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The Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED) is a business-led public policy organization based in Washington, D.C. Its membership consists primarily of senior corporate executives from a range of U.S. industries and sectors. Together with its Members, CED works to sustain and promote free enterprise, strengthen education across the spectrum, transform healthcare, reform campaign finance, enhance corporate governance, and improve the country's fiscal health. == History and Principles == CED was founded in 1942 by a group of business leaders led by Paul G. Hoffman, President of Studebaker Corporation; William Benton, co-founder of Benton & Bowles advertising firm; and Marion B. Folsom, treasurer of Eastman Kodak Company. CED's first mission was to help the U.S. economy transition from a war-time to peace-time economy. At the end of World War II, CED successfully worked to garner support among the American business community for the Marshall Plan. Since its inception, CED has promoted policies that foster economic growth and development to benefit all Americans. The organization's research findings are supplemented with multi-faceted outreach efforts throughout the country and abroad to impact policy at the local, state, and national levels. In recent decades, CED has made significant contributions across its portfolio, including increasing access to pre-kindergarten and college, advancing campaign finance reform nationwide, placing more women in corporate leadership, and reducing government spending. The organization's work is grounded on seven core principles: * Sustainable capitalism * Long-term economic growth * Efficient fiscal and regulatory policy * Competitive and open markets * Globally competitive workforce * Equal economic opportunity * Nonpartisanship in the nation’s interest. On January 1, 2015, CED merged with The Conference Board, which brought together two of the longest standing and most respected non-profit, non-partisan voices. CED maintains an independent membership of nearly 200 executives from across the U.S. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Committee for Economic Development」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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