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Member Spotlight

Listed here are just some of the more than 2,100 CEOs and other prominent business leaders who are members of ReadyNation

ReadyNation Member Spotlight

  1. Dana F. Connors

    President, Maine State Chamber of Commerce

  2. John J. Brennan

    Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor, The Vanguard Group

  3. Kenneth Thrasher

    Chairman of the Board & former CEO of Compli; former CEO & President of Fred Meyer, Inc.

  4. Kevin C. Washington

    Member, Board of Directors, Thrive by Five Washington

  5. Roy J. Bostock

    Board Member, Council for a Strong America; Vice Chairman (Ret.), Delta Airlines Board of Directors

  6. James M. Zimmerman

    Former Chairman/CEO, Macy's, Inc.; Co-chair, ReadyNation CEO Task Force on Early Childhood

  7. John E. Pepper, Jr.

    Former CEO & Chairman of Procter & Gamble; Former Chairman of Walt Disney Company

  8. Larry Jensen

    President & CEO, Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors

  9. Robert H. Dugger

    Board Member, Council for a Strong America; Co-Founder and Advisory Board Chair, ReadyNation; Managing Partner, Hanover Investment, L.L.C.

  10. Boyd Palmer

    Executive Director, Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry

  11. Christa Markgraff

    Managing Director, Project Management at Nicor Gas/AGL Resources

  12. Dean Clark

    President & CEO of Graphic Chemical & Ink Company

  13. Keith Krutz

    President of IMS Buhrke-Olson

  14. Rudy Valdez

    Vice President, South West Ideas for Today & Tomorrow (SWIFTT)

  15. Tom Fitch

    Vice President of Harold O’Shea Builders

  16. Wendi Valenti

    Executive Director of Collinsville Chamber of Commerce

  17. George Halvorson

    Chair and CEO, Institute for InterGroup Understanding

Speakers Bureau

As business leaders and executives, ReadyNation members intuitively understand the economic case for early childhood. Many of our members bring their stories to a larger stage, speaking at events and conferences around the country to spread the message of the importance of effective early childhood investments.

To request a ReadyNation member to speak at your event, please fill out this form.

Advisory Board

  1. January 1, 2018

    ReadyNation Advisory Board