Sustaining Capitalism: Recent Episodes
Committee for Economic Development
What are the biggest issues facing the American economy and how can they be solved? The Committee for Economic Development presents policy solutions to economic and educational problems here in America. Tune in to hear industry experts making capitalism sustainable.
This podcast, with a leading industry executive, discusses how US oil and gas companies, particularly in the independent sector, are expanding exploration and production activities to respond to both increasing energy needs at home and energy security for our allies, particularly in response to the invasion of Ukraine. It also discusses environmental benefits of increased use of liquefied natural gas (LNG), steps US companies are taking to reduce methane emissions, and efforts necessary to expand US production and exports for global energy security and environmental benefits, including permitting reform.
What can be done to address shortages in the health care workforce?
In this episode of Sustaining Capitalism, we are joined by Cecilia McKenney, SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer at Quest Diagnostics, to discuss workforce challenges facing the health care industry following the pandemic. Tune in to find out:
- How did the pandemic strain the health care workforce?
- How can employers better reengage and retain their workers?
- What are ways that health care providers can become more efficient through technology and training?
- What role can employers play in fostering pipelines developing future workers?
- What should policymakers consider to address labor shortage challenges?
In this podcast, Dr. Doug Shapiro, Executive Director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, discusses college enrollment trends. The country's undergraduate student body dropped by nearly 1.4 million students during the pandemic and the enrollment decline continues. Dr. Shapiro provides insights from the research center's data on enrollment patterns across institutions of higher education.
One year in, the Russian invasion has brought far-reaching geopolitical changes, with shocks to global energy and food markets, higher inflation, and economic disruption. The human cost of the war has been incalculable as well. Join us for this timely podcast featuring an assessment of where the war stands now; how the West has responded to it; assessments of the effectiveness of sanctions on Russia, European energy security, and the nuclear threat; the future direction of US policy; and some surprising aspects of the war and its effects.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a bipartisan infrastructure law passed in 2021, has the potential to extend broadband access to Americans previously unserved or underserved by our broadband infrastructure. As CED has previously highlighted, broadband is essential to American economic and civic life. Michael Romano of NTCA - The Rural Broadband Association joins us to discuss how the funding from the infrastructure law can be unlocked and used effectively.
Regulatory agencies often overstep their boundaries, with serious consequences both to the entities they regulate and the economy as a whole. This podcast will consider some recent examples of agencies exceeding their authority and offer a perspective on "smart regulation" in which Congress should speak with clear language and agencies stay within the mandate Congress has given them and consider the perspective of those who will be subject to the regulations.
As 2023 begins, there are many issues on the agenda for the US and Asia, ranging from the Taiwan Strait to Japan's new defense posture to economic challenges facing the region. Nirmal Ghosh, Washington correspondent of Singapore's Straits Times and veteran observer of US-Asia relations, shares his insights with us for a pivotal year.
Earlier this year, supply chains on both sea and land were severely strained. As the holidays approach, have things improved? Former Federal Maritime Commissioner Rob Quartel shares his thoughts on this and other global shipping issues. The podcast will also discuss the new Ocean Shipping Reform Act and other issues relating to the large volume of US and international commerce that arrives by ship.
In this podcast, the CEO of Novolex discusses the connection between packaging and climate sustainability, including innovative recycling of plastics, the unintended consequences of bans on types of packaging, and Novolex’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
In this podcast, the CEO of Novolex discusses the connection between packaging and climate sustainability, including innovative recycling of plastics, the unintended consequences of bans on types of packaging, and Novolex’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Travel is an essential part of the US economy, generating $1.9 trillion in economic output and supporting 9.5 million jobs. Travel recovery is essential for economic recovery. Join Jamie Mageau of US Travel as she discusses the latest post-pandemic travel trends.
Travel is an essential part of the US economy, generating $1.9 trillion in economic output and supporting 9.5 million jobs. Travel recovery is essential for economic recovery. Join Jamie Mageau of US Travel as she discusses the latest post-pandemic travel trends.
The CED discussion series, Leadership in Challenging Times, interviews business leaders about the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate.
Listen as CEOS from Rite Aid, McDonald's Corporation, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Pfizer Inc., Edward Jones, and PayPal, share with Dr. Lori Esposito Murray their perspectives on how a company’s purpose can drive innovation, the key to successful public-private sector collaboration, the benefits of openminded leadership, and more.
We present this roundup episode of highlights from each of our Leadership in Challenging Times conversations, featuring our 2022 Distinguished Leadership Awards Honorees.
The CED discussion series, Leadership in Challenging Times, interviews business leaders about the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate.
Listen as CEOS from Rite Aid, McDonald's Corporation, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Pfizer Inc., Edward Jones, and PayPal, share with Dr. Lori Esposito Murray their perspectives on how a company’s purpose can drive innovation, the key to successful public-private sector collaboration, the benefits of openminded leadership, and more.
We present this roundup episode of highlights from each of our Leadership in Challenging Times conversations, featuring our 2022 Distinguished Leadership Awards Honorees.
Access to quality child care is a key determinant in workforce participation of parents, particularly mothers. This podcast series will feature interviews with employers who offer child care supports that enable employees with child care responsibilities to work.
Access to quality child care is a key determinant in workforce participation of parents, particularly mothers. This podcast series will feature interviews with employers who offer child care supports that enable employees with child care responsibilities to work.
Access to quality child care is a key determinant in workforce participation of parents, particularly mothers. This podcast series will feature interviews with employers who offer child care supports that enable employees with child care responsibilities to work.
Access to quality child care is a key determinant in workforce participation of parents, particularly mothers. This podcast series will feature interviews with employers who offer child care supports that enable employees with child care responsibilities to work.
Access to quality child care is a key determinant in workforce participation of parents, particularly mothers. This podcast series will feature interviews with employers who offer child care supports that enable employees with child care responsibilities to work.
Access to quality child care is a key determinant in workforce participation of parents, particularly mothers. This podcast series will feature interviews with employers who offer child care supports that enable employees with child care responsibilities to work.
Access to quality child care is a key determinant in workforce participation of parents, particularly mothers. This podcast series will feature interviews with employers who offer child care supports that enable employees with child care responsibilities to work.
Access to quality child care is a key determinant in workforce participation of parents, particularly mothers. This podcast series will feature interviews with employers who offer child care supports that enable employees with child care responsibilities to work.
2022 Honorees
“I think the things where if I took lessons learned: those governments that defined what they were trying to accomplish, but not defined the solution, but actually just articulated what goal they were trying to solve…they actually unlocked a level of creativity that I think made a huge difference,” So says Marc Casper, Chairman, President, and CEO of Thermo Fisher Scientific, in this interview with Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, President of the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED).
The CED discussion series, Leadership in Challenging Times, interviews business leaders about the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate. Listen as Casper shares with Dr. Murray his perspective on how a company’s purpose can drive innovation, the key to successful public-private sector collaboration, the benefits of openminded leadership, and more.
2022 Honorees
“I think the things where if I took lessons learned: those governments that defined what they were trying to accomplish, but not defined the solution, but actually just articulated what goal they were trying to solve…they actually unlocked a level of creativity that I think made a huge difference,” So says Marc Casper, Chairman, President, and CEO of Thermo Fisher Scientific, in this interview with Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, President of the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED).
The CED discussion series, Leadership in Challenging Times, interviews business leaders about the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate. Listen as Casper shares with Dr. Murray his perspective on how a company’s purpose can drive innovation, the key to successful public-private sector collaboration, the benefits of openminded leadership, and more.
2022 Honorees
On leading during COVID-19: “…as you would imagine, in a system like ours, where you have not just the company people, but you have a network of suppliers, you have a network of franchisees, you get bombarded with a lot of questions that come in from everybody around the world. And one of the things that I tried to do in the very beginning was to just outline some principles of how we were going to look at it. So I don't have all the answers…But I am going to outline for everybody some principles about how we're going to approach these issues.”
So says Chris Kempczinski, President and CEO of McDonald’s Corporation, in this interview with Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, President of the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED).
The CED discussion series, Leadership in Challenging Times, interviews business leaders about the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate. Listen as Kempczinski talks to Dr. Murray about human-centric leadership, how to keep stakeholders resilient in times of crisis, the importance of defining your company purpose, engaging in the public square, and more.
2022 Honorees
On leading during COVID-19: “…as you would imagine, in a system like ours, where you have not just the company people, but you have a network of suppliers, you have a network of franchisees, you get bombarded with a lot of questions that come in from everybody around the world. And one of the things that I tried to do in the very beginning was to just outline some principles of how we were going to look at it. So I don't have all the answers…But I am going to outline for everybody some principles about how we're going to approach these issues.”
So says Chris Kempczinski, President and CEO of McDonald’s Corporation, in this interview with Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, President of the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED).
The CED discussion series, Leadership in Challenging Times, interviews business leaders about the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate. Listen as Kempczinski talks to Dr. Murray about human-centric leadership, how to keep stakeholders resilient in times of crisis, the importance of defining your company purpose, engaging in the public square, and more.
