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Isabella Mourgelas

Chicago, Nashville, Washington, D.C.

Lead Research Analyst at Chief Executive Magazine

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  • 1 week ago | chiefexecutive.net | Isabella Mourgelas |Koby Hrynkiewicz

    While the Trump-China tariffs have been a boon to many U.S. manufacturers and a curse to many others, a new survey by Chief Executive Group, in partnership with AlixPartners, finds that those in both camps have something in common: They’re raising prices, and they’re raising them sharply. Our most recent survey of CEOs finds 87 percent of U.S. manufacturers have raised their prices or are considering it in the months to come.

  • 3 weeks ago | chiefexecutive.net | Isabella Mourgelas

    Despite concerns over tariff policies, most U.S. manufacturing CEOs surveyed by Chief Executive in May expect conditions to improve ahead, with many predicting a return to certainty in the medium term following short-term disruptions. However, a sizeable portion voice that damage to trade and business will not be mended even in the medium term, leading to inflation, job loss and a recession.

  • 1 month ago | chiefexecutive.net | C.J. Prince |Isabella Mourgelas

    When Ravi Bhatt took a trip to Bloomington, Indiana, in 2021 to scout potential office space for his new AI-driven software company, Folia, he wasn’t planning to move. He’d spent 17 years building software businesses in Chicago and was dug in there. But as an Indiana University alum, he knew firsthand about IU’s strong academic reputation in AI, machine learning and cognitive science.

  • 1 month ago | chiefexecutive.net | Isabella Mourgelas

    Manufacturing CEOs polled by Chief Executive in April continue to say President Donald Trump’s tariff plans will have a negative impact on the U.S. economy, but their forecasts for the extent of the damage, their impact on individual businesses and how long they will last depend on their company’s level of international exposure—a growing divide in CEO optimism that could have political implications in the year to come.

  • 2 months ago | chiefexecutive.net | Isabella Mourgelas

    Inflation has been at bay for the past couple years and so, price increases have been more routine than the levels we once saw in 2021 and 2022. Could tariffs change that? As trade becomes more complicated and regulatory compliance becomes more convoluted, companies may pass off these extra costs to the consumer. That is, at least, according to our most recent polling in March.

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