Business leaders across the globe are struggling to catch their breath. Executives are dealing with a volatile stock market, extreme tariff uncertainty, and a litany of other issues that have sprung up over the past few months.
Constantine Alexandrakis, CEO of Russell Reynolds Associates, has been advising corporate boards and CEOs for decades. He says economic and geopolitical uncertainty are top of mind for leaders, according to the firm’s latest report on C-suite priorities in 2025. “There haven’t been widespread policy changes in this country like this in a long time,” he says.
Alexandrakis spoke with Fortune about what CEOs fear most right now, how shaky markets are causing leaders to lean into AI, and why top executives are making so many trips to Washington.
