Business is a Force for Good

Preserving a high quality of life…with a robust, globally competitive economy

Colorado Business Roundtable (COBRT) is a coalition of CEOs and top executives from business, academia, community, and government who connect, collaborate, and influence solutions to Colorado’s biggest economic challenges. COBRT Partners represent diverse business interests, political viewpoints, and philosophies, but they share one commitment: preserving a high quality of life for all Coloradans by building a robust, globally competitive economy.

At the core is a simple belief: Business is a Force for Good. Thriving businesses create jobs, opportunity, products and services, innovation, and investment while strengthening the communities we call home.

What Sets Us Apart

Leaders at the Table

We represent a coalition of CEOs and C-suite executives from business, academia, community, and government, united by a shared belief that Business is a Force for Good.

A Broader Perspective

As an affiliate of the national Business Roundtable, we represent Colorado’s leading employers and bring a state, federal, and global perspective to every issue we take on.

Building What's Next

We collaborate on the long-term issues that shape Colorado’s business climate and future.

Focus Areas

Prioritize a Competitive Tax and Regulatory Environment

Colorado’s economic success depends on a stable, predictable, and competitive business climate. COBRT supports tax and regulatory policies that encourage investment, job creation, entrepreneurship, and long-term economic growth while ensuring Colorado remains competitive nationally and globally.

Invest in Colorado’s Workforce for the Future

Colorado employers need a skilled, adaptable workforce prepared for a rapidly changing economy. COBRT supports stronger connections between education and employment, expanded career pathways, skills-based hiring, and workforce policies that help businesses attract, develop, and retain talent. Our workforce agenda includes immigration as a workforce solution.

Build Modern Infrastructure

Reliable, efficient infrastructure is foundational to Colorado’s economic competitiveness and quality of life. COBRT supports strategic policies that strengthen the systems businesses and communities depend on, from transportation and energy to broadband, water, and housing.

Champion Innovation to Solve Colorado’s Challenges

Colorado should lead in using innovation, technology, and new ideas to tackle complex challenges and strengthen our economy and communities. COBRT supports policies that encourage creative problem-solving, public-private collaboration, entrepreneurship, and the responsible adoption of emerging technologies.