JACKSON HOLE, WYO –The first meeting of the ENDOW advisory council took place in Jackson Hole yesterday. The opening summit was led by co-chair and Governor Matt Mead and ENDOW co-chair Greg Hill, president and COO of Hess Corporation. ENDOW stands for Economically Needed Diversity Options for Wyoming.
“The members of the advisory council are experienced and successful national and international business leaders—their insight is priceless,” Mead said. “Wyoming is such a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family. The advisory council sees great potential here. I value the time and advice that these exceptional individuals are willing to contribute to help Wyoming chart a prosperous and sustainable economic road.”
Governor Mead announced the ENDOW Initiative last year. The goal of ENDOW is to develop a 20-year strategy to build a sustainable, diversified and value-added economy in Wyoming. The advisory council’s role is to offer advice on the strategy including input on local, national and global business conditions and trends. An executive council is charged with presenting three reports to the Governor and Legislature. The final 20-year plan—to be developed by the executive council—is due to Mead by August 1, 2018.
“Today’s meetings showcased the great interest national and international business leaders have in Wyoming,” Hill commented. “I was very pleased with today’s candid and productive discussions. I think we are all walking away from today with a sense of optimism and excitement about the prospects for economic diversification in the great state of Wyoming.”
The Advisory Council includes national and international business leaders, CEOs of major companies and industry trailblazers:
- Co-Chair: Governor Mead
- Co-Chair: Greg Hill, President and Chief Operating Officer, Hess Corporation
- Richard Agee, Founder, Owner and Chairman, Wapiti Energy
- Anthony Aquila, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Solera Holdings
- Gideon Ariel, Founder and Chairman, Ariel Dynamics
- Cindy Crane, President and CEO, Rocky Mountain Power
- Steven Denning, Chairman, General Atlantic
- Fred Eshelman, Founder, Eshelman Ventures
- Lawrence Finch, Managing Director, Sigma + Partners
- Ankur Gopal, CEO, Interapt
- Robert Grady, Partner, Gryphon Investors
- John Healy, Venture Partner, GrandBanks Capital
- Martin Keighley, CEO and Managing Director, Tata Chemicals North America Inc.
- Wes Lucas, CEO, Sirva
- Ian MacGregor, Chairman and CEO, North West Refining Inc.
- John Malone, Chairman, Liberty Media Corporation and Liberty Global
- Colin Marshal, CEO, Cloud Peak Energy
- Joseph McGinley, Founder and CEO, McGinley Innovations
- Bill Miller, President and CEO, Power Company of Wyoming
- John Morris, Founder and CEO, Bass Pro Shops
- Arthur Nicholas, Partner and Co-Founder, Nicholas Investment Partners
- Laurie Nichols, President, University of Wyoming
- Sandra Postel, Vice President of Manufacturing, Quality and Strategy (retired), Boeing
- “Topper” Gurdon Flagg Quinn, Challenge Capital Partners
- Theo Ratliff, CEO, Future Phenom
- Bill Schilling, President, Wyoming Business Alliance/Wyoming Heritage Foundation
- Thomas Seitz, Senior Partner, McKinsey and Company
- Marcus Shingles, CEO, XPRIZE
- David Sokol, Founder, Teton Capital
- Punit Soni, Founder, Learning Motors
- Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, CEO, NantWorks
- Lee Stein, Founder and Chairman, XPRIZE
- Zena Tata, Executive Director, Global Development and International Expansion,
- XPRIZE
- Carol Tome, CFO and Executive Vice President, Home Depot
- Bhavook Tripathi, Managing Director, Sanshu Industries
- David True, Managing Partner, True Ranches
- Solomon Trujillo, Chairman, Trujillo Group Investments
- Mike Wandler, President, L&H Industrial
- Bruce White, Chairman and CEO, White Lodging
- Dave Freudenthal, Former Governor
- Eli Bebout, President, Wyoming Senate
- Steve Harshman, Speaker, Wyoming House of Representatives
