Obama taps Silicon Valley bigwigs for economic advisory board - The Register
Fri, Feb 6th, 2009
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President Obama tapped two Silicon Valley notables today as members of his new Economic Recovery Advisory Board.
The 15-member board is charged with advising Obama on decisions about the US economy and announced to spur Congress into passing legislation for his $700bn+ stimulus spending package.
Obama said he created a panel of outside advisers to enlist voices from "beyond the Washington echo chamber."
Among his picks is Charles Phillips, president of Oracle and John Doerr a Silicon Valley venture capitalist who serves on the boards of Google, Amazon, and Symantec.
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