Today’s CEOs could be the most consequential corporate leaders in American history. The decisions they make will determine whether the most powerful technologies ever developed strengthen the foundations of American capitalism or further strain them. The stability of the modern socioeconomic system on which markets and business depend is on the line.
Two realities define the leadership challenge ahead. First, companies must adopt new technologies fully, at speed, and with incredible levels of investment to remain competitive. Second, the transition to an AI-powered economy will reverberate widely, reshaping jobs, income models, communities, and the role of business in society. This is already beginning to play out as economic growth and the value of labor become effectively decoupled.
