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Deborah Wince-Smith is an ongoing Forbes contributor. Her September article, "I Salute American Labor," underscores the critical role labor plays in U.S. competitiveness and reflects on the extraordinary contribution American labor has made to turn our country into the world’s economic and technological superpower and global defender of freedom Read the full article here.

Joshua Parker CEO, Ancora  National Commissioner, National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers  “The Council has the ability to bring together industry, university, and government to think about how to not only identify the challenges that are in front of us but find practical solutions for addressing those.”

Dr. Robert E. Johnson  President, Western New England University  National Commissioner, National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers  “The Council has always been ahead of the curve, on the right side of history, advising not only this country but the world on how we can do things better.”

Janet Foutty Executive Chair of the Board, Deloitte US Business Vice-Chair Council on Competitiveness National Commissioner National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers “The Council is so uniquely positioned and can have a really important voice in the conversation around equity.”

Chad Evans Executive Vice President & Board Secretary Council on Competitiveness “We are relaunching and reengaging on four major pillars that we think are going to be critical for the success of our nation’s long-term ability to innovate.”

The Honorable Deborah L. Wince-Smith  President and CEO, Council on Competitiveness Co-Chair, National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers “Right now, in a time of great turbulence and transformation, one of the most important issues is how we build the innovation capacity and capability of all our regions across the country.”

Leading voices on competing in the next economy gathered at Gallup World Headquarters in Washington for the Summer 2022 meeting of the Council on Competitiveness.

The Council hosted its annual National Competitiveness Forum (NCF) on December 16, 2021. The virtual event featured an array of distinctive leaders from industry, academia, the national labs, and labor. In addition, keynotes from Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and others. Read the report here.

A summary of the summer 2021 virtual Board, Executive Committee and National Commission meeting, including guest speakers The Honorable Jennifer Granholm and The Honorable Gina Raimondo.