The Group of Fifty (G-50) is composed of a select group of business leaders who head some of the most successful and modern enterprises in the Americas.  Members come together regularly to exchange experiences and to develop initiatives in response to the new imperatives caused by on-going economic and political developments in the Western Hemisphere and in the rest of the world. The G-50 searches for more openness between business leaders and promotes economic and social progress in the region. Besides its annual events, the G-50 offers a permanent base of support to its members throughout the year.

It seeks to enhance communication among business leaders at the highest levels, to provide its members with a greater understanding of nascent trends and conditions, and to foster economic and social progress in the Americas. The G-50 provides a forum to those who lead the hemisphere's most important companies to address changes as they appear in different sectors and markets of the region, to hear from their peers in other countries about alternative business strategies, and to compare experiences and exchange ideas about the future of the hemisphere, its economies and its politics.

The G-50 is a non-profit initiative and its activities are fully-funded by contributions of the membership. The network operates with the support of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a  Washington based think tank dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States.  Founded in 1910, its work is nonpartisan and dedicated to achieving practical results.  Through research, publishing, convening, and on occasion, creating new institutions and international networks, Endowment associates shape fresh policy approaches. Their interests span geographic regions and the relations among governments, business, international organizations and civil society, focusing on the economic, political, and technological forces driving global change.  Through its Carnegie Moscow Center, the Endowment helps develop a tradition of public policy analysis in the states of the former Soviet Union and improve relations between Russia and the United States.  The Endowment publishes Foreign Policy, one of the world's leading magazines of international politics and economics which reaches readers in more than 120 countries and several languages.