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Deborah Wince-Smith is an ongoing Forbes contributor. Her September article, "I Salute American Labor," underscores the critical role labor plays in U.S. competitiveness and reflects on the extraordinary contribution American labor has made to turn our country into the world’s economic and technological superpower and global defender of freedom Read the full article here.

Joshua Parker CEO, Ancora  National Commissioner, National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers  “The Council has the ability to bring together industry, university, and government to think about how to not only identify the challenges that are in front of us but find practical solutions for addressing those.”

Dr. Robert E. Johnson  President, Western New England University  National Commissioner, National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers  “The Council has always been ahead of the curve, on the right side of history, advising not only this country but the world on how we can do things better.”

Janet Foutty Executive Chair of the Board, Deloitte US Business Vice-Chair Council on Competitiveness National Commissioner National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers “The Council is so uniquely positioned and can have a really important voice in the conversation around equity.”

TLSI Co-Chairs, Dr. Jahmy Hindman (CTO, John Deere) and Dr. Steve Walker (Vice President and CTO, Lockheed Martin), and Council Executive Vice President Chad Evans engaged TLSI members in a focused conversation to explore and map out the TLSI’s policy agenda for the coming two years. Facilitated by Council Senior Fellow Mr. Toby Redshaw (CEO, […]

This month the Council reflects on the launch of “phase 2” of the flagship “National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers” in anticipation of setting new policy recommendations for Congress, the Administratoin, and policy leaders in 2023. Deborah Wince-Smith’s August Forbes.com article celebrates Labor Day and the contribution of American labor in turning the United […]

Chad Evans Executive Vice President & Board Secretary Council on Competitiveness “We are relaunching and reengaging on four major pillars that we think are going to be critical for the success of our nation’s long-term ability to innovate.”

The Honorable Deborah L. Wince-Smith  President and CEO, Council on Competitiveness Co-Chair, National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers “Right now, in a time of great turbulence and transformation, one of the most important issues is how we build the innovation capacity and capability of all our regions across the country.”

Leading voices on competing in the next economy gathered at Gallup World Headquarters in Washington for the Summer 2022 meeting of the Council on Competitiveness.

The U.S. economy faces an inflection point. Multiple technology revolutions are unfolding and converging at a rapid pace, and the nation’s ability to swiftly reorganize its economy to capitalize on this creative destruction will dictate whether the United States remains the world’s leader in innovation for generations to come. Recent events—including the pandemic, the war […]