2022 Honorees
"Before the pandemic, before the economic crisis, we already had too many people that were isolated and outside the financial system… As businesses, the first thing we can do is make sure our own employees have a sense of financial security. We should measure that. We should control that completely. That will make a big difference.” So says Dan Schulman, President and CEO of PayPal, in this interview with Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, President of the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED).
The CED discussion series, Leadership in Challenging Times, interviews business leaders about the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate. Listen as Schulman tells Dr. Murray about PayPal’s decision to prioritize the financial wellbeing of employees, why profit and purpose intersect, the role of CEOs in the public square, and more.
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“We were so motivated by the fact that...we could be a part of saving the world...it was energizing and it was inspirational for our teams—to be able to partner with the government and the private sector, pharmaceutical companies, and testing companies—to do something this meaningful, and this transformational, and literally save American lives in the process.” That according to Heyward Donigan, President and CEO of Rite Aid in her conversation with Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, President of the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of the The Conference Board (CED).
The CED discussion series, Leadership in Challenging Times, interviews business leaders about the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate.
Donigan discusses with Dr. Murray how Rite Aid responded to the pandemic, the vital role pharmacists play in the healthcare ecosystem, the importance of public and private sector collaboration, and more.
2022 Distinguished Honorees
“Nothing of what was accomplished would have been accomplished without partnerships. In our case, we had to partner with BioNTech…But, we also had to partner with the FDA, and the CDC. […] Without their active collaboration—without [our] active sensing of the way that they worked as well—we wouldn't be able to achieve what we achieved.” So says Dr. Albert Bourla, Chairman and CEO, Pfizer, Inc. in this interview with Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, President of the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED).
The CED discussion series, Leadership in Challenging Times, interviews business leaders about the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate. Listen as Dr. Bourla tells Dr. Murray about how Pfizer went about making the “impossible possible” with the development and rollout of the mRNA vaccine, as well as Pfizer’s current efforts to extend health equity to all.
“We look back to history to know that the times of tumult will pass, but we also have to move through them in really productive ways…to put things in historical perspective, but also to put things into perspective by helping people take a long-term view.” That’s according to Penny Pennington, Managing Partner of Edward Jones, in an interview with Dr. Lori Esposito Murray of the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED).
This CED discussion series, Leadership in Challenging Times, interviews business leaders about the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate. In this thought-provoking discussion, Penny Pennington discusses with Dr. Murray the leadership qualities that are needed in these challenging times, what history tells us and what the CEO’s role requires in the public sphere.
On average, rural schools serve 344 students, which is smaller compared to those in towns, suburbs, or cities, and have fewer specialized staff and services relative to schools in other locales. According to 2013 data from the High School Longitudinal Study, 76% of urban and 79% of suburban students went to some form of college compared to 71% of rural students. Yet rural families seem more involved at school than families in other locales despite the longer average travel times involved in these regions.
Cindy Cisneros, Vice President of Education Programs at the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED), discusses issues in rural education including teacher recruitment and the impact of technology on learning, as well as the role of local employers in increasing educational opportunities for students. Joining her is Laurie Smith, the 2021 National Rural Teacher of the Year.
During the pandemic, rural America faced special challenges but also bright opportunities as more Americans moved to rural areas. What lessons can we learn from the last two years in promoting sustainable development in rural America?
Don Albrecht, Director of the Western Rural Development Center at Utah State, joins us with insights on this important issue, focusing on healthcare, broadband, employment opportunities, and what states can do to promote rural development in the post-pandemic environment.
Rural healthcare faces unique challenges. Patients need to travel further to access care and attracting talent to more remote areas can be difficult. Issues that existed before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic have grown as the healthcare workforce struggles to regain job losses over the past two years and more facilities close their doors.
In a new episode of Sustaining Capitalism, Tom Morris, Associate Administrator for Rural Health Policy in the Health Resources and Services Administration of the US Department of Health and Human Services, sits down for a conversation with Jessica Nicholson, Senior Economist at the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board. Morris oversees the work of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, which is charged with advising the HHS Secretary on rural health issues. Morris shares some of the latest trends and how the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy is working to overcome the challenges.
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has led to widespread speculation that it may soon radically transform the labor market. As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, to what extent will AI replace human workers? And how can AI augment uniquely human capabilities? In a new podcast, John Gardner, Vice President of Public Policy at the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED), interviews Marguerita Lane, an economist with the OECD’s Future of Work team. Lane’s research focuses on the effect of AI on the labor market. Together, they discuss some of the ways AI may be integrated into business operations and what the growth of the technology could mean for workers. Lane also shares notable findings from her research and explains why the OECD has adopted principles to promote use of AI that respects both innovation and human rights and democratic values.
Many businesses continue to face difficulties in their supply chains, both domestic and international.
In a new episode of Sustaining Capitalism, Bob Costello, Chief Economist, American Trucking Associations, sits down for a conversation with John Gardner, Vice President, Public Policy at the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board.
Costello shares his thoughts about how trucking is responding to the crisis, how supply chain issues may progress over the next few months, and ways to address the current truck driver shortfall.
CED’s Shareholder Versus Stakeholder Capitalism podcast series consists of compelling conversation with CEOs about whether there is a shift towards stakeholder capitalism underway and the implications of the debate on the CEOs’ leadership roles within their companies and in society.
The podcast series continues the roundtable discussions launched by The Conference Board for sitting C-suite executives to discuss the practical significance of the shift from a shareholder to stakeholder focus.
In this discussion, CED President Dr. Lori Esposito Murray sits down with Janet Foutty. She is the Executive Chair of the Board of Deloitte, and the former Chair and CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP. Foutty is also the co-author of the upcoming book, Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership.
“Profit is certainly a strong indication that the company is creating value, no doubt. But it says little about whether that value is created in a way that’s socially responsible, that the value created for some does not come at the expense of others. That, in my mind, sits at the heart of the conversation, and I do believe that the momentum is certainly clear.” –Janet Foutty, Executive Chair of the Board, Deloitte
To remain competitive on the global stage, the US needs to foster more tech talent in the workplace. How can policymakers and business leaders bring people from all backgrounds into the tech field?
In a new podcast, CED Senior Economist Jessica Nicholson interviews Jim McKelvey. He is the Co-Founder and Director of Square, Founder of Invisibly, and Founder and President of the nonprofit LaunchCode, an organization that offers free tech education and job placement opportunities.
Together, the two discuss the current state of the nation’s tech workforce; policies and programs to help prepare American workers for the tech jobs of tomorrow; and the vision behind LaunchCode, including the programs offered, success stories, and how the model can be replicated.
Much has been written about the impact of technology, especially as it relates to teaching and learning during the pandemic, whether at the early grade school levels or for ongoing training in the workplace. How must our higher education system transform to keep up with workplace demand in our knowledge-driven economy that is based on a foundation of equitable access, including the role of credentials and employer hiring practices?
Join Cindy Cisneros, Vice President of Education Programs at the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED), as she discusses reforms needed in approaches to learning and training for an increasingly shifting and interconnected world. Joining her is Scott Pulsipher, President of Western Governors University, the nation's premier nonprofit competency-based University.
Is immigration the solution to the US Labor Market’s problems? As we know, The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a sharp drop in international migration to the United States under several different work visa programs. At the same time, the US labor market has shown signs of tightening—the unemployment rate is low, wages are rising, and job openings are plentiful.
Wouldn’t it be natural that the decline in the number of new foreign workers entering the US labor force has resulted in better outcomes for US workers.? Join Senior Economist Jessica Nicholson of the Committee for Economic Development, the policy arm of The Conference Board, as she unveils a surprising conclusion.
In this podcast with Dr. Madeline Zavodny, an expert on immigration, you can learn how the decline in foreign workers actually impacted the US Labor Markets.
Everyone wants the budget problem to just go away. More realistically, everyone wants someone else to pay to solve the budget problem. But we are running out of time to think more seriously. Has insufficient tax revenue contributed to our budget problem? Will we need to increase taxes to slow our runaway budget deficits and public debt? What tax tools are available? How can we increase taxes without harming the economy? We will talk to a tax expert to answer these questions.
Traditional standards of responsible federal fiscal behavior have been blown away by two black-swan events—the housing and financial crisis of 2008 and thereafter, and the coronavirus pandemic that emerged in 2020. Because there has been no cataclysm since, some commentators have leapt to the conclusion that “debt doesn’t matter.” But an alternative view is that it does, and that climbing debt exposes the economy more and more to gradual erosion of prosperity and world leadership, and even to serious financial disruption. In a new episode of Sustaining Capitalism, two experts—Bo Cutter, Senior Fellow and Director, Next American Economy Project at the Roosevelt Institute, and Joe Kasputys, CEO of Economic Ventures—will put the dangers to the economy into perspective, and discuss potential solutions.
Brexit reignited the Scottish nationalist fire. In this podcast, Ilaria Maselli and Elizabeth Crofoot discuss scenarios for Scottish independence from the UK: what steps would be necessary and what it would mean for businesses. They explore 3 scenarios: 1) independence and EU membership, 2) the Divided United Kingdom with further devolution of powers to Edinburgh, and 3) Status quo skirmish.
