 Appointed in 2013, Colucci has held leadership positions in public policy at the White House, U.S. Department of Labor, and American Hotel and Lodging Association.She describes the organization as "an important voice for the business community with a high level of personal engagement by its members.”

The Business Council was founded by Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper and investment banker Sidney Weinberg as the Business Advisory Council for the United States Department of Commerce in 1933, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.It formed the Industrial Advisory Board for the National Recovery Administration during the Great Depression.