A former secretary of the U.S. Treasury and local corporate leaders are coming together to talk business Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the Economic Forum 2015, organized by Milwaukee Jewish Federation.
“The Federation is leading a community conversation on the economy, which is on everybody’s mind,” said Hannah Rosenthal, President/CEO of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. “We cannot have a vibrant Jewish community in the future if Milwaukee does not succeed. We are part of this community.”
The annual event raises about $250,000 each year for Federation and its charitable work, said Rosenthal. With 64 sponsors and 650 attendees expected, “it’s a sell-out crowd,” she said.
Paul H. O’Neill, treasury secretary under President George W. Bush from 2001-2002, served during the period of economic uncertainty after Sept. 11, 2001.
The former chairman and CEO of Alcoa was pushed out of the Bush administration and has said President Bush was disengaged and didn’t encourage debate at Cabinet meetings, according to the Los Angeles Times and other media reports. O’Neill gave his perspective in the 2004 book, "The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O’Neill,” written by Ron Suskind. O’Neill is the founder of Value Capture, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which provides counsel and support to healthcare executives.
O’Neill will give a keynote speech. A panel discussion has been scheduled among Cynthia LaConte, CEO of Dohmen Co. of Milwaukee, a life sciences services company; Austin Ramirez, president and CEO of HUSCO International of Waukesha, a global engineering and manufacturing company; and Todd J. Teske, chairman, president and CEO of Briggs & Stratton of Wauwatosa, producer of gasoline engines.
The event is to be held over lunch at the Pfister Hotel, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave.
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