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8/5/2021

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Roundtable Discussion with Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce …

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Roundtable
Discussion with Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce CEOs
August 4, 2021

Today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen participated in a roundtable discussion with
CEOs and business leaders hosted by Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines and Chair of the
Board of Directors of the Metro Atlanta Chamber.
Secretary Yellen and the participants discussed the state of the economic recovery and the
necessary steps taken by the Biden Administration and the Treasury Department to help the
country weather the pandemic. Secretary Yellen invited the CEOs to share their perspectives
on the challenges facing businesses navigating the economy as the country recovers from
the COVID-19 pandemic. The Secretary emphasized the need to pass the bipartisan
infrastructure bill to address long overdue investments that will create good jobs, help
businesses compete and create sustained equitable economic growth for decades. Secretary
Yellen also discussed President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda that would invest in
workers and families.
A list of meeting participants is below.
Neil Ashe, President and CEO, Acuity Brands, Inc.
Ed Bastian, CEO, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Cynthia Day, President and CEO, Citizens Trust Bank
John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Operation HOPE
Martin Flanagan, President and CEO, Invesco Ltd.
Neal Idnani, CEO and Founder, Naanstop
Ryan Marshall, President and CEO, PulteGroup
Mary Moore, Founder and CEO, The Cook's Warehouse
Alfredo Rivera, President, North America, The Coca-Cola Company

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0312

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