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Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan  Director, U.S. National Science Foundation  “The Council has tremendous gravitas because of the convening power it has. We’re able to unleash ideas and talent all across the nation so that innovation that is everywhere is made real.”

By Chad Evans, Executive Vice President, Council on Competitiveness I had the honor to return to Japan this Fall, representing the Council in a wide-ranging set of meetings with partners, members, and other stakeholders focused on the future of innovation-driven competitiveness. In the decade prior to COVID-19, this was an annual October ritual: a trip […]

In light of increasing turmoil, turbulence, and transformation around the world, Deborah Wince-Smith makes the case in her latest article for Forbes.com for stronger and more plentiful partnerships between the public and private sectors to bolster resilience, security, and growth. She argues innovative partnerships can solve key global challenges, including: energy supply and security, and […]

Vice Admiral (Ret.) Ted Carter, Jr.  President, University of Nebraska System  Executive Committee, Council on Competitiveness  “The Council on Competitiveness could really have a strong influence on food and water security and solve these challenges going forward.”

William Bohnett  President, Whitecap Investments  “I feel strongly that the Council is well-positioned and should make sustainability, climate change mitigation, and scaling up energy sustainability major focus of our work.”

Victor Dzau  President, National Academy of Medicine  National Commissioner, National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers  “The Council has done a spectacular job looking at innovation and competitiveness. Going forward we need to be sure that the momentum and trajectory that we have in enabling America to be competitive is maintained, if not accelerated.”

In its first face-to-face meeting since the onset of the pandemic, the Council’s Executive Committee and National Commissioners assembled at Gallup’s DC headquarters to review and critique a new concept paper for “phase 2” of the National Commission – and endorse the re-launching of the Council’s policy-generating Commission Working Group Community. In addition, meeting participants […]

Together with its Mountain West Innovation Summit co-hosts and National Commissioners Dr. Ed Seidel, President of the University of Wyoming, Mr. Greg Hill, President and COO, Hess Corporation, and Dr. John Wagner, Director of Idaho National Laboratory, the Council brought together leaders from across the country from academia, national labs and industry last week to benchmark […]

Brian Moynihan Chair and CEO, Bank of America  Chair, Council on Competitiveness  Co-Chair, National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers  “The energy in the Council is strong under Deborah’s leadership, the constituency of the Council is the right group, and the will of the Council is right.”

Charles O. Holliday, Jr.  Chairman Emeritus, Council on Competitiveness  Chairman, Global Federation on Competitiveness Councils  National Commissioner, National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers  “The Council has this unique opportunity, because we’re labor unions, research universities, and business, to tackle some of the country’s most difficult problems.”