2 posts and columns on Robert Holleyman

Twelve Tech CEOs Descend on the Capitol

in News on June 9, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer and Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen are among a dozen technology-industry chief executives who will spend the next 24 hours in Washington lobbying government officials there on issues including intellectual-property protection and data protection laws.

Tech Industry Execs Hit Washington D.C.

in News on June 4, 2009 at 8:15 am PT

A group of 10 tech-industry executives spent Tuesday and Wednesday lobbying members of Congress and the Obama administration on issues like taxes, immigration reform, and software piracy. The group, which included Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, and Sybase CEO John Chen, met with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, among others.