You can also read our full report at: tcb.org/topics/brexit/scotlands-post-brexit-future
CED’s Shareholder Versus Stakeholder Capitalism podcast series consists of compelling conversation with CEOs about whether there is a shift towards stakeholder capitalism underway and the implications of the debate on the CEOs’ leadership roles within their companies and in society. The podcast series continues the roundtable discussions launched by The Conference Board for sitting C-suite executives to discuss the practical significance of the shift from a shareholder to stakeholder focus.
In this discussion, CED President Dr. Lori Esposito Murray sits down with Dr. Joel Myers, Founder & CEO of AccuWeather. He is also a CED Trustee.
“If a leader at a company stands for certain things, and is authentic and is consistent over days, years, or decades, then they are going to be believed and trusted to do the right thing. But the purpose of the company is to make a profit, and if you make a profit, you allow for investment. You’ll be able to hire employees and you’ll be able to increase the benefits you are paying employees and you’ll be able to pay taxes…ultimately, profits are what drives that.” – Dr. Joel Myers, Founder & CEO, AccuWeather
Economists from the Committee for Economic Development (CED) and The Conference Board Labor Markets Institute join forces to break down the monthly US Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report and reveal the relevant policy implications for the future workforce.
As COVID-19 approaches its third year, entrepreneurism and gig work are on the rise. The percentage of self-employed US workers is approximately 6 percent, the highest level in nearly a decade, and the rate of new business formation by self-employed individuals is 50 percent higher than pre-pandemic levels. For a look at the factors behind this surge—and what the future of gig work holds—tune in to a new episode of the Sustaining Capitalism podcast from the Committee for Economic Development (CED), the public policy center of The Conference Board . In it, CED Senior Economist Elizabeth Crofoot sits down with Hollie Heikkinen, CEO and Founder of iWorker Innovations LLC, and Camille Olson, Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP, to discuss the changing dynamics in the gig work economy.
The three discuss why more and more people are choosing gig work, policy considerations to improve benefits for these workers, and how companies can optimize their relationship with their independent workforce. Both Heikkinen and Olson are CED Trustees; Heikkinen is also an advisor to the Human Capital Center of The Conference Board and Olson sits on the Board of Trustees of The Conference Board.
CED’s Shareholder Versus Stakeholder Capitalism podcast series consists of compelling conversation with CEOs about whether there is a shift towards stakeholder capitalism underway and the implications of the debate on the CEOs’ leadership roles within their companies and in society. The podcast series continues the roundtable discussions launched by The Conference Board for sitting C-suite executives to discuss the practical significance of the shift from a shareholder to stakeholder focus.
In this discussion, CED President Dr. Lori Esposito Murray sits down with Thomas McInerney, the President & CEO of Genworth Financial, Inc. He is also a CED Trustee.
“While the private sector has been focused on more diversity and equity for a long time, I think we realized that while we have made a lot of progress, there is still a long way to go. I think there’s now a commitment on the part of companies in the private sector to really step up our game.” – Thomas McInerney, President & CEO of Genworth Financial, Inc.
Although the majority of employers today still use a college degree as a gold standard of evidence for competencies to successfully fulfill a job position, leaders of a new initiative and movement called Credential As You Go are suggesting a bigger role for higher education that would help serve students more fairly and effectively through an incremental approach and keep up with the dynamic demand for talent in the workplace. This approach could also help employers understand the over 700,000 myriad credentials in the current marketplace that workers include on resumes and better match skills to jobs. One of those leaders, Dr. Nan Travers, joins Cindy Cisneros, Vice President, Education Programs at the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED) to share more about the initiative’s goals. Dr. Travers is the Director of the Center for Leadership in Credentialing Learning at SUNY Empire State College where she focuses on research, policies, and practices of the recognition, validation and credentialing of learning, and co-lead of the Credential As You Go initiative. She is also the Principal Investigator for a U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, $3 million grant that is fully funding the project.
CED’s Shareholder Versus Stakeholder Capitalism podcast series consists of compelling conversation with CEOs about whether there is a shift towards stakeholder capitalism underway and the implications of the debate on the CEOs’ leadership roles within their companies and in society. The podcast series continues the roundtable discussions launched by The Conference Board for sitting C-suite executives to discuss the practical significance of the shift from a shareholder to stakeholder focus.
In this discussion, CED President Dr. Lori Esposito Murray sits down with Lisa Ingram, the President, CEO & Chair of White Castle. She is also a CED Trustee.
“These stakeholder metrics help ensure a company will be around for a long time, versus being around for the next quarter or maybe the next year. Because if you are taking care of your team members and you are providing a great place that they want to stay, in this labor environment, that’s really a competitive advantage.” – Lisa Ingram, President, CEO & Chair of White Castle
CED’s Shareholder Versus Stakeholder Capitalism podcast series consists of compelling conversation with CEOs about whether there is a shift towards stakeholder capitalism underway and the implications of the debate on the CEOs’ leadership roles within their companies and in society. The podcast series continues the roundtable discussions launched by The Conference Board for sitting C-suite executives to discuss the practical significance of the shift from a shareholder to stakeholder focus.
In this discussion, CED President Dr. Lori Esposito Murray sits down with Byron Boston, the CEO and Co-CIO of Dynex Capital, Inc. He is also a CED Trustee.
“I think there is a growing population that has fallen behind, but more importantly, technology has allowed us to really see some of the disparities that have been created over time. And I truly believe that with the demographics growing—we now have five generations now operating within many of our workplaces and companies—I believe the attitudes are very different to seeing these types of disparities and actually doing something about it.” – Byron Boston, CEO and Co-CIO, Dynex Capital, Inc.
CED’s Shareholder Versus Stakeholder Capitalism podcast series consists of compelling conversation with CEOs about whether there is a shift towards stakeholder capitalism underway and the implications of the debate on the CEOs’ leadership roles within their companies and in society. The podcast series continues the roundtable discussions launched by The Conference Board for sitting C-suite executives to discuss the practical significance of the shift from a shareholder to stakeholder focus.
In this discussion, CED President Dr. Lori Esposito Murray sits down with Mike Swinford, CEO of Numotion.
“The vast majority of good companies have historically always understood that long-term sustainability for shareholders requires responsibly focusing on stakeholders as well. I think the shift is how stakeholders are much more informed in real time, and I think with ubiquitous information at your fingertips in real time, there is much more transparency and a heightened awareness around stakeholders. That’s really becoming front and center.” – Mike Swinford, CEO of Numotion.
Economists from the Committee for Economic Development (CED) and The Conference Board Labor Markets Institute join forces to break down the monthly US Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report and reveal the relevant policy implications for the future workforce.
CED’s Shareholder Versus Stakeholder Capitalism podcast series consists of compelling conversation with CEOs about whether there is a shift towards stakeholder capitalism underway and the implications of the debate on the CEOs’ leadership roles within their companies and in society. The podcast series continues the roundtable discussions launched by The Conference Board for sitting C-suite executives to discuss the practical significance of the shift from a shareholder to stakeholder focus.
In this discussion, CED President Dr. Lori Esposito Murray sits down with Ramon Benet, the former Chief Executive Officer, Instrumentation Laboratory. He is also a CED Trustee.
“I think that the discussion over shareholder- versus stakeholder-capitalism is certainly a fair one. But personally, I do not think that stakeholder capitalism is the way to go. I am of the opinion that customer-centered capitalism is the right reflection of the mission and purpose of a corporation.”– Ramon Benet, former Chief Executive Officer, Instrumentation Laboratory
CED’s Shareholder Versus Stakeholder Capitalism podcast series consists of compelling conversation with CEOs about whether there is a shift towards stakeholder capitalism underway and the implications of the debate on the CEOs’ leadership roles within their companies and in society. The podcast series continues the roundtable discussions launched by The Conference Board for sitting C-suite executives to discuss the practical significance of the shift from a shareholder to stakeholder focus.
In this discussion, CED President Dr. Lori Esposito Murray sits down with Peter Hahn, President & CEO, University of Michigan Health – West. He is also a CED Trustee.
“Health care in general is a very capital-intensive, cash-intensive, labor-intensive business with fairly low margins, compared to other industries. So the absolute focus is on making sure our employees are engaged and really committed to the culture of the organization… suffice it to say, I think as a health care delivery system, we have always been about stakeholder value and the absolute importance of that.” – Peter Hahn, President & CEO, University of Michigan Health – West.
CED’s Shareholder Versus Stakeholder Capitalism podcast series consists of compelling conversation with CEOs about whether there is a shift towards stakeholder capitalism underway and the implications of the debate on the CEOs’ leadership roles within their companies and in society. The podcast series continues the roundtable discussions launched by The Conference Board for sitting C-suite executives to discuss the practical significance of the shift from a shareholder to stakeholder focus.
In this discussion, CED President Dr. Lori Esposito Murray sits down with Reece Kurtenbach, CEO of Daktronics, Inc., and a CED Trustee.
