News & Updates

Dr. Mung Chiang President, Purdue University Members of the Council on Competitiveness Board and Executive Committee, and Commissioners and Advisors from the National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers came together this summer at Gallup World Headquarters to take stock of the Council’s work and explore the challenges and opportunities driving Phase 2 of the […]

Dan Helfrich Chair & CEO, Deloitte Consulting, LLP, and Business Vice Chair and National Commissioner, Council on Competitiveness “It is the combination of technology infrastructure and human capital that will propel the competitiveness of this country.” In this video, Dan speaks to the imperative of preparing the U.S. workforce for the future. Developing policy recommendations […]

Chad Evans Executive Vice President, Council on Competitiveness  "Fast forward two to three years later, we are now at a point of launching a second phase of work: Phase 2 of the National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers."

The Council held their annual Summer Meeting at Gallup Headquarters, bringing together the Board, Executive Committee, and National Commissioners to launch the next set of National Commission working groups to define a new call to action focused around innovation, sustainability, resiliency and inclusivity opportunities. Dan Helfrich, Chair and CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP, was announced […]

Dr. Sylvia Wilson-Thomas Interim Vice President for Research & Innovation and President & CEO of the USF Research Foundation, Inc. at University of South Florida “The Council can have a tremendous impact on how we innovate, individuals impacted, funding to support that enterprise, and how it will help us as a nation become a global […]

Dr. Suresh Garimella  President, University of Vermont “How can we translate basic research into more direct benefits that are showing up in economic competitiveness, job growth, etc.?”

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.”

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.”