IPA President Asked To Serve As Member Of Council On Small Business And National Security Task Force

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Jennifer Cumbee
IPA
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Buffalo Grove, Ill. (October 10, 2008) - IPA President, Gregg Steinberg, has been asked to continue to serve as a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Council on Small Business in addition to the National Security Task Force for the 2008-2009 year.

The Council on Small Business is the primary policy-originating body for the U.S. Chamber in the area of small business issues. It serves the function of enabling the Chamber to more fully meet the needs of small business members and to help these small businesses take more effective action on legislative, regulatory and political issues.

The task force is the primary policy-originating body for the U.S. Chamber in the area of national security. The task force’s jurisdiction includes issues such as critical infrastructure and cyber security protection, transportation and supply chain security, emergency preparedness and response, export control modernization, implementation of the SAFETY Act and National Guard and Reserve policy.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business federation representing more than three million businesses of all sizes, sectors and regions. It includes hundreds of associations, thousands of local chambers and 106 American Chambers of Commerce in 94 countries.

The U.S. Chamber provides businesses with a voice of experience and influence in Washington, D.C., and throughout the globe. The organization’s core mission is to fight for business and free enterprise before Congress, the White House, regulatory agencies, the courts, the court of public opinion and governments around the world.

From its headquarters near the White House, the U.S. Chamber maintains a professional staff of more than 300 of the nation’s top policy experts, lobbyists, lawyers and communicators. The organization’s members include businesses of all sizes and sectors – from large Fortune 500 companies to home-based, one-person operations. In fact, 96 percent of the U.S. Chamber’s membership encompasses businesses with fewer than 100 employees.

Steinberg joined IPA in 1992 and became the company’s Chief Financial Officer in 1995. He has been President since 1997. IPA and its family of companies is the largest consulting and professional services firm in the world providing services specifically to the small and medium size business marketplace. Civically, Steinberg has been a board member of the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago and a past board member and Chairman for various committees of the Jewish Council for Youth Services (formerly Young Men’s). Currently, he is a member of Aspen Institute’s Middle East Strategy Group, Vice-Chair of the Midwest Board of Operation Hope, Midwest Chair of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS) and a member of ACWIS’ national board and its national executive committee, a member of the Board of Governors of the Weizmann Institute of Science, a member of Touchstones Discussions Board, and is involved in a leadership role with the Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations.

IPA, the largest privately held management consulting and professional services firm for small and medium size businesses in North America, is a leading authority on small business. With more than $250,000,000 in annual revenues, IPA is the 6th largest management consulting company in Chicago and the 61st largest consulting company in the world. IPA offers a wide range of proven and innovative methodologies to help businesses grow and prosper. Additional information is immediately available by visiting http://www.ipa-c.com. The Public Relations Department may be contacted at: telephone (847) 495-6786; facsimile (847) 495-6773.