“I think it’s a debate of how we manage conflict when one of the stakeholders might want something that pulls against what the others have at the top of their lists. I think in the recent past, there is a more vocal contention out there describing the priorities and the rights and trying to raise the visibility of some of the other stakeholders who haven’t been as visible or vocal in the past.” – Reece Kurtenbach, CEO of Daktronics, Inc.
CED’s Shareholder Versus Stakeholder Capitalism podcast series consists of compelling conversation with CEOs about whether there is a shift towards stakeholder capitalism underway and the implications of the debate on the CEOs’ leadership roles within their companies and in society. The podcast series continues the roundtable discussions launched by The Conference Board for sitting C-suite executives to discuss the practical significance of the shift from a shareholder to stakeholder focus.
In this discussion, CED President Dr. Lori Esposito Murray sits down with Tamara Lundgren, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., and a CED Trustee.
“I’m not sure that any successful CEO was ever able to truly run a company for the long-term with a simplistic prioritization of shareholder interests as his or her sole management. I think that when you have all parts of the economy experience serious disruptive events, whether they are negative ones like a recession or pandemic, or positive ones, like industrial transformation or technological transitions, the focus naturally shifts to the long-term versus short-term shareholder returns.” – Tamara Lundgren, Chairman, President, and CEO of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.
CED’s Shareholder Versus Stakeholder podcast series consists of compelling conversation with CEOs about whether there is a shift towards stakeholder capitalism underway and the implications of the debate on the CEOs’ leadership roles within their companies and in society. The podcast series continues the roundtable discussions launched by The Conference Board for sitting C-suite executives to discuss the practical significance of the shift from a shareholder to stakeholder focus.
In this discussion, CED President Dr. Lori Esposito Murray sits down with Bob Moritz, the Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, and a Trustee of The Conference Board.
“CEOs not only have more and more stakeholders to engage with, but they have more opinions they have to try and satisfy. The challenge has not only become bigger, but also more complex.” – Bob Moritz, Chairman, PwC-I.
CED’s Shareholder Versus Stakeholder podcast series consists of compelling conversation with CEOs about whether there is a shift towards stakeholder capitalism underway and the implications of the debate on the CEOs’ leadership roles within their companies and in society. The podcast series continues the roundtable discussions launched by The Conference Board for sitting C-suite executives to discuss the practical significance of the shift from a shareholder to stakeholder focus.
In this discussion, CED President Dr. Lori Esposito Murray sits down with Ravi Saligram, a CED Trustee and President & CEO of Newell Brands.
“Shareholder value and stakeholder value are really inextricably intertwined, they’re not mutually exclusive. In fact, I would posit that shareholder value is a consequence of driving stakeholder value, because you really have to think about what’s best for your stakeholders in any company – without consumers and customers, if you’re not delighting them, you cease to exist.” – Ravi Saligram, President & CEO, Newell Brands
The preparation of K-12 students for postsecondary success is a topic of serious concern for the U.S. education system as well as for employers as it relates to a future talent pool. Joining us from the Cajon Valley Union School District in California are Superintendent Dr. David Miyashiro and Chief Innovation and Engagement Officer Ed Hidalgo to discuss the World of Work, an innovative and unique program initiative for students that has been underway in their schools for the past 5 years, as well as the business role in support of local K-12 education efforts.
CED’s Shareholder Versus Stakeholder podcast series consists of compelling conversation with CEOs about whether there is a shift towards stakeholder capitalism underway and the implications of the debate on the CEOs’ leadership roles within their companies and in society. The podcast series continues the roundtable discussions launched by The Conference Board for sitting C-suite executives to discuss the practical significance of the shift from a shareholder to stakeholder focus.
In this discussion, CED President Dr. Lori Esposito Murray sits down with Beth Brooke, a current Trustee of The Conference Board, a former Trustee of CED, and former Global Vice Chair – Public Policy at EY.
“I’ve always thought that engaging and balancing stakeholder interests has always been critical. But as you alluded to, these stakeholder viewpoints are able to be heard much more loudly today – and I think the various stakeholders recognize that they have a voice and that it matters.” – Beth Brooke, former Global Vice Chair- Public Policy, EY
CED’s Shareholder Versus Stakeholder podcast series consists of compelling conversation with CEOs about whether there is a shift towards stakeholder capitalism underway and the implications of the debate on the CEOs’ leadership roles within their companies and in society. The podcast series continues the roundtable discussions launched by The Conference Board for sitting C-suite executives to discuss the practical significance of the shift from a shareholder to stakeholder focus.
In this discussion, CED President Dr. Lori Esposito Murray sits down with Laura Berger, a CED Trustee and the founder of the Berdéo Group, an executive coaching firm.
“There hasn’t been a cheese-moving event like COVID in decades. Every stakeholder imaginable had different needs and wants and was reacting to all stimuli in new ways. And companies knew, in order to get this right, they had to focus on keep their top talent as happy and stable as possible during these unstable times. So they came calling, and we rose to the occasion.” – Laura Berger, Founder, Berdéo Group.
The CED discussion series, Leadership in Challenging Times, interviews business leaders about the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate.
In this interview with Lori Esposito Murray, President of the Committee of Economic Development of The Conference Board, Karen S. Lynch, President & CEO of CVS Health, talks about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the importance of easily accessible health care, leadership during a crisis, and more.
“Pandemics don’t have a fixed end date, and the implications of COVID are still with us today, and I think they are in their infancy. I think we’ll see a major change in the way the world operates because of the pandemic, but I am confident that collectively, we’ll be able to rise to the occasion.” – Karen S. Lynch, President & CEO of CVS Health
The CED discussion series, Leadership in Challenging Times, interviews business leaders about the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate.
In this interview with Lori Esposito Murray, President of the Committee of Economic Development of The Conference Board, Brian Moynihan, Chairman & CEO, Bank of America, talks about responding to the COVID-19 economic recession, the importance of corporate social responsibility programs, how capitalism can help advance environmental priorities, important leadership lessons, and more.
“If you look at the amount of money needed to make the fundamental changes that we have to make in the environment or human capital, it far exceeds the ability for any government to deal with it – they’re running big deficits and their money is pretty well accounted for. And it far exceeds charity contributions… So, who can do it? The big companies that align their whole business system against the goals that the world wants.” – Brian Moynihan, Chairman & CEO, Bank of America
Economists from the Committee for Economic Development (CED) and The Conference Board Labor Markets Institute join forces to break down the monthly US Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report and reveal the relevant policy implications for the future workforce.
The CED discussion series, Leadership in Challenging Times, interviews business leaders about the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate.
In this interview with Lori Esposito Murray, President of the Committee of Economic Development of The Conference Board, Noubar Afeyan, Founder & CEO of Flagship Pioneering and Co-Founder & Chairman of Moderna, talks about the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, the rapid acceleration of biotechnology, and how public/private partnerships can breed collaboration and innovation.
“If you ask yourself, ‘How do you know it’s going to work?’ you don’t even try. But if you ask yourself, ‘What do I have to believe to believe it will work, and what are all the things I’m going to bring with me to make sure I can iterate and adapt and change?’ that’s the thinking behind how we develop our platforms.” – Noubar Afeyan, Founder & CEO of Flagship Pioneering and Co-Founder & Chairman of Moderna
In this episode, Dr. Mark Milliron, Senior Vice President & Executive Dean of the Teachers College at Western Governors University, joins Elizabeth Crofoot, Senior Economist at the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED), to discuss the role that remote learning can play in reimagining a more equitable and resilient education system. We lay out the pandemic-borne challenges and opportunities for online learning, focusing on the potential for using education technologies both in and out of the classroom to offer more effective blended learning in both K-12 and post-secondary settings.
This conversation follows the release of CED’s report, “Reimagining K-12: Emerging from Disruption with Insights for Reform,” that offers policymakers and education leaders recommendations for harnessing best practices from the pandemic experience and making online education a central part of K-12 education.
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In this interview with Lori Esposito Murray, President of the Committee of Economic Development of The Conference Board, Margaret Keane shares her thoughts on corporate diversity and inclusion efforts, the role of the CEO, how to foster innovation in any environment, and the importance of company values.
“It’s one thing to say that you have a diverse and inclusive group or company, but it’s another thing to have people walk in the door everyday and actually feel like they belong and can be their true self within the company. That’s where I think you can make a difference: When people feel like they can come in and be who they want, and not feel threatened in any way.” – Margaret Keane, Executive Chair of Synchrony
Economists from the Committee for Economic Development (CED) and The Conference Board Labor Markets Institute join forces to break down the monthly US Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report and reveal the relevant policy implications for the future workforce.
In this episode, we discuss the June Jobs Report, as well as the factors that will make it difficult to interpret the impact of some states prematurely ending unemployment insurance benefit programs on their labor supply.
As part of CED’s Leadership in Challenging Times series, Sustaining Capitalism presents a conversation with Judy Marks, President and CEO of Otis, and a CED 2021 Distinguished Leadership Awards Honoree, and Lori Esposito Murray, President, CED.
In this conversation, Judy discussed the ways Otis has mobilized to respond to the urgent challenges presented by the pandemic, the role of the CEO in today’s evolving climate, the future of cities, navigating the US-China relationship, and important leadership lessons she has learned over the course of her career.
