Economic Club of Oklahoma

 

For more than sixty years, The Economic Club of Oklahoma (ECoO) has been a cornerstone for meaningful dialogue and thought leadership within the business community. The ECoO is an assembly of Oklahoma’s top influencers meeting to discuss important economic and social issues.  Members not only benefit from access to local experts, but national speakers purposefully selected for their industry knowledge, relevancy and timeliness.

 

Club objective: To aid in the creation and expression of an enlightened public opinion of the important economic and social questions of the day.

 

In the winter of 1955, at the suggestion of Hardin W. Masters, a group of businessmen met to discuss forming a club. The principle purpose was a forum for public discussion of current economic and social subjects.

Twelve notable businessmen were selected to form the organization modeled after the well-respected Chicago and New York clubs, and tentatively adopted a constitution and by-laws. Each member suggested five distinguished persons for the original charter membership and began building the organization now known as the Economic Club of Oklahoma.

The ECoO exceeded expectations in its first full year and grew in membership, stature and importance, just as its founders had anticipated.

2026-2027 SPEAKERS
Clay Franklin has over 25 years of executive healthcare leadership experience leading hospitals and health systems before entering the managed care industry as the President & CEO of Oklahoma Complete Health, a subsidiary of Centene Corporation. Mr. Franklin’s understanding and knowledge of the complex systems and challenges facing providers with that of the payor side brings a unique perspective that helps bridge both industries and has afforded Oklahoma Complete Health to partner with providers as a Provider Led Entity. Mr. Franklin was raised in Western Oklahoma and obtained his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at the University of Oklahoma. He obtained his Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
Moon Passino, Vice President of Human Resources for Enterprise Mobility, oversees the Human Resources functions for the West Coast territory of the United States. Passino is primarily engaged in supporting field operations to ensure their HR systems are effective, efficient and properly aligned with operational initiatives. Additionally, he is involved in several corporate initiatives including direct HR support for Commute with Enterprise, Worker’s Compensation Return To Work program, Talent Attraction, Talent Development, Diversity and Inclusion, and increasing employee satisfaction and retention.

Enterprise Mobility operates a global network of diverse mobility solutions serving consumers, businesses and governments, including car rental, fleet management, flexible leasing, carsharing, vanpooling, car sales, truck rental, vehicle subscription, luxury rental, technology solutions, as well as more than 9,500 fully staffed neighborhood and airport locations, including franchisee branches, in more than 90 countries and territories. The Enterprise Mobility portfolio includes one of the largest car rental companies in the world, as measured by revenue and fleet. In addition, Enterprise Mobility is the most comprehensive service provider and an investment-grade company in the U.S. car rental industry. 

Enterprise Mobility and its affiliate Enterprise Fleet Management deliver leading customer service and experiences, operating 2.4 million vehicles throughout the world and accounting for nearly $39 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2025. Combined, these businesses include Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, Alamo, Enterprise CarShare and Car Club, Enterprise Fleet Management, Enterprise Car Sales, Enterprise Truck Rental, Enterprise Flex-E-Rent, Exotic Car Collection by Enterprise, Commute with Enterprise and Entegral, all marketed under the Enterprise Mobility brand name. The annual revenues of Enterprise Mobility – one of America’s largest private companies – and its affiliate Enterprise Fleet Management rank near the top of the global travel industry, exceeding many airlines and most cruise lines, hotels, tour operators, and online travel agencies.

A 33-year veteran of Enterprise, Passino has relocated with the company five times and held positions in Human Resources in New York, California, New Jersey, St. Louis, and Oklahoma City. In 2002, he moved to the organization’s worldwide headquarters in St. Louis as the Corporate Human Resources Manager for the North Central territory of the United States and later the South Central territory of the United States. During this time, he was promoted to Assistant Vice President of Human Resources, and then Corporate Vice President of Human Resources. Following a 7-year return to field operations in Oklahoma City, he is again working at our worldwide headquarters and currently oversees Human Resources for the West Coast territory of the United States.

Passino graduated from the State University of New York College at Potsdam, with a bachelor’s degree in Speech Communications and English Writing. He resides in St. Louis with his wife, Aimee and their three children.

Sean Trauschke serves as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of OGE Energy Corp. and OG&E.

Trauschke has been Chief Executive Officer of the Company since June 2015. He has been President of OG&E since July 2013 and President of OGE Energy since August 2014 and was named as Chairman of the Board in December 2015. Trauschke joined the Company in 2009 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Trauschke earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of South Carolina and has completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.

Trauschke is the past chairman of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber and serves on the boards of Allied Arts, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, United Way of Central Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State Fair, and the Myriad Botanical Gardens. 

Jeff Schmid is president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He represents the Tenth Federal Reserve District on the Federal Open Market Committee, which sets monetary policy for the United States.

Schmid leads a workforce of nearly 2,000 professionals engaged in the work of the central bank, including monitoring economic conditions, supervising banking institutions, and providing financial services to banks and the United States government. Through offices in Kansas City, Denver, Oklahoma City and Omaha, the Bank serves a seven-state region that includes western Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, and northern New Mexico. As Bank president, he hosts the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, bringing together international central bankers, academics, and policymakers to discuss economic and financial policy issues.

Among the Bank’s accomplishments under his leadership is the implementation of a five-year strategy aligning the Bank’s efforts in serving the Tenth District. It is focused on deepening and expanding talent investments, leveraging expertise in technology and artificial intelligence, maximizing regional connections and communications, and advancing value-added analytics.

Schmid has more than 40 years of experience in banking and bank supervision. Prior to joining the Kansas City Fed in August 2023, he served as the president and CEO of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking Foundation at Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business, which focuses on bank leadership and strategic planning for community banks.

Among his banking experience, he led Mutual of Omaha’s entry into banking sector, serving as chairman and CEO of Mutual of Omaha Bank which served depositors and borrowers nationwide.

Jeff is a graduate of both the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at SMU. He is a native of Nebraska.

Explore his latest speeches, outreach and more on the Office of the President page.

Tom Williams was appointed executive vice president and chief marketing officer in September 2024. A graduate of Indiana University at Bloomington, University of Chicago and Harvard University, Tom joined the former Santa Fe Railway Company in 1993. He held various roles in marketing prior to assuming the role of assistant vice president, Intermodal/Automotive Operations in the Service Design and Performance group at BNSF. He served as BNSF’s group vice president, Consumer Products since 2017.

PEER ENGAGEMENT

This non-competitive environment is a platform for discussing the economic and social health of the state, as well as the nation.

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The ECoO provides, on an annual basis, scholarship awards based in the fields of economics and finance to graduating students from nine universities in and around central Oklahoma. 

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

The ECoO is an assembly of Oklahoma’s top influencers meeting to discuss important economic and social issues through a series of local and national speakers.