James W Owens

The Business Council; Chairman & CEO of Caterpillar

James W. Owens is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Caterpillar Inc., a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. He is a member of IBM's Audit Committee. Mr. Owens joined Caterpillar Inc. in 1972 as a corporate economist and subsequently held various management positions, including chief financial officer. He was named group president in 1995, vice chairman in 2003 and to his current position in 2004. He is a director of Alcoa Inc. Mr. Owens serves on the boards of the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, D.C. and the Council on Foreign Relations. He is chairman of the International Trade and Investment Task Force of the Business Roundtable, vice chairman of The Business Council, a member of the President's Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations and the Global Advisory Council to The Conference Board in New York. Mr. Owens became an IBM director in 2006.

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Ronald J Gidwitz	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Al Salvi, Jack Ryan, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Mark Baker, Bobby Schilling
William D Smithburg	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Al Salvi, Jack Ryan, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Mark Baker
Craig J Duchossois	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Al Salvi, Jack Ryan, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Bobby Schilling
Michael Keiser	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Al Salvi, Jack Ryan, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Mark Baker
David G Herro	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Al Salvi, Jack Ryan, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Bobby Schilling
Sam Zell	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Jack Ryan, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Bobby Schilling
Richard Uihlein	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Al Salvi, Jack Ryan, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Mark Baker
Alexander D Stuart	Mark Steven Kirk, Ray H LaHood, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Mark Baker, Bobby Schilling
Sanford E Perl	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Jack Ryan, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
James G Gidwitz	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Al Salvi, Jack Ryan, Mitt Romney, Mark Baker
M. Jude Reyes	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Al Salvi, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
Barry L MacLean	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Al Salvi, Mitt Romney, Mark Baker, Bobby Schilling
John Canning Jr	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Jack Ryan, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Bobby Schilling
Roger W Stone	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Jack Ryan, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
Dean L Buntrock	John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Al Salvi, Jack Ryan, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Bobby Schilling
David W Grainger	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Al Salvi, Jack Ryan, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Bobby Schilling
Kenneth Griffin	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Jack Ryan, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
Edward B Rust Jr	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Al Salvi, Jack Ryan, Mitt Romney, Bobby Schilling
Patrick G Ryan	Mark Steven Kirk, Ray H LaHood, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Al Salvi, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney
Denis J Healy	Mark Steven Kirk, John S. McCain III, Paul Ryan, John Thune, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Al Salvi, Jack Ryan, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Mark Baker

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Aliases	Jim Owens, Mr James Wilson Owens

James W Owens

The Business Council; Chairman & CEO of Caterpillar

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