About
Colorado Business Roundtable (COBRT) leverages the expertise and experience of CEOs and top-level executives from Colorado’s largest employers representing academia, business, community, and government. Together, we examine our state’s challenges through a long-term, global lens, and we bring forward solutions to strengthen Colorado’s economy and improve our quality of life. Our partners represent diverse business interests, political viewpoints, and individual philosophies, however, our shared commitment lies in preserving a high quality of life for all Coloradans by fostering a robust and globally competitive state economy.
COBRT is the state affiliate of the national Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies based in Washington, D.C. The Business Roundtable CEOs lead companies that support 37 million American jobs, generate $10 trillion in sales activity, and account for 24% of U.S. GDP.
Colorado Business Roundtable:
- We’re mission aligned—business is a force for good.
- As an affiliate of the national Business Roundtable,
we represent Colorado’s largest employers. - We represent a coalition of CEOs/C-suite executives from academia, business, community, and government.
- We work on public policy issues that affect our partners
in Colorado, nationally, and internationally.
Partners
115,000
Colorado Employees
2.7 Million
Employees Globally
$48 Billion
Colorado Revenue
$1.3 Trillion
Revenue Globally
Purpose
3
Signature Events
State of the State,
View from the Top,
Future of Work
2
Policy Roundtables
18
Exclusive Partner Briefings
Colorado’s Top
Elected Officials
23
“Profits and Purpose” Podcasts
30
Thought-Leaders
featured in the Voices of Business Video Series
The Business Roundtable Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation:
Each of our stakeholders is essential. We commit to deliver value to all of them for the future success of our companies, our communities and our country.
- Delivering value to our customers.
- Investing in our employees.
- Dealing fairly and ethically with our suppliers.
- Supporting the communities in which we work.
- Generating long-term value for shareholders, who provide the capital that allows companies to invest, grow and innovate.
Colorado Business Roundtable is Unique:
As an affiliate of National Business Roundtable…
- We’re mission aligned — business is a force for good.
- We represent Colorado’s largest employers.
- We represent a coalition of CEOs/C-suite executives from academia, business, community, and government.
- We work on public policy issues that affect our partners in Colorado, nationally, and internationally.
The Colorado Business Roundtable connects me with other leading Colorado businesses and strategic partners so I can be more effective advancing IBM’s interests on important issues such as workforce development, K-12 education reform, business and education partnerships. COBRT hosts signature events with top national CEOs and also provides more informal collaboration with elected leaders around specific policy that help drive our business mission. The Colorado Business Roundtable promotes technical innovation and purpose, which aligns well with our important role in the community.
Our state’s long-term competitiveness and economic vitality depends on opening more pathways to good-paying careers and upward mobility for more Coloradans; COBRT’s work is critical in sparking collaboration between public and private sectors to strengthen Colorado’s education and workforce development programs.