Council Vice Chair Named Secretary of Smithsonian Institution

WASHINGTON—G. Wayne Clough, university vice chair of the Council on Competitiveness and president of the Georgia Institute of Technology, was named secretary of the Smithsonian Institution on Saturday. Deborah L. Wince-Smith, president of the Council, made the following statement in response to the announcement:

“On behalf of the Council on Competitiveness, I am pleased to congratulate Wayne on his appointment as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. I know he will bring to the Smithsonian the same passion and professional excellence that he has repeatedly demonstrated in his many leadership roles with the Council on Competitiveness. We are a stronger organization because of Wayne, and America is more competitive.

“At a time of tremendous economic challenge for the United States, the Smithsonian Institution stands at the center of the convergence of art and science, of engineering and culture—of what makes America unique around the world. As the co-chair of the Council’s National Innovation Initiative, Wayne advocated that a new competitive advantage rests at the intersection of these disciplines and through collaborative efforts among business, academia, government and labor leaders. I have no doubt Wayne’s innovative thinking will come to life at the Smithsonian Institution to the benefit of that storied organization and to the nation.”