Julie Sweet
accenture
Welcome.US
CEO Council
The Welcome.US CEO Council is a cohort of leaders from across business sectors committed to supporting Welcome.US initiatives as we mobilize private sector resources to support those seeking refuge here in the United States. Co-chaired by Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet and Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, the Welcome.US CEO Council has members from many of America’s largest and most iconic companies.
Welcome.US CEO Council Inaugural Members
Sundar Pichai
Shantanu Narayen
Adobe
David Mussafer
Advent International
Peter Zaffino
AIG
Brian Chesky
Airbnb and Airbnb.org
Joe Gebbia
Airbnb and Airbnb.org
Andy Jassy
Amazon
Paul Abbott
American Express Global Business Travel
Tim Cook
Apple
Brian Moynihan
Bank of America
Kathleen McCarthy
Blackstone
Joshua Bolten
Business Roundtable
Hamdi Ulukaya
Tent / Chobani
Brian Roberts
Comcast
Ed Bastian
Delta
Sonia Syngal
Gap Inc.
Barbara Becker
Gibson Dunn
David Solomon
Goldman Sachs
Enrique Lores
HP
John Zimmer
Lyft
Logan Green
Lyft
Jonas Prising
ManpowerGroup
Anthony Capuano
Marriott International
Sheryl Sandberg
Meta
Brad Smith
Microsoft
Albert Bourla
Pfizer
Evan Spiegel
Snap Inc.
Howard Schultz
Starbucks
Wade Davis
TelevisaUnivision
Mike Sievert
T-Mobile
Stephen Kaufer
Tripadvisor
Dara Khosrowshahi
Uber
Scott Kirby
United
Suzanne Clark
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Rosalind Brewer
Walgreens Boots Alliance
Doug McMillon
Walmart
The launch of the Welcome.US CEO Council comes amid one of the largest refugee crises of this century, with over 4.2 million Ukrainians fleeing for safety across Europe—a number the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees expects will increase as the conflict continues. The United States recently announced that more than 100,000 Ukrainians will be allowed to seek refuge in the country, which follows more than 75,000 Afghan newcomers already being resettled in American communities—seven times the number of refugees resettled in the United States in 2020.
Building on the collective efforts of resettlement agencies, frontline organizations, faith-based institutions, and Americans across the country, the Welcome.US CEO Council will help marshal resources from the private sector to provide newcomers with access to critical goods and services, quality jobs, and mentorship opportunities. The Welcome.US CEO Council priorities will focus on:
Helping to meet the initial resettlement needs to welcome newcomers into their new communities.
Employment and training to ensure that every Afghan, Ukrainian and others seeking refuge in the U.S. have access to jobs commensurate with their skills.
Growing the movement of welcoming in the U.S. by encouraging employee and broad community participation in this effort.