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Welcome.US CEO Council
The Welcome.US CEO Council brings together America's most influential companies to help Americans as they welcome newcomers and ensure they thrive.
With visionary leadership from our co-chairs—Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet and Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai—the CEO Council mobilizes private sector resources, innovations, and employees to provide support to Americans who are welcoming those seeking refuge in the U.S., dramatically expanding our nation’s capacity to welcome newcomers.
We have learned that companies can make a greater impact in our communities when we share resources and learnings. I am deeply grateful to all of the CEOs who have committed the resources of their companies to expand the impact of Welcome.US through the CEO Council. We invite businesses of all sizes to join us in support of our new neighbors as they rebuild their lives in our communities."
CEO Council Priorities and Impact
The Welcome.US CEO Council launched with two missions: respond to urgent displacement crises and transform the resettlement system.
By leveraging private sector resources and innovations and amplifying them with the contributions of millions of Americans donating their time, resources, and expertise, the CEO Council has helped scale the provision of essential goods, technology, and services; quality jobs and legal aid; and opportunities for communities to sponsor newcomers in need of safety.
50,000 jobs for newcomers
listed as accepting applications on the Employment Exchange; plus 375+ on the spot job offers at hiring fairs and 1,300 resumes reviewed
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$18.8M in goods and services
provided through Welcome Exchange; and 10K home setups through the Last Mile program with Amazon
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850M+ donated airline miles
with Miles4Migrants; 20,000 flights bringing our Afghan allies to safety
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26K newcomers
connected on 30K donated devices, with 200K phone plans through Google and T-Mobile
1,200 legal services volunteers
helped over 1,300 Afghan asylum applicants and their families with legal services
$20 million in funds contributed
to community organizations, engaging over 22K volunteers and helping nearly 75,000 Afghans and other newcomers
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Engage your business
Businesses of all sizes—and in all sectors—can support the work of sponsors as they welcome newcomers. Find out how to engage your business.
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Meet the CEO Council
Julie Sweet
accenture
Sundar Pichai
Google
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
Michael Hansen
Cengage Group
Hamdi Ulukaya
Tent / Chobani
Evan Greenberg
Chubb
Chuck Robbins
Cisco
Brian Roberts
Comcast
Ed Bastian
Delta
Richard Dickson
Gap Inc.
Barbara Becker
Gibson Dunn
David Solomon
Goldman Sachs
Enrique Lores
HP
David Risher
Lyft
Jonas Prising
ManpowerGroup
Anthony Capuano
Marriott International
Michael Miebach
Mastercard
Nick Clegg
Meta
Brad Smith
Microsoft
Albert Bourla
Pfizer
Marc Benioff
salesforce
Bill McDermott
ServiceNow
Evan Spiegel
Snap Inc.
Wade Davis
TelevisaUnivision
Mike Sievert
T-Mobile
Dara Khosrowshahi
Uber
Scott Kirby
United
Suzanne Clark
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Doug McMillon
Walmart
To learn more about how to join the Welcome.US CEO Council, reach out to [email protected].
