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2 weeks 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.
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3 weeks 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.
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1 month 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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2 months ago | 
chiefexecutive.net | Isabella Mourgelas
As President Donald Trump rolled out his global tariff regime, built, at least in part, to grow the U.S. manufacturing sector, the immediate result has been to unnerve manufacturing CEOs. Their confidence in future business conditions fell more than 30 percent between January and March according to Chief Executive’s latest CEO Confidence Index, which we fielded March 4 and 5.
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2 months ago | 
chiefexecutive.net | Isabella Mourgelas
It’s always something. For years after coming out of Covid, historically high material and wage inflation pushed profits into tough territory for many manufacturers. Not to mention supply chain issues, labor shortages and a pandemic virus further complicating the already demanding task of running a manufacturing business. What new obstacles will manufacturers face in 2025?
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2 months ago | 
chiefexecutive.net | Isabella Mourgelas |Koby Hrynkiewicz
Editor’s Note: Just a reminder that this year’s Manufacturing Leadership Summit will be in Cleveland, Ohio, May 7-8, with a keynote from the CEO of steelmaking titan Cleveland Cliffs, industrial AI advice from Hitachi’s global AI leader, factory tours you won’t want to miss (steel mill!) and much more. Connect with your peers, build lasting relationships and snag the new ideas, technology and tactics that will help you and your company thrive.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
chiefexecutive.net | Isabella Mourgelas
Making predictions about the future of the world is no easy task—especially in times of rapid change, global upheaval, and technological innovation. Yet, we can’t resist the temptation to try! After all, understanding what America’s CEOs anticipate is often more useful for strategic planning than what whatever actually ends up happening. Plus, it’s a lot more fun. With that in mind, we once again tapped into the collective wisdom of the U.S. CEO community for their thoughts about the year ahead.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
chiefexecutive.net | Isabella Mourgelas
This landscape of uncertainty has persisted for long enough. What seemed like a never-ending election cycle, rife with disruption, finally came to a close last month and now business leaders have high hopes for the year to come. Chief Executive’s latest read of 135 CEOs, polled December 3-5, finds the majority expecting more business-friendly policies coming from the White House next year—and more rate cuts from the Fed.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
chiefexecutive.net | Isabella Mourgelas
Perhaps you thought steep price hikes on everything from materials to labor were over? Think again. Recent data from Chief Executive shows that the cost of employer-sponsored healthcare is still on the rise for CEO and senior executive plans—and climbing at a higher pace than inflation. While companies are able to decide to offer different healthcare packages based on employee-type, for example, a different plan for senior executive vs.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
chiefexecutive.net | Isabella Mourgelas
After two months of consecutive decreases in CEO outlook, September ticked up from August, with many of the 120 chiefs we polled September 10-12 saying that no matter the outcome of the election—and most have a preferred candidate—the simple clarity of knowing who will be the next president will at least allow them to make better informed decisions about the future. That isn’t the only reason for the stabling outlook, of course.
