News & Updates

Dear Council on Competitiveness Community, As summer winds down and we approach Labor Day, the Council team and I have been reflecting on how much the competitive landscape has changed since the Council’s founding in 1986. The global competitiveness landscape has shifted dramatically in 40 years. And unprecedented waves of technological revolutions – and the […]

Dear Council on Competitiveness Community, The third edition of our 2026 "Competitiveness Conversations Across America," San Diego: Building the Next Economy’s Strategic Innovation Stack — Compute, AI, Energy, Bio, Autonomy, and Security, was as incredibly insightful and engaging as the past dozen. Under the vision of Council Executive Committee Member and UC San Diego Chancellor […]

Dear Council on Competitiveness Community, The celebration of our Council’s 40th anniversary and the nation's 250th Independence Day is the right time to consider the extraordinary role innovation – encompassing imagination, insight, ingenuity, invention, and impact – has always played in America’s history of prosperity and global leadership.  As we noted in our seminal report, […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

Dear Council on Competitiveness Community, This past year’s National Competitiveness Forum was consequential for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, we welcomed our new Council Chair, Erik Fyrwald, CEO of IFF. Erik’s experience leading a research-driven, innovation-intensive enterprise comes at a pivotal moment for the Council — one that demands ambition, insight, and sustained […]

Dear Council on Competitiveness Community, In this season of Thanksgiving, the Council team is grateful for so much — starting with our members and the broader Council community. Because of you, the Council has had the opportunity to engage in and lead some of the most important policy conversations facing our nation for nearly 40 […]

Dear Council on Competitiveness Community, We are less than two months out from the Council’s premier annual gathering — our 2025 Gala Dinner and National Competitiveness Forum (NCF) — which is coming together as a truly extraordinary event. I am excited to share more soon about the agenda — and special guests. This year’s NCF […]