Ohio Business Roundtable

Business Leadership to Build a Better Ohio

 
 
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Ohio Business Roundtable CEOs are committed to working in a nonpartisan manner with the Governor and other public leaders to build a better Ohio.

Comprised of the CEOs of the state’s largest and most influential businesses, the Ohio Business Roundtable works with Ohio’s governors and legislative leaders in pursuit of policies that improve Ohio’s competitiveness.
 
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Monthly Spotlight

John F. Barrett
Western & Southern Financial Group

As Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Western & Southern Financial Group (Western & Southern), John Barrett serves on a wide range of boards and is highly active in the business and non-profit communities.

He joined Western & Southern in 1987 as its chief financial officer. He was named president in 1989, chief executive officer in 1994 and chairman in 2002. Under his guidance, Western & Southern has become a recognized leader in consumer and business financial services, providing life and health insurance, annuities, mutual funds, investment management, financial planning and retirement solutions through its member companies.

 
 
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Issues

The issues and policies aggressively pursued by the OBRT are member-driven, deriving directly from the expertise and experience of its CEO members, and move the needle to strengthen Ohio’s economy.

 
 
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News

 
 
Featured
Columbus Dispatch Editorial: Needed: graduation requirements that are flexible but meaningful
Columbus Dispatch Editorial: Needed: graduation requirements that are flexible but meaningful

If it feels like Ohio has been fumbling around trying to come up with lasting graduation requirements for an awfully long time, it’s because that is in fact the case.

We’re hopeful that a proposal before lawmakers now can be the breakthrough long sought.

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Columbus Business First: Publicly traded Alliance Data Systems brings its HQ to Columbus, names new CEO
Columbus Business First: Publicly traded Alliance Data Systems brings its HQ to Columbus, names new CEO

Alliance Data Systems Corp. has switched its headquarters to Columbus and promoted Melisa Miller to CEO after eight years as CEO of its credit card services business based here.

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Dispatch Editorial: Lawmakers should include workforce development in state budget
Dispatch Editorial: Lawmakers should include workforce development in state budget

With birthrates and unemployment rates dropping and experienced workers retiring, it is more important than ever for students coming out of Ohio high schools and colleges to be ready to work.

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