History
The Council on Competitiveness was founded in 1986 by the Chairman of President Ronald Reagan's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness, John A. Young. The current chairman is Samuel R. Allen, Chairman & CEO of Deere & Company. The Council on Competitiveness has had seven chairmen as of 2009.
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