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Photo: The Hon. Deborah L. Wince-Smith, President and CEO, Council on CompetitivenessPhoto credit: University of Nebraska System The next great U.S. innovation story is growing in Nebraska. In her latest Forbes.com article, the Hon. Deborah L. Wince-Smith, President and CEO of the Council on Competitiveness, makes the case that America’s Heartland has many of the assets needed […]

Dear Council on Competitiveness Community, As we move into summer, having paid our respects to America’s military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure our freedoms, we continue to build momentum toward our country’s 250th birthday and our own 40th anniversary celebration this December. Please make sure to save the dates for this special edition of the […]

Left to right: The Hon. Deborah L. Wince-Smith, President and CEO, Council on Competitiveness, Dr. Darryll J. Pines, President, University of Maryland, College Park, and Dr. David K. Wilson, President, Morgan State UniversityPhoto credit: Exquisitely Composed Images What does it take to build the United States' next great innovation ecosystem? In Maryland, we saw an […]

Dear Council on Competitiveness Community, The 2026 sprint continues! Coming off an incredibly successful Maryland edition of the “Competitiveness Conversations Across America” at the end of March, we pivoted fast to an early 2026 Board Meeting – combined with a special, virtual meeting of our Executive Committee and National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers. […]

The Council on Competitiveness is pleased to announce that Sundar Raman, Chief Executive Officer of Fabric & Home Care and P&G Ventures at Procter & Gamble, has joined its Board as Business Vice Chair. In this dual capacity, Mr. Raman leads P&G’s largest business sector—home to iconic brands like Tide, Downy, and Swiffer—while also heading […]

Dear Council on Competitiveness Community, One quarter through our 40th anniversary year, and the imperative to focus and act on the future of U.S. competitiveness has never been greater. This time next month, we will have a major update on our Board’s first meeting in 2026 – during which they, along with our Executive Committee […]

Dear Council on Competitiveness Community, As we move deeper into 2026 — a milestone 40th year for the Council and as our nation approaches its 250th anniversary — the intensity of our agenda and activity is accelerating. In the weeks ahead, the Council will convene two major editions of the Competitiveness Conversations Across America series […]

Forty years ago, the United States faced a competitiveness crisis. But our fast and decisive moves to harness a technological discontinuity — the Internet — changed our productivity and prosperity trajectory. Today, the stakes are as high — if not higher. Multiple technology revolutions emerging and converging at unprecedented speed — coupled with China’s economic […]

Executive Committee and National Commission Meeting Summary Report The United States is on the cusp of a new economic frontier: the bioeconomy—a rapidly expanding, technology-driven sector that will reshape agriculture, energy, materials, and manufacturing while strengthening supply chains and national security. Already valued at more than $4 trillion globally and projected to grow dramatically over […]

The stakes for U.S. productivity and economic growth, security, and prosperity have never been higher. In her January Forbes.com article, the Hon. Deborah L. Wince-Smith provides guideposts, drawing on insights from the Council on Competitiveness’ 2025 NCF — which convened more than 200 leaders from business, academia, labor, national laboratories, and government. Six lessons on […]