CED’s Leadership in Challenging Times series interviews the outstanding business leaders who are the recipients of CED's annual Distinguished Leadership Awards, about the unprecedented challenges facing our nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for their companies, communities, and the nation at-large.
This Sustaining Capitalism podcast is a part of a CED series of compelling conversation with CEOs about whether there is a shift towards Stakeholder capitalism underway and the implications of the debate on the CEOs’ leadership roles within their companies and in society. The podcast series continues the roundtable discussions launched by The Conference Board for sitting C-suite executives to discuss the practical significance of the shift from a shareholder to stakeholder focus. Sustaining capitalism is the central mission of CED’s work, which is to ensure that capitalism provides equal opportunity for all Americans. CED and The Conference Board continue to build on this commitment, including through this podcast series.
In this podcast, CED President Lori Esposito Murray discusses these important issues with Jean-Claude Dubacher, a CED Trustee and the Chairman & CEO of B. Braun of America, Inc., a sixth-generation family-owned company that develops, distributes, and manufactures health care supplies.
Principals and teachers were challenged with organizing a new way of delivering K-12 education while schools were being shut down last year. Before the pandemic, less than half of 1% of K-12 students studied virtually.
The new online approach required not only innovative and flexible educators, but also skilled and strong school principals to help implement the seismic changes required in delivering remote education to the over 50 million students who make up the K-12 population in the U.S. Joining us to help shed light on the critical school leadership role of the principal, on the lessons learned from the past 15 turbulent months in education, and on how principals can help ensure students are being successfully prepared for the future, is Ronn Nozoe. Ronn is a lifelong educator and the CEO of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, an organization dedicated to transforming education through school leadership.
The CED discussion series, Leadership in Challenging Times, interviews business leaders about the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate. In this interview with Lori Esposito Murray, president of the Committee of Economic Development of The Conference Board, Rogers shares his thoughts on the importance of boards, the role of the CEO, the capitalism debate and leadership lessons. "I think people want to stick with you when they know that everyone's thinking about the team first and helping their teammates succeed. Ultimately, that makes loyal, long-term employees who can help you navigate the most difficult of circumstances," - John Rogers, Chairman, Co-CEO & Chief Investment Officer of Ariel Investments.
Economists from the Committee for Economic Development (CED) and The Conference Board Labor Markets Institute join forces to break down the monthly US Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report and reveal the relevant policy implications for the future workforce.
In this episode, Eric Seleznow, Senior Advisor at Jobs for the Future’s Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning joins Elizabeth Crofoot, Senior Economist at the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED), to discuss the role that apprenticeships can play in addressing the dual talent and labor shortages that have emerged in the post-pandemic economic recovery. We lay out the business case for apprenticeships, provide some ground level insights on how business leaders can engage in partnerships to more effectively implement them, and touch on the role of public policy to incentivize public-private partnerships that expand work-based learning opportunities.
This conversation follows the release of a CED report, “A US Workforce Training Plan for the Postpandemic Economy,” that offers collaborative solutions to narrow the skills gap and better prepare a future ready workforce. CED’s call to action is for business leaders to strategically partner with training providers and educators to expand viable talent pools and to map training pathways to the actual skills and jobs in demand, including through apprenticeship models.
One distinctly disparate impact as a result of COVID-19 has been on women, and particularly mothers of young children. They have left in troves to take the primary responsibility for caregiving of their children during the pandemic. Preeminent labor economist, historian, and trailblazer in the field of economics, Dr. Claudia Goldin, currently the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University and co-director of the National Bureau of Economic Research’s Gender in the Economy Study Group, joins to discuss what a reduction in the workforce participation of women means for them, their families, employers, and the economic success of our nation.
US employers added 266,000 jobs in April. Overall, this is a huge miss compared to economists’ expectations of a six-figure hiring boom as parts of the economy begin to fully reopen. Fear of becoming infected with COVID-19, remote schooling and the ensuing childcare crisis, and elevated unemployment insurance benefits are temporarily constraining the labor supply, explained Frank Steemers, Senior Economist at The Conference Board. Gad Levanon, Vice President of Labor Markets at The Conference Board, added that, while recruiting and retention difficulties may ease later this year, in the longer-term by 2023, unemployment rates will likely be very low and sustained labor shortages will make a comeback.
Elizabeth Crofoot, Senior Economist at the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED), noted that rapid technological adoption during the pandemic has increased the demand for higher skilled workers, further exacerbating talent shortages. She highlighted takeaways from CED’s report “A US Workforce Training Plan for the Postpandemic Economy,” which provides recommendations for business leaders on how they can help prepare workers for in-demand skills and jobs.
US employers added an astounding 916,000 jobs in March 2021. Employment has now doubled each month since the start of the year, marking a turning point in the economic recovery. There will likely be 4.5 million more jobs added to the economy this year, especially in in-person services, explains Frank Steemers, Senior Economist at The Conference Board. He adds that job gains will likely hover around 800,000 per month in the near term, and may even reach 1 million.
Elizabeth Crofoot, CED’s Senior Economist, also discusses the potential job growth associated with the Biden Administration’s proposed infrastructure package. She notes that, if the infrastructure proposal were to become law, the economy would add about 15 million jobs over the next 8 to 10 years. Yet the plan itself may spur less than 3 million additional jobs on top of what would be generated without it.
After a year of unprecedented upheaval in the economy due to the impact of COVID-19, a trail of devastation has been left in its wake on both employers and families. What does child care have to do with recovery and future prosperity?
Distinguished researcher and leader in the field of work-life, Ellen Galinsky, currently Chief Science Officer at the Bezos Family Foundation and president of the Families and Work Institute, joins to discuss how child care serves as economic infrastructure and parent work support, in addition to key developmental learning setting for children.
With millions of workers still out of the labor force a year after the COVID-19 pandemic first widely disrupted US businesses, for many, a successful path back to working may not be a return to old jobs. Dillard University College of Business Dean and Hamilton Project Policy Director Dr. Kristen Broady joins to discuss the promise and challenges of federal worker training programs and how to ensure the US can equip its most vulnerable workers with in-demand skills for a post-COVID economy.
Despite a rebound from December’s job losses, employment gains in January were relatively small and likely overstated by seasonal factors. While there is much uncertainty about the next two to three months, the rollout of the vaccines will be the dominant force driving a strong employment recovery in the hardest hit industries, explains Gad Levanon, Vice President of Labor Markets at The Conference Board. He added that there will be a strong recovery in the second quarter and it will continue for the rest of the year. Elizabeth Crofoot, CED’s Senior Economist, also summarizes the ongoing debate around the appropriate size of the fiscal response. She noted that, in targeting full employment, it is important to find a balance between offsetting the risk of a slowing economy and concerns of inflationary pressures.
As the US continues to grapple with the economic shocks of the COVID pandemic, lowering barriers to the full economic participation of all Americans in proportion to their talents remains one of the surest paths to strengthening the long-run outlook for the American workforce. Michigan State University economist Dr. Lisa Cook joins to discuss her research on the pernicious effects of discrimination on innovation and prosperity, and steps policymakers can take to address them.
While the number of unemployed workers continuously declined from April to November, the number “permanently” separated from their employers continued to climb—suggesting that a continuing employment recovery would be slower and more difficult. Following a December in which employment once again declined, former US Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Dr. Erica Groshen joins to discuss the risks of worker displacement during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.
In October of 2020, with COVID-19 case numbers surging, more Americans had been consistently unemployed for at least 20 weeks than had been unemployed—for any length of time—a year prior. With some workers facing increased risks on the job and others worried about being locked on the sidelines, Howard University professor and chief economist to the AFL-CIO, Dr. William Spriggs joins to discuss labor market challenges and policies that could help speed a post-COVID employment recovery.
As the 2020 election season comes to an end and a new Congress approaches, Molly Reynolds, senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and author of Exceptions to the Rule: The Politics of Filibuster Limitations in the US Senate, joins to discuss potential changes in how Congress conducts its business or asserts its priorities, and how that could shape the next two years in the Executive Branch.
While COVID-19 initially struck hardest in American cities, since the end of the summer, more and more rural Americans are dealing with the consequences of the pandemic—including new daily per capita caseloads and death rates that have surpassed those found in more urban areas. Gbenga Ajilore, senior economist at the Center for American Progress, joins to discuss COVID-19’s impacts on rural communities and the barriers that threaten to hamper recovery in some rural areas.
| Former SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson, Co-Director of the Institute for Corporate Governance and Finance and Director of the Program on Corporate Law and Policy at the New York University School of Law, joins to discuss transparency, concentration, the perceived political power of business, and the strengths and weaknesses of US financial regulation a decade after the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. |
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From public health and worker safety to economic dislocation and financial stability, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit some families and communities much harder than others. With the early economic recovery itself looking increasingly uneven, Abigail Wozniak, Director of the Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, joins to discuss efforts to track the pandemic’s unequal impacts and how COVID-19 may exacerbate existing economic disparities.
