News & Updates

January 15, 2021 Council Statement on the Newly Announced Biden Science Team WASHINGTON, DC, January 15, 2021 – The Council on Competitiveness applauds the nomination of Dr. Eric Lander to be Assistant to the President for Science & Technology and the next Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). We also commend the Biden-Harris Administration’s decision to […]

Just over 15 months ago, the Council on Competitiveness launched the National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers—in the firm belief that the nation’s long-term growth in productivity and inclusive prosperity requires placing ever more attention on innovation to confer competitive advantage.

October 2, 2020 New Council on Competitiveness Report Makes Business Case for Greater Resilience in the Age of COVID-19 Global leaders from business, academia and the national labs argue for making organizational resilience a cornerstone of competitiveness. WASHINGTON, DC, October 2, 2020 – Today, the Council on Competitiveness is publicly releasing Transform2020: Resilience in the […]

October 29, 2020 Council's Higher Education Leaders Call for Federal Action on Research Fifty leaders from higher education who are members of the Council on Competitiveness, have signed a joint statement calling on Washington policy makers to provide the leadership, critical funding, and programmatic flexibility necessary to enable the nation’s colleges and universities to continue […]

Monday, September 28, 2020 Dr. Thomas Zacharia Announced Co-Chair of the National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers We are thrilled to announce that Thomas Zacharia, director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has become a co-chair of the National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers. As the leader of the largest multidisciplinary science and […]

Thursday, July 23, 2020 The American College of Greece: Appointment of Deborah Wince Smith as Board of Trustees Vice Chair The American College of Greece is pleased to announce the appointment of Deborah Wince Smith as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees. Deborah Wince-Smith joined the Board in 2017. The Honorable Deborah L. Wince-Smith […]

June 23, 2020   Gallup and Council on Competitiveness Co-Present Virtual Event, "Rebuilding Trust in Uncertain Times" (WASHINGTON, DC—June 22, 2020) The Council on Competitiveness, a leadership organization of CEOs, university presidents, labor leaders, and national lab directors working together to keep America competitive in a challenging global economy, and Gallup, a global analytics and […]

June 18, 2020 Innovation Leaders Propose Nine Pillars for Competing in the Next Economy National commission of CEOs, university presidents, labor leaders and national laboratory directors releases definitive list of priorities for advancing American innovation and competitiveness in the COVID-19 era WASHINGTON, DC, June 18, 2020 – Nearly 200 innovation leaders from every sector of […]

The Council on Competitiveness Kicks Off Year One of its National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers January 28, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC - On January 16, 2020, the Council on Competitiveness hosted at Arizona State University (ASU) a Launch Conference for its National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers. The Conference - led by Commission Co-Chairs Dr. Mehmood Khan (CEO, […]