The plan, which was drawn up by an organization of retired executives, has met with enthusiasm, with reservations.

The Business Roundtable, an organization of corporate chief executives, expressed "strong support for this landmark reform effort" and cautioned that "there are voices calling for measures that would take us backwards."

Consider Mr. McKinnell, 62, the chief executive of Pfizer and the chairman of the Business Roundtable, an organization of chief executives from prominent companies.

Influential business groups, including the United States Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable, an organization of chief executives from many of the largest corporations, oppose the measure.

And cabinet sessions do look a lot like the Business Roundtable, the organization of chief executives that, a few weeks ago, held part of its annual meeting in the East Room.

He serves on the Executive Leadership Council, a national organization of black executives that trains high school and college students for corporate careers.

The Business Roundtable, an organization of chief executives from large corporations, called today for a $300 billion package of tax cuts to stimulate the economy.

Last year, the partnership, an organization of local chief executives and leaders of universities, nonprofit and civic groups, could offer only 20,000 summer jobs.

Most members of the Business Roundtable, an organization of chief executives, have stayed in the Towers.

He then served as a volunteer with the International Executive Service Corps, an organization of retired executives that helps fledgling companies, in Greece and Turkey.