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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.