Isabella Mourgelas

2 weeks ago | chiefexecutive.net | Isabella Mourgelas

Uncertainty is once again the top word in manufacturing CEOs’ lexicon when it comes to describing the business environment. Fortunately, they agree that the uncertainty surrounding trade policies and deals is likely to resolve within the next 12 months, if not sooner. This hope, of certainty and resolution, is what’s driving the third consecutive upswing in manufacturing CEO outlook in June, after a 30 percent nosedive in March—when tariff talks began.

4 weeks 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.

1 month 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.

2 months 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.

2 months 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.