When Chair Jerome Powell testified in front of Congress at the end of September, he pledged that the Federal Reserve was committed to using its tools “to do what we can, for as long as it takes” to ensure a strong recovery limited lasting damage to the economy. Skanda Amarnath, Director of Research and Analysis at Employ America, joins to discuss the role the Fed has played, the challenges it has faced, and what more could be done, to help address the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Even before the pandemic, the US was facing potential risks to its long-run economic strength from a series of demographic challenges, including a slower growing workforce. Lyman Stone, Research Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, joins to discuss how COVID-19 may exacerbate the US’s ongoing demographic concerns and what role public policy could or should play in trying to shape those trends.
Ed Stack, Chairman and CEO of DICK'S Sporting Goods and a 2020 Distinguished Performance Awardee, spoke to CED President Lori Murray for the “Leadership in Challenging Times” series and discussed COVID’s effect on small businesses, the future of the workplace and the failure of national political leadership to handle it.
“There’s kind of a helplessness – that people can’t do anything about it,” he said. “We’ve got so many issues in the country and we seem to be somewhat rudderless from a leadership standpoint.” The solution, he said, is for business leaders to “raise our voice and call on Congress and the leadership in Washington to put their partisan issues aside and do what’s really right for main street America.”
Stack told Murray that the pandemic has been especially hard on the nation’s children because of the extra layers of complication from school closings and virtual learning. “Kids are our nation’s most precious natural resource. And we don’t invest in the kids nearly enough,” Stack underscored.
COVID-19 temporarily disrupted an interconnected world, leveling a global public health and economic shock that closed borders and has led some businesses to re-evaluate their supply chains. With pessimism in some quarters about the future direction of globalization, Kimberly Clausing, author of Open: The Progressive Case for Free Trade, Immigration, and Global Capital, joins to discuss the outlook for trade and immigration in the midst of the pandemic and in the run-up to the 2020 election.
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the child care industry. Rob Grunewald, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis and Brittany Birken, a principal adviser in the community and economic development group at the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, join with CED’s Cindy Cisneros, Vice President of Education Programs, and Grace Reef, Senior Early Learning Consultant, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the child care industry and why access to child care matters for economic recovery.
Guests: Rob Grunewald and Brittany Birken.
Resources:
Financial assistance for child care providers: Key considerations during COVID-19—A framework for child care policy choices in light of the coronavirus pandemic (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Rob Grunewald, Ben Horowitz, and Ryan Nunn, September 2020)
Briefing on Childcare Funding and Policy Considerations in Response to COVID-19 (Federal Reserve System, Community and Economic Development Childcare Work Group, August 2020)
Dollars and Sense: Affordability of Childcare (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Brittany Birken, June 2020)
How a COVID-19 10-person group limit affects Minnesota’s child care providers—An analysis of the impact that a pandemic-related 10-person group limit has on Minnesota child care providers’ revenues and costs (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Rob Grunewald, June 2020)
COVID-19 challenges the child care market—Just as the COVID-19 pandemic reveals how critical child care is to essential workers, the crisis is creating additional stresses for child care providers (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Rob Grunewald, April 2020)
Child Care in State Economies—2019 Update (Committee for Economic Development, January 2019)
As stark as the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been, they have not been felt uniformly in all places, and future trends are unlikely to be even. Jed Kolko, chief economist at Indeed, joins to discuss the geography and patterns of the COVID-19 economic downturn, how the pandemic is changing where some Americans work, and what it means for labor markets in the future.
Leadership in Challenging Times: A Conversation with Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin. The CED discussion series, Leadership in Challenging Times, interviews business leaders about the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate.
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The unemployment rate reached its highest level in 70+ years in April and, after a few months of sharp recovery, remains extraordinarily high. With the July expiration of enhanced benefits, a time-limited replacement coming to an end, and continued debate over additional support, Heidi Shierholz, Senior Economist and Director of Policy at the Economic Policy Institute, joins to discuss trends in unemployment, the current policy picture, and what it means for workers and our economy this fall.
The economic hit from COVID-19 has been widespread across many businesses and families but the hit to small businesses, and particularly minority-owned small businesses, has been unprecedented. Dr. Chris Wheat, Director of Business Research for the JPMorgan Chase Institute, joins to discuss COVID-19’s effects on small businesses to date, their outlook for the months ahead, and why it matters for the economy and our eventual path to recovery.
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"We're very focused on helping to protect our nation's seniors, and we build our business one relationship at a time, so we really needed to set our priorities based on clinical outcomes, and to get great outcomes," says Lucinda "Cindy" Baier, President and Chief Executive Officer, Brookdale Senior Living Inc. In an interview with Lori Esposito Murray, president of the Committee of Economic Development of The Conference Board, Baier discussed how Brookdale leveraged its 40-year experience with strong infection-control protocols, partnered with leading health organizations, and looked at public health departments to make sure that they learned as quickly as possible about the pandemic.
By focusing on the health and well-being of its residents, and associates, Brookdale knew that it would be able to overcome the challenges they were facing.
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"When the pandemic first hit, we watched it emerge out of China, but we all thought it would be very similar to SARs or MERs where the impact was limited. And we all remember the day when the WHO deemed it a pandemic. It's been a very dramatic challenge for us in leadership on how to respond," says Gary Norcross, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of FIS. In an interview with Lori Esposito Murray, president of the Committee of Economic Development of The Conference Board, Norcross shared how FIS is putting colleague safety first, transferring critical services to home offices, and leaning in on daily communication to share best practices with its global staff.
Looking ahead, Norcross also shared that, “We are starting to see economic recovery.” Norcross feels optimistic partly because he links the current disruption to increased innovation. Focusing on the business issues of customers struggling to grow and recover from this crisis, he says, is “how innovation will occur.”
The CED discussion series, Leadership in Challenging Times, interviews business leaders about the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate.
Even prior to the pandemic, housing security was a critical challenge for many families. With the onset of COVID-19 and a rapid and widespread loss of employment and income, fears of a crisis loom. Peggy Bailey, Vice President for Housing Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, joins to discuss housing hardship in a pandemic and the unique roles housing plays in families’ lives.
"For the first time in 18 years, we had to stop growing our dividend," says Vicki Hollub, CEO of Occidental. In an interview with Lori Esposito Murray, president of the Committee of Economic Development of The Conference Board, Hollub shared how the company's quick and decisive actions have positioned Oxy for its recovery. "We were faced with a liquidity challenge. So we had to look at the long-term value of the company vs the short-term needs of making it through the crisis....not only for our shareholders but our employees, and those stakeholders in the company. We made some very fast decisions, and it was the most challenging period that I have ever faced."
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As Americans prepare to vote this fall, COVID-19 is weighing on and shaping election preparations around the country. With the first absentee ballots reaching voters in September, the American Enterprise Institute’s Kevin Kosar joins to discuss safe and secure elections in the time of a pandemic and the case for expanded access to absentee ballots. Additionally, Kevin discusses trends in congressional capacity and its potential impact on the COVID-19 response.
A decade after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the COVID-19 pandemic is testing the US health insurance system amid a public health and economic crisis. Christen Linke Young and Matthew Fielder, fellows with the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, join to discuss stresses, gaps, and successes in maintaining Americans’ consistent access to affordable, high-quality healthcare coverage, and how COVID-19 may inform the outlook for policy changes in the months ahead.
The public health and economic shocks of COVID-19 have disrupted and threatened the lives and livelihoods of a broad swath of people, but few groups have been as sharply impacted as older Americans. Ben Harris, Executive Director of the Kellogg School of Management's Public-Private Interface, joins to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on older workers and retirees, and how it may affect retirement for years to come.
COVID-19 has caused hardship and suffering throughout the US but some states and regions were likely better positioned to deal with the public health and economic crisis before it arrived. Dr. Joshua McCabe, Assistant Dean for Social Sciences at Endicott College and Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center, joins to discuss how differences in state and local finances may be affecting responses to, and recovery from, the pandemic, and what the Federal government is doing about it.
With COVID-19 continuing to pose a severe public health threat, the US is headed “back-to-school” under clouded circumstances likely to worry students, parents, and educators alike. As policymakers at all levels attempt to weigh evidence, assess risks, and plot the best path forward, Dr. Nora Gordon, Associate Professor at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy, joins to discuss school decision-making, budget pressures, and federal funding supports.
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted schools, workplaces, and other daily arrangements that helped families balance employment with care responsibilities, casting a spotlight on the struggles of millions of Americans trying to make it all work. Vicki Shabo, from New America, and Chantel Boyens, from the Urban Institute, join to discuss the challenges facing caregivers, how it affects US efforts to “re-open,” and what steps government and businesses have taken, or may take in the future, to help.
The COVID-19 pandemic—with its public health, social, and economic shocks—appeared destined to severely harm the most vulnerable Americans. In response, the US Congress enacted one of the largest assistance packages in its history. Northwestern Professor Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Director and Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research, joins to discuss what we know about how the COVID-19 crisis has affected low-income families to date and the outlook for US poverty ahead.
