Rhett Buttle

About Rhett Buttle

Founder & CEO, Public Private Strategies

Rhett Buttle is a national leader working at the intersection of business, the economy, and public policy. As Founder and CEO of Public Private Strategies (PPS) and President of the Public Private Strategies Institute, he partners with companies, nonprofits, philanthropy, and policymakers to advance entrepreneurship, expand economic opportunity, and strengthen cross-sector collaboration.

Under Rhett's leadership, PPS has launched and supported national initiatives shaping the future of American business, including Small Business for America's Future, the Small Business Roundtable, the Entrepreneurship Exchange, the Small Business Innovation Summit, and the Next Gen Chamber of Commerce.

Rhett has held senior roles shaping policy and economic engagement for the White House Business Council, a governor's office, and multiple presidential campaigns. He serves as a Senior Fellow at the Aspen Institute, where he helps shape programming on the future of work, economic mobility, and entrepreneurship as part of the founding team behind Aspen's economic forum.

A Forbes contributor on economic policy and small business, his commentary appears regularly in CNN, Fortune, Inc., and Fast Company.

Rhett splits his time between New York City and Washington, D.C. When he's not building coalitions, you can find him in a HIIT class, exploring a new city, or making the case that Taco Bell deserves its own food group.

NYC / D.C.
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