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CED's ongoing projects address some of the most pressing public policy issues affecting U.S. economic development today. Each current CED project originates with a subcommittee made up of policy experts, CED Trustees and other executives, who discuss the issues and formulate policy recommendations based on these informed discussions. All of CED's ongoing activities and events are built around these policy recommendations made by Trustees in the subcommittee process.
Fiscal Health
CED's work on the budget and economic policy is tied to our central mission of improving sustained economic growth and development for all Americans.
Postsecondary Education
CED believes that American postsecondary education – so long an engine of economic growth and opportunity – is faltering, and that an informed and mobilized business community can make an enormous difference in identifying, framing, and supporting critical reform strategies.
Money in Politics
CED is deeply concerned about the changes taking place in political finance. Current fundraising practices promote a pay-to-play mentality that encourages political giving as a means of influencing legislative decision-making.
Early Childhood Education
CED continues to remain committed to engaging business leaders in the advocacy of quality early learning programs from birth through third grade.
Teacher Effectiveness
Business leaders can play a critical role in developing and implementing innovative policies to strengthen our educator workforce.
Corporate Governance
CED's work on this issue seeks to address the crisis in confidence about business' ability to govern itself and to be accountable in the wake of the Great Recession.
Innovation & Technology
Government and business must adapt their policies to new digital realities or risk stifling future economic prosperity and opportunity.
Women's Economic Empowerment
The United States' competitive edge continues to be challenged globally. In this environment US companies' cannot afford to overlook any available resource, and need to do a better job of tapping into the full national talent pool. CED is concerned that at the highest level of corporate leadership—the corporate board—too many companies fail to utilize talents of the female half of the population.
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