Secretary Gary Locke Hosts National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship will have its first meeting at the Commerce Department Thursday hosted by Secretary Locke. The Council advises Sec Locke and the administration on key innovation and entrepreneurship issues and supports President Obama's innovation strategy by helping to develop policies that foster entrepreneurship and identify new ways to take great ideas from the lab to the marketplace to drive economic growth and job creation. Council members include successful entrepreneurs, investors, and university and non-profit leaders. Steve Case, chairman and CEO of Revolution and co-founder of AOL; Mary Sue Coleman, president of the University of Michigan; and Desh Deshpande, chairman of Sparta Group, A123 Systems and Sycamore Networks, among others, serve as the advisory council's co-chairs.