OBEC

Oklahoma Business & Education Coalition

Higher Learning Equals Higher Earning

About OBEC

Oklahoma's Public Education:
The Foundation of the State's Future

The Founders

Founders

In 2000 OBEC Co-Founders Stan Lybarger, President & CEO of BOK Financial Corporation, and Luke Corbett, former Chairman & CEO of Kerr-McGee Corporation, recognized the need for more involvement in education by the business community. They garnered commitment from seventeen of the state's largest businesses and the three largest chambers of commerce to support and fund OBEC.

Agenda

From 2000-2006, OBEC's Education Policy Board, composed of representatives from the business and education communities, met to research and analyze education policy, establish the OBEC education agenda, and begin executing that agenda. Since 2006, OBEC continues to bring local, state, and national leaders together to assist with agenda development, implementation, and partnership-building.

Board of Directors

Under the leadership of Stan Lybarger, Chairman, and Hans Helmerich, Secretary-Treasurer, the executive board guides the policy and work of OBEC.

Why is business interested in education?

Work Force

Economy

Quality of Life

Statistics demonstrate that better-educated populations show more civic and social involvement and lower incidence of social problems, e.g., voter turnout, prison incarceration, burglary rates, etc.

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