
On this week’s episode of Fortune‘s Leadership Next podcast, co-host Alan Murray talks with chemist Christina Lampe-Önnerud, the CEO of Cadenza Innovation, about her efforts to power the battery industry back up in the United States. She says innovation, investment, and batteries that don't explode—and she already has a fix for the last problem—will go a long way toward reinvigorating the U.S. battery industry. Lampe-Önnerud is also deeply involved with Li-Bridge, a public-private alliance developed to fill the U.S. lithium battery supply chain gap.
Co-host Michal Lev-Ram joins for the pre-interview chat. Listen to the episode or read the full transcript below.