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April 20, 2021 Council on Competitiveness Announces New University Vice Chair, Ms. Joan Gabel, President, University of Minnesota Washington, DC — The Council on Competitiveness (Council) today announced Joan Gabel will become its next University Vice Chair, effective immediately. Ms. Gabel, President of the University of Minnesota, has been an active member of the Council and […]

April 1, 2021 Council Statement on the American Jobs Plan Washington, DC, April 1, 2021—America has for too long relied on dwindling dividends from infrastructure investments made more than a half century ago. Today, the U.S. risks losing its position as the dominant global innovation leader. That’s why the Council on Competitiveness and our unique […]

Work. Thriving in a Turbulent, Technological and Transformed Global Economy reviews long-term trends affecting the U.S. labor market, and the challenges and opportunities they present for America's workers. It also looks across a multitude of Council initiatives and reports to highlight some of the many recommendations to strengthen America's workforce that emerged from this body […]

February 23, 2021 Mr. Brian Moynihan Announced Chairman of the Council on Competitiveness We are honored to announce that Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America has been elected Chairman of the Council on Competitiveness. Mr. Moynihan leads a team of more than 200,000 employees dedicated to making financial lives better for people, companies of […]

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 […]

This report provides an in-depth look into the rich Commission Community conversation, sharing summaries from each of the Working Group sessions, with the intention to provide insight into the genesis of the key priorities of “Phase One” in 2020 and to shine the light on the path forward in “Phase Two,” as the Working Groups […]

Just over 15 months ago, the Council on Competitiveness (Council) launched the National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers (Commission)—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. Competing in the Next Economy is the call-to-action from the Council […]

The Building University-Industry-Laboratory Dialogues (BUILD) for Advanced Computing initiative rose from long-standing efforts at the Council on Competitiveness to understand and enhance the impact of the nation’s advanced computing resources. The rapid proliferation and growing accessibility of advanced computing resources has created an opportunity to build new partnerships and capitalize on areas of the economy […]

The Building University-Industry-Laboratory Dialogues (BUILD) for Advanced Computing initiative rose from long-standing efforts at the Council on Competitiveness to understand and enhance the impact of the nation’s advanced computing resources. The rapid proliferation and growing accessibility of advanced computing resources has created an opportunity to build new partnerships and capitalize on areas of the economy […]

The Building University-Industry-Laboratory Dialogues (BUILD) for Advanced Computing initiative rose from long-standing efforts at the Council on Competitiveness to understand and enhance the impact of the nation’s advanced computing resources. The rapid proliferation and growing accessibility of advanced computing resources has created an opportunity to build new partnerships and capitalize on areas of the economy […]