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| American Competitiveness in a Global Economy - Harold (Terry) McGraw III - Chairman, President & CEO of The McGraw-Hill Companies |
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Thursday, May 29
6:00 – 6:30 pm Reception
6:30 - 7:30 pm Program
7:30 - 8:30 pm
Networking & Reception Continue
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McGraw-Hill
1221 Avenue of the Americas,
50th Floor
(Between 47th and 48th Streets)
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$40 Members
$50 Non-Members
Free- McGraw-Hill Employees
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 Join us for an evening with Harold (Terry) McGraw III, to participate in an insightful discussion about American competitiveness in a rapidly transforming global economy. As Chairman, President and CEO of The McGraw-Hill Companies and Chairman of Business Roundtable, Mr. McGraw has been a vocal proponent of the benefits that free and open trade can provide to boosting the world’s economy and raising standards of living.
The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through such leading brands as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates.
Mr. McGraw was elected Chairman in December 1999; Chief Executive Officer in 1998; and President and Chief Operating Officer in 1993. He has been a member of McGraw-Hill’s Board of Directors since 1987.
Under his leadership, McGraw-Hill has become an innovative, global information company built to serve three powerful trends driving long-term economic growth around the world: the need for knowledge, the need for capital and the need for information transparency. In Financial Services, Standard & Poor's is the world's leading provider of financial analysis and risk assessments. In Education, McGraw-Hill Education is a global leader covering virtually every aspect of the market from pre-K through higher education, as well as professional and lifetime learning. And in Information & Media, McGraw-Hill is a preeminent provider of essential news, information, analysis and solutions globally through BusinessWeek, J.D. Power and Associates and leading portals for the energy, construction and aviation industries. The McGraw-Hill Companies had sales of $6.8 billion in 2007.
Mr. McGraw, 59, serves on the Boards of Directors of United Technologies and ConocoPhillips. He is chairman of Business Roundtable, chairman of the Emergency Committee for American Trade (ECAT) and a member of the Business Council. He is a member of the State Department's Advisory Committee on Transformational Diplomacy, and the U.S. Trade Representative's Advisory Committee for Trade, Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN).
Consistent with McGraw-Hill’s commitment to supporting community and charitable organizations, Mr. McGraw is chairman of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy. Additionally, Mr. McGraw serves on the boards of Carnegie Hall, the National Council on Economic Education, New York Public Library, National Organization on Disability, National Academy Foundation, Partnership for New York City, Prep for Prep, the Council for Industry and Higher Education in London and the United States Council for International Business.
Mr. McGraw received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1976 and a B.A. from Tufts University in 1972.
Special thanks to The McGraw-Hill Companies for hosting and underwriting this event. MGraw-Hill is a member of the FWA’s President Circle.
This event is organized by the Distinguished Speakers Committee.
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