Texas CEO Magazine November|December 2014 | Page 11

“Top 25 Most Powerful People in
Texas Politics in 2011”
—Texas Monthly

“Top 10 Most Influential Figures in
Politics and Government in 2010”
— Campaign & Politics Magazine

“A fierce accountability advocate.”
—The Texas Tribune

Join us for a
Pro-Business
Legislative Preview
with TAB’s
Bill Hammond—
November 12.
Bill Hammond,
Chief Executive Officer
of the Texas Association
of Business (TAB)
Bill Hammond has worked to
ensure a strong pro-business
tax and regulatory climate in
Texas. His proven track record of
leadership in support of Texas
business includes the aggressive
pursuit of workers’ compensation
reform and building broad-based
coalitions to successfully advocate
for quality Pre-Kindergarten
education, greater transparency
and accountability in K-12 public
education and for much needed

Pro-Jobs/Pro-Business Priorities
for the 2015 Legislative Session
November 12, 7:30-9:00 am
Austin Club | 110 E. 9th Street, Austin
$35 (includes breakfast)
Register online at
texasceomagazine.com/events

reforms to the state’s higher
education system. Prior to leading
TAB, Hammond served for three
years as employer representative
on the three-member Texas
Workforce Commission (TWC)
and was appointed chairman of
the commission by then-Governor
George W. Bush. He served
four terms in the Texas House of

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Representatives during the 1980s
where he successfully authored the
Texas Education Agency Sunset Bill
and was named one of the state’s
top 10 legislators by Texas Monthly
and Dallas Morning News.