Blankfein, Warren Buffett and Dr. Michael Porter of Harvard Business School. The Advisory Council will assist in the development, execution and evaluation of the program.

In addition to the co-chairs, founding Council members include:
• George Boggs, President and CEO, American Association of Community Colleges
• Dan Danner, President and CEO, National Federation of Independent Business 
• Glenn Hubbard, Dean, Columbia School of Business
• Robert Litan, Vice President for Research and Policy, Kauffman Foundation and Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution
• Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League
• Javier Palomarez, President and CEO, United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 
• Hilary Pennington, Director of Education, Postsecondary Success and Special Initiatives, Gates Foundation
• Thomas S. Robertson, Dean, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
• Leonard Schlesinger, President, Babson College
• Ellen Seidman, Vice President, National Policy and Partnership Development, ShoreBank Corp.
• David J. Skorton, President, Cornell University
• Margaret Spellings, Former Secretary of Education
• Thomas J. Tierney, The Bridgespan Group