The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered an unprecedentedly rapid shock to the US economy, sending unemployment rates to levels not seen since the Great Depression. In response, Congress enacted—on a temporary basis—one of the largest Federal expansions of unemployment benefits in US history. With the expiration of some of those changes already approaching, Michele Evermore, Senior Policy Analyst at the National Election Law Project joins to discuss changes in unemployment benefits over time, the pandemic response, and the decisions policymakers face.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US labor market is experiencing a shock sharper than any in living memory. While likely understating the number of people at least temporarily sidelined, the official unemployment rate rocketed from close to a 50 year low to its highest level since the Great Depression in a matter of weeks. For black communities, the public health-induced whiplash into recession, almost exactly ten years after the peak of black unemployment in the wake of the Great Recession, poses a severe threat to the wellbeing of many families. With few black workers typically able to work from home and many in high-risk but low-income essential jobs, and with many households holding little wealth to cushion a financial shock, the stakes for the US policy response to COVID-19 are extremely high. Jessica Fulton, Vice President of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, joins to discuss the COVID-19 challenge for black communities and how it may it shape the future outlook for many vulnerable workers.
The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting many aspects of American life, and its future trajectory is hard to predict. As CED trustees Bob Kueppers and Ron Klein wrote in a recent op-ed, “While we cannot know the state of the pandemic at the time of the November elections, policymakers and election officials must act now to ensure that COVID-19 is neither a public health threat nor a deterrent to participation.” Meredith McGehee, Executive Director of Issue One, joins to discuss the risks COVID-19 could pose to safe and fair elections and steps the US can take to prepare for those challenges.
Faced with a public health and economic crisis unlike any in living memory, Congress has enacted trillions of dollars of relief while the Federal Reserve is carrying out unprecedented market interventions. How successful have those efforts been and what more will need to be done in order to minimize harm? How should policymakers proceed given the uncertainties they face? Claudia Sahm, director of macroeconomic policy at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, joins to discuss the Federal policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic to-date, the challenges of economic forecasting in the midst of a public health emergency, lessons learned from the Great Recession, and whether this time is different.
The public sector is scrambling to address the massive public health and economic crisis driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. As policymakers and bureaucrats at all levels of government have sought to ameliorate harm and spur an effective response, the performance of many government programs and systems—in terms of meeting demand for fast changes, increased use, and more flexible operations—has been rocky at best. New legislation designed to provide trillions of dollars in relief has met, at least initially, with several challenges that may be reducing the speed and effectiveness of intended aid. Hana Schank (https://www.newamerica.org/our-people/hana-schank/) Director of Strategy for Public Interest Technology at New America, a former member of the US Digital Service, and co-author of a forthcoming book on public interest technology and the recent essay “Why the rollout of the $2 trillion CARES Act was a colossal mess” (https://www.fastcompany.com/90491891/why-the-rollout-of-the-2-trillion-cares-act-was-a-colossal-mess), joins to discuss why the rollout of relief has been a challenge, the roots of the public sector’s struggle to deliver aid more effectively, and what Congress and other policymakers can do to improve future performance.
As states and communities seek to stem the spread of COVID-19, governors have issued stay-at-home orders for all residents with the exception of essential personnel who must work. Throughout the country, the child care industry—both child care centers and home-based programs—
has been significantly impacted as well. Many programs have closed. Some programs are open to serve the children of essential personnel; however, enrollment is far below normal levels. Congress approved several relief programs to support small businesses (such as sole proprietors who operate family child care homes) through this public health emergency period.
In this podcast, a panel of financing experts explores options that family child care home providers should consider in reviewing available new federal program supports in the CARES Act for both short-term economic viability, as well as for the recovery post-COVID-19. The podcast is a “must hear” for family child care home providers who want to better understand not only available assistance, but also ways to think through prioritizing business expenses and to support economic viability in the short- and long-term.
Panel speakers:
Heidi Hagel-Braid, Chief Program Officer, First Children’s Finance
Louise Stoney, Independent Consultant and Co-Founder of Opportunities Exchange and Alliance for Early Childhood Finance
Moderator: Grace Reef, President, Early Learning Policy Group
Additional resources are available on CED’s web site at: https://www.ced.org/coronaviruschildcare
As states and communities seek to stem the spread of COVID-19, governors have issued stay-at-home orders for all residents with the exception of essential personnel who must work. Throughout the country, the child care industry—both child care centers and home-based programs—
has been significantly impacted as well. Many programs have closed. Some programs are open to serve the children of essential personnel; however, enrollment is far below normal levels. Congress approved several relief programs to support small businesses through this public health emergency period.
In this podcast, a panel of financing experts explores options that child care centers should consider in reviewing available new federal program supports in the CARES Act for both short-term economic viability, as well as for the recovery post-COVID-19. The podcast is a “must hear” for anyone operating a child care center who wants to better understand not only available assistance, but also ways to think through prioritizing business expenses and to support economic viability in the short- and long-term.
Panel speakers:
Heidi Hagel-Braid, Chief Program Officer, First Children’s Finance
Louise Stoney, Independent Consultant and Co-Founder of Opportunities Exchange and Alliance for Early Childhood Finance
Moderator: Grace Reef, President, Early Learning Policy Group
Additional resources are available on CED’s web site at: https://www.ced.org/coronaviruschildcare
The COVID-19 crisis is posing significant and unprecedented challenges to the US health care system. Health care workers and hospitals are pushed to the brink responding to the pandemic. How can the nation’s response today prepare us for a better health care and public health system in the future? Is there a chance that what we learn today, and the remedies that we impose, can give us a more-rational health care system for the future in general terms, not just for public health and pandemics? Steve Messinger, President of ECG Management Consultants, and a member of CED’s Health Care Subcommittee, discussed the current situation, what can be expected regarding a COVID-19 vaccine and social distancing, and how the health care industry can respond better in future crises. The conversation was moderated by Joseph Minarik, CED’s Senior Vice President and Director of Research.
The United States is dealing with an acute crisis, unique in our recent economy history. In order to address the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers and business leaders are bringing major elements of everyday life and commerce to a temporary halt. The US economy is almost certainly already in recession. The effects of the pandemic, including the public health response, will place enormous strain on many families and businesses. It will also pose a tremendous challenge to state and local governments, who will see demands for services spike just as revenues fall. Effectively confronting the public health and economic challenges posed by COVID-19 may demand Federal policy intervention into looming state and local budget shortfalls. Tracy Gordon (https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/author/tracy-gordon), Senior Fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, joins to discuss the risk COVID-19 poses for state and local budgets, what the Federal government is or should be doing about it, and what we have learned from the lessons of the Great Recession.
As described in the January 2020 Committee for Economic Development of the Conference Board (CED) policy statement, Boosting Immigration: Harnessing global talent to increase US competitiveness, innovation, and prosperity, the challenges presented by slowing population and labor force growth and an aging populace will require the US to embrace every available advantage to bolster
the strength and productivity of the American workforce in order to help more American families benefit from growth and preserve our global leadership. With its ability to help supplement
and complement our existing labor force with additional skills and talent, and help create new entrepreneurial and employment opportunities, immigration policy presents an underutilized opportunity for achieving our nation’s economic goals.
Dr. Leah Boustan, Professor of Economics at Princeton University, joins to discuss her research on what we can learn from comparing US immigration past and present, and how those insights can inform today’s immigration policy debates.
April 1, 2020 is Census Day—Americans responding to the once-in-a-decade count will report where they were living on that day. As the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board outlined in its policy brief, The 2020 Census: The Importance of an Accurate and Robust Accounting of our Nation’s Population, the census is the primary source of data on the nation’s population and economy, used to determine our system of political representation, inform business development and investment, and allocate government funds to where they are most needed. As such, the accuracy of the population count is critical for decision-making in the decade ahead and forms an important basis for trust in the fairness of government. But this year’s Census will face unique and uncertain challenges in the form of a COVID-19 pandemic.
Robert Kueppers, a retired Senior Partner at Deloitte LLP and chair of the Committee for Economic Development of the Conference Board’s Money In Politics Subcommittee, and Nick Hart, President of the Data Foundation, join to discuss why the Census is so important, what challenges it faces in light of the COVID-19 virus, and how employers can help to ensure a successful count.
In a rapidly changing 21st-century economy with growing competition from abroad, continuing to field a world-leading, skilled workforce is both more essential and more challenging than ever to the mission of delivering increasing prosperity for American families and preserving our nation’s economic leadership. In the face of uncertain technological disruption, business leaders and policymakers will need to carefully consider the necessary changes and adjustments that could help to ensure that all Americans, including those whose potential contributions the US has failed to fully support and cultivate in the past, are better positioned to prosper in the future.
Molly Kinder, a David M. Rubenstein Fellow at the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program and lead author of Worker Voices: Technology and the Future for Workers, joins to discuss her work examining the impact of emerging technologies on low wage workers and women and the challenges and opportunities of such technology as perceived by workers in occupations most at-risk of automation.
