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The Fiscal Summit
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s Fiscal Summit is the premier annual gathering dedicated to addressing our nation’s long-term debt and improving our economic future. Debuting in 2010, the Summit is a key event for the foundation to build consensus and support for putting America on a sustainable fiscal path.
Featured Speakers and Participants at Our Fiscal Summits

President Bill Clinton
Founder of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States

Timothy Geithner
Secretary of the Treasury

Former Speaker John Boehner
(R-OH) Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Senator Michael B. Enzi
(R-WY) Chairman, U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget

Speaker Nancy Pelosi
(D-CA) Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Margaret Spellings
8th United States Secretary of Education

Chuck Hagel
24th United States Secretary of Defense; Former U.S. Senator

Senator Lindsey Graham
(R-SC) U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations and Committee on the Budget

Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin
U.S. Department of the Treasury

Former Speaker Paul Ryan
(R-WI) Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Deanna Mulligan
(President and CEO, The Guardian Life Insurance Company

Alan Greenspan
Former Chairman, Federal Reserve Board

Michael Mullen, USN (Ret.)
Chairman, Coalition for Fiscal and National Security; 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Governor Chris Christie
(R-NJ) 55th Governor of the State of New Jersey

Senator Joe Manchin
(D-WV) U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services and Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Bill Gates
Co-Chair and Trustee, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Representative Steny Hoyer
(D-MD) House Minority Whip

Representative Kevin McCarthy
(R-CA) House Majority Whip

Lanhee J. Chen
David and Diane Steffy Research Fellow, Hoover Institution

Philip N. Jefferson
Centennial Professor of Economics, Swarthmore College

Manu Raju
Senior Congressional Correspondent, CNN

Michael Bloomberg
Founder, Bloomberg LP; Three-term Mayor of New York City

Mayor Michael A. Nutter
City of Philadelphia

Mitch Landrieu
Mayor of New Orleans Vice President, U.S. Conference of Mayors

Sylvia Mathews Burwell
President-Designate of American University. 22nd U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Dr. Atul Gawande
Surgeon, writer, and public health researcher

Heather Boushey
Executive Director and Chief Economist, Washington Center for Equitable Growth

Wendy Kopp
CEO and Founder, Teach for All

Janet Murguía
President and CEO, The National Council of La Raza

Carly Fiorina
Chairman, Good360

Kimberly Adams
Senior Reporter, Marketplace

David Brooks
Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times

Dana Bash
Chief Political Correspondent, CNN

Erin Burnett
Anchor, Erin Burnett OutFront and Chief Business & Economics Correspondent, CNN

John Harwood
Chief Washington Correspondent, CNBC; Political Writer, The New York Times

Judy Woodruff
Co-Anchor, PBS NewsHour

Ruth Marcus
Columnist, The Washington Post

David E. Sanger
National Security Correspondent, The New York Times
PAST SUMMITS

2019 Fiscal Summit
Building America's Future
The tenth-annual Fiscal Summit convened voices from across the political and ideological spectrum to explore the connection between fiscal sustainability and America’s ability to meet its most critical challenges.

2018 Fiscal Summit
Debt Matters
The ninth-annual Fiscal Summit convened voices from across the political and ideological spectrum to examine the urgent need for a fiscal reset that puts America on a sustainable course for economic growth and prosperity.

2017 Fiscal Summit
Rising Debt in a Changing Economy
The 2017 Fiscal Summit convened leading voices and policymakers from across the political spectrum to discuss the legislative agenda, its connection to our growing national debt, and solutions to put us on a better path.

2016 Fiscal Summit
Leadership for a Secure Future
The 2016 Fiscal Summit provided a national platform for essential election-year conversations.

2015 Fiscal Summit
Opportunity for America
With progress made, but serious work still to be done, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation held its sixth-annual Fiscal Summit, titled "Opportunity for America" on May 19, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

2014 Fiscal Summit
Our Economic Future
The 2014 Fiscal Summit explored what we, as a nation, have to gain if we act now to strengthen our fiscal foundation; promote a growing, thriving economy; and ensure that our future isn’t diminished by our past.

2013 Fiscal Summit
Facing the Future
Despite a challenging political environment, the opportunity remains for the U.S. to solve its long-term debt problem and position the nation for future economic success and a continued leadership in the world.

2012 Fiscal Summit
America's Case for Action
With a national election that fall, and critical fiscal deadlines at the end of the year, policymakers faced a prime opportunity to set America on a fiscally sustainable path.

2011 Fiscal Summit
Solutions for American's Future
By convening leaders from across the ideological spectrum to discuss concrete budget plans, the 2011 Summit was an important step in working toward bipartisan fiscal solutions that help preserve the American Dream for future generations.

2010 Fiscal Summit
America's Challenge and a Way Forward
The Fiscal Summit brought together hundreds of prominent stakeholders from across the political spectrum with diverse ideas on how to address critical fiscal issues, while continuing to meet the priorities of the American people.