Cleveland Clinic CEO named to panel of Trump advisers

Toby Cosgrove, MD, the longtime CEO and president of Cleveland Clinic, will sit on a non-partisan 16-member panel of business leaders offering expertise on job and economic growth to President-elect Donald Trump.

The President's Strategic and Policy Forum is expected to meet for the first time in February.

“I am truly honored and privileged to take part in President-elect Donald Trump's Strategic and Policy Forum designed to grow and strengthen the United States' economy,” Cosgrove said in a statement. “I applaud his efforts to bring together leaders across industries to gain insight that will assist the new President in making important decisions that will impact every American. I am deeply committed and take this role very seriously.”

Cosgrove’s fellow members will include former General Electric CEO Jack Welch, IBM Chairman Ginni Rometty and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.

"This forum brings together CEOs and business leaders who know what it takes to create jobs and drive economic growth," Trump said in a press release. "My administration is committed to drawing on private sector expertise and cutting the government red tape that is holding back our businesses from hiring, innovating, and expanding right here in America."

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