As described in the October 2019 Committee for Economic Development of the Conference Board (CED) policy statement Growing the American Workforce: Bolstering Participation Is Critical for US Competitiveness and Economic Strength, the growth of women in the paid workforce was among the most significant labor market stories of post-WWII America. But, after leading much of the world in the trend towards fuller female participation, the US now routinely lags many of its advanced economy peers. With an aging population and slowing labor force growth posing long-run risks to the economic strength and fiscal health of the country, the US must make full use of our available talent, including from groups whose potential contributions the US has failed to fully support and cultivate in the past, in order to achieve growing and broadly shared prosperity and remain globally competitive in a rapidly changing 21st-century economy.
Manager of Economic Research at Schmidt Futures and former Research Director at Indeed.com’s Hiring Lab, Martha Gimbel joins us to discuss the trends, barriers, and policy choices shaping women’s labor force participation in the US.
In a rapidly changing 21st-century economy, continuing to field a world-leading, skilled workforce is both more essential and more challenging than ever to the mission of delivering increasing prosperity for American families and preserving our nation’s global economic leadership. The US must confront its demographic challenges, as an aging population and slowing labor force growth pose long-run risks to the economic strength and fiscal health of the country.
To help confront these challenges and offer policy makers and business leaders balanced, reasoned solutions in the public interest, in October 2019, the Committee for Economic Development of the Conference Board (CED) released Growing the American Workforce: Bolstering Participation Is Critical for US Competitiveness and Economic Strength with recommendations focused on making it easier and more attractive for more Americans to find work and remain working. CED’s workforce subcommittee co-chair, Paul Decker, President and CEO of Mathematica, will join us to discuss this policy brief, its insights for what’s ahead, and how its recommendations could spur economic growth.
PNC’s Grow Up Great initiative exemplifies how business can step in and make an educational difference in children’s early years. This year PNC celebrates the 15th anniversary of their Grow Up Great program, a bilingual initiative to help children from birth through age 5 prepare for success in school and in life. In 2004, PNC employees chose early education as the company’s philanthropic focus when investing in early childhood education did not have as much widespread support as it does today. To date, more than 5 million children across the country have been supported through PNC’s local grants and educational programming. In this episode, Tom Lamb, Senior Vice President of the PNC Financial Services Group and a CED Trustee, and Jim Hansen, Regional President of Eastern Carolinas for PNC Bank discuss how the program started, its impact on employees and plans for the future.
With workforce and population growth both slowing, the US will need to make full use of its available talent if it is going to remain globally competitive and continue to deliver growing prosperity for American families. To help address this challenge, the Committee for Economic Development of the Conference Board has released a new policy brief, Growing the American Workforce: Bolstering Participation Is Critical for US Competitiveness and Economic Strength, aimed at increasing labor force participation and attachment in the near-term to help more Americans achieve their employment goals and contribute to the strength of the US workforce.
High labor force participation is a crucial part of achieving broadly shared economic growth. Jay Shambaugh, former Member of the White House Council of Economic Advisors and one of the authors of the recent Hamilton Project strategy paper Labor Force Nonparticipation: Trends, Causes, and Policy Solutions, joins to discuss the evolution of, and impediments to, labor force participation since the turn of the century and potential remedies to help grow the American workforce.
Research shows that early learning (from birth to 5) not only supports children’s success in school, but it also impacts a child’s future earnings, workplace productivity, and has long-term health benefits as well as multi-generational benefits. In this episode, Elanna Yalow, Chief Academic Officer of KinderCare Education, spoke with Bernard Bailey, CED President, about the critical components of high-quality early learning experiences and how parents can be confident that they are selecting the most appropriate setting for their child and family. Among the most important areas that support quality is ensuring that early childhood educators have the dispositions, skills and ongoing development needed to provide an enriched learning environment for young children.
In this episode, Mike Petters, President and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), discussed with CED President Bernard Bailey why early childhood education is vital to national security. “Nothing is more important than to ensure that our children will thrive in a rapidly changing world. I don’t just believe early childhood education in America is a national security issue. I believe it is the national security issue,” Petters wrote in an op-ed in February 2019.
Seeing a direct link between early childhood education and national security, Petters, who heads America’s largest shipbuilding company employing more than 40,000 people, started a scholarship fund by declining his annual salary (minus $1) that awards up to $3,000 to each qualified employee for preschool expenses. The HII scholarship is also available to employees who are pursuing postsecondary education. Since its inception four years ago, the company has awarded or renewed 578 scholarships valued at more than $1.5 million. Administered by Scholarship America, applications are selected based on academic and financial needs.
Despite past and projected rapid growth in computing-related job openings, women continue to be underrepresented in the fields of computing and technology. In the face of increasing global competition, as the US seeks to bolster the strength, skills, and size of its labor force, helping more women to pursue and advance in careers in tech could be a critical component of a modern workforce strategy. Lucy Sanders, CEO and Co-founder of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), and Paula Stern, CED Legacy Trustee and Founder and President of The Stern Group, discuss NCWIT’s efforts to “revolutionize the face of technology” by increasing girls' and women's participation throughout the tech ecosystem, from K-12 and higher education to the industry itself, with lessons for increasing the participation and utilization of women and underrepresented minorities throughout the US economy.
Hollis Hart is President (Retired), International Franchise Management of Citi and co-author of the book Smart Regulation: Changing Speed Bumps into Guardrails. The book explains how sound bipartisan policy can yield both faster economic growth and greater security for consumers. In this episode, CED host Joseph Minarik, also a co-author of the book, talked with Hart about the role of regulation in the financial industry, and how smart regulation can produce economic benefits from Main Street to Wall Street. Although there is a wide acceptance for the need of regulation for the financial industry, opinions vary on the nature and extent of such regulation. Hart discussed what is working and what is not, and recommended a more effective and productive regulatory approach going forward.
Michael Archbold is Chief Executive Officer (Retired) of GNC Holdings, Inc. and co-author of the book Smart Regulation: Changing Speed Bumps into Guardrails. The book explains how sound bipartisan policy can yield both faster economic growth and greater security for consumers. In this episode, CED host Joseph Minarik, also a co-author of the book, talked with Archbold about what smart regulation is and how to achieve it through bipartisan policies. Archbold discussed the history and development of regulation and outlined the broad principles that are critical to achieving smart regulation.
What is the “Whole Child” educational approach and what role can business leaders play as a stakeholder in education? This is the focus of discussion in the first episode of CED’s special series about early childhood education. Kai-leé Berke from Teaching Strategies explains that a whole child approach transitions away from a focus on narrowly defined academic achievement to one that incorporates a broader view of the skills and knowledge that all children must develop to achieve long-term success. These competencies include problem solving and resilience – some of the key “employability skills” that enable individuals to adapt and pursue work successfully. Berke also shares some success stories of the Whole Child approach and offers suggestions on how the business community can get involved to support the educational approach.
Ongoing changes in the technological landscape will likely create significant opportunities and new risks for the US economy and be a core feature of international economic competition in the years ahead. How should policymakers seek to frame and understand this challenge? Matthew Shapiro, founder of MacroTessera and a Senior Advisor at Oxford Analytica, joins Devin O’Connor to share insights on this critical issue.
Part 4 of CED's Debt 101 series sheds light on the government's revenue system. Caroline Ferguson sits down with Joe Minarik to answer the question, "Where does the US government get its money?"
The recent government shutdown was the longest in history. CED's Mike Petro, Joe Minarik, and Devin O'Connor sit down to discuss the various business and economic implications – both expected and unexpected.
The national debt is growing by the minute, but why is it out of control? Debt 101 is a mini-series featuring a policy expert and a millennial discussing the nation's mounting debt. Why is healthcare a major contributor to America's federal budget?
What has to be done to increase gender diversity in corporate America and can it benefit the bottom line? Janice Ellig, CEO of the Ellig Group, joins Mike Petro to examine what can and can't work to increase the number of women in corporate leadership.
Countless people seem polarized on the topic of immigration. Joe Minarik, Senior Vice President at the CED, and Lance Jackson, Senior Historian at TrueChat, join Justin T. Weller to break down this divisive issue.
Steve Odland, CEO of The Committee For Economic Development, is joined by Bernard Bailey to discuss the adverse effects of crony capitalism and what we, as a nation, must do to combat them.
What needs to be done to improve the workforce? One place to start is with getting skilled workers back into the labor market. Monica Herk, Vice President of Education Research helps explain the issue.
Is the national debt something that will affect you? Joel Myers, President and Chairman of the Board of AccuWeather, joins Joe Minarik to share his insight on this critical issue.
Early learning is critical to the United States economy and Louisiana has addressed the challenges of education in a unique way. What can you do to make a difference in your state?
The national debt is rapidly increasing, but what does that mean for you? Joe Minarik, Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Committee for Economic Development (CED) sits down with Caroline Ferguson, researcher at CED, to discuss what the looming national debt means and how it will affect future generations.
Education is changing and apprenticeships could be an essential part of our future workforce. Mike Petters, CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, discusses how his company is using apprenticeships to supply its workforce.
What are employers looking for in High School graduates? Chris Gabrieli, Chairman of the Board of Higher Education for Massachusettes, joins Cindy Cisneros to discuss CED's new report.