News & Updates

Economists have been keeping a close eye on the U.S. labor market as the economy continues to toe the line between inflationary and recessionary pressures. In particular, experts have noticed a divergence between sustained tightness in the labor market (e.g., low unemployment, high job openings), and easing inflation. New research from Brookings points to elevated […]

June was a month marked by tremendous activity, punctuated by our Board, Executive Committee, and National Commissioner Summer meeting. We also successfully re-launched under a new charter our incredibly distinguished group of Fellows. The Council is also working diligently with its partners in the Mountain West and the Indiana-Illinois Innovation Corridor to prepare for the […]

On February 26, 2024, the Council on Competitiveness convened its 29th Technology Leadership and Strategy Initiative (TLSI) Dialogue on the Arizona State University (ASU) campus. Nearly 30 leaders from technology companies, universities, government, and national laboratories gathered to explore the issues, challenges, and opportunities shaping the U.S. innovation ecosystem. Discussions were centered around two themes—developing […]

On June 12, 2024, members of the Council on Competitiveness Board, Executive Committee, and National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers Commissioners met virtually to take stock of the Council’s 2024 work agenda to date, and to discuss the next steps across the Council’s policy and programs portfolio leading up to the December 2-3, 2024, […]

Dr. Mung Chiang – President, Purdue University The Honorable Deborah L. Wince-Smith – President and CEO, Council on Competitiveness Innovation = chips + qubits + molecules! Mung Chiang, President of Purdue University, joined the Honorable Deborah L. Wince-Smith to discuss how Purdue, the University of Illinois System, and Argonne National Laboratory are collaborating across traditional political boundaries to […]

Dr. Marlene Tromp – President, Boise State University Dr. Marianne Walck – Chief Research Officer, Idaho National Laboratory Mr. Chad Evans – Executive Vice President, Council on Competitiveness Traditional theory wouldn’t lead you to believe Idaho would become global pacesetters in two critical tech vectors: advanced microelectronics and nuclear energy. So, how is Idaho punching […]

In the decade prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, American entrepreneurship lagged behind the historically high levels that many have come to expect. In 1982 about 38 percent of U.S. firms were less than five years old; by 2018, that share fell to 29 percent, with many start-ups concentrated in Silicon Valley and a few other […]

In late-April, under the auspices of the National Commission on Innovation & Competitiveness Frontiers, the Council launched its “Competitiveness Conversations Across America” series in Nashville, Tennessee. The event was thought-provoking and insightful, and it made us even more optimistic about Tennessee and our country. Following the success in Tennessee, May has seen the Council prepare […]

Council on Competitiveness President and CEO Deborah Wince-Smith recently joined the Manufacturing the Future podcast to discuss the U.S. competitiveness equation – covering factors driving long-term productivity and prosperity like the convergence of the digital and the physical in modern manufacturing, to the challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. worker. Deborah shared the Council’s priorities […]

Dr. James Clements – President, Clemson University Mr. Josh Parker – Chair and CEO, Ancora L&G The Honorable Deborah L. Wince-Smith – President and CEO, Council on Competitiveness Broadening & deepening the geography & demography of U.S. innovation capacity is critical to U.S. competitiveness. Inspired by — but evolving — the Council’s long history in defining […]