As we celebrate our nation's 250th birthday, let me make a strong and clear case for business and the role we play. Not an apologetic one, and not a defensive one. A proud one. Because as we mark 250 years of American enterprise, the executives on our Board—and across this country—have earned the right to stand up and say plainly: we built this…

The story of American enterprise is not one story. It is built company by company, decision by decision, leader by leader — by people like you.