The full membership of the Transition Economic Advisory Board

David Bonior (member of the House of Representatives 1977-2003) Bonior speaks at a news conference during a trip to Iraq Photograph: Scott J. Ferrell/Getty

Warren Buffett (chairman and chief executive, Berkshire Hathaway) Buffett samples a Girl Scout thin mint cookie blizzard at a Dairy Queen in Omaha, Nebraska, July 1 2008 Photograph: Nati Harnik/AP

Roel Campos (former Securities and Exchange Commission head) Campos participates in a house financial services committee hearing on Capitol Hill June 26 2007 in Washington, DC Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty

William Daley (chairman of the Midwest for JP Morgan Chase; former secretary, US department of commerce, 1997-2000) Al Gore's campaign manager, William Daley prepares to speak about the decision in Miami Dade County at the vice-president's residence in Washington November 22 2000 Photograph: Reuters

William Donaldson (SEC chairman, 2003-2005) Donaldson testifies during a House appropriations committee hearing on Capitol Hill March 11 2005 in Washington Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty

Roger Ferguson (president and chief executive, TIAA-CREF and former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve board of governors) Ferguson was named to the Federal Reserve Board on July 10 1997 Photograph: Gino Domenico/AP

Jennifer Granholm (Michigan governor) Granholm holds a public hearing on Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from office September 3 2008 Photograph: Pool/Getty

From top left clockwise: Anne Mulcahy (chairman and chief executive, Xerox); Penny Pritzker (chief executive, Classic Residence by Hyatt); Eric Schmidt (chairman and chief executive, Google); Richard Parsons (chairman of the board, Time Warner) Photograph: Getty

Robert Reich (University of California, Berkeley; US labour department secretary, 1993-1997) Obama greets Reich and others during a meeting with some of his top economic advisers at the Omni Shoreham hotel on July 28 in Washington Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty

Robert Rubin (Citigroup chairman and director of the executive committee; US treasury secretary, 1995-1999) Rubin talks with reporters while participating in a mock global energy crisis at the Ritz-Carlton on November 1 2007 in Washington Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty

Lawrence Summers (Harvard University president; DE Shaw managing director; US treasury secretary, 1999-2001) Summers shakes hands with graduates at Harvard University's Commencement in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on June 8 2006 Photograph: Jessica Rinaldi /Reuters

Laura Tyson (Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley; National Economic Council chairman, 1995-1996; President's Council of Economic Advisors chairman, 1993-1995) Obama Tyson addresses a press conference following a meeting with economic advisers at Bank United Center in Coral Gables, Florida, on September 19 2008 Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP

Antonio Villaraigosa (Los Angeles mayor) Villaraigosa is interviewed on February 9 2006 in Los Angeles Photograph: Damian Dovarganes/AP

Paul Volcker (Federal Reserve chairman, 1979-1987) Obama speaks at an economic summit with Volcker at the Palm Beach Community College in Lake Worth, Florida, on October 21 2008 Photograph: Jim Young/Reuters