Chief Executive Magazine

Chief Executive started its publication journey in 1976. It releases six issues each year, with a circulation of 42,000 copies. The magazine undergoes a biannual audit by BPA Worldwide. Additionally, it launched its online version in 1998.

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Remembering What’s Timeless With Amway CEO Michael Nelson

2 days ago | chiefexecutive.net | Don Yaeger

Long before he was CEO of Amway, Michael Nelson started in the company as a project intern. Over the next 35 years, he rose through the ranks of the business and saw lots of changes in the marketplace. He soon discovered that the key to navigating these fluctuations was maintaining an ability to adapt and embrace change. But how does one do that successfully? Simple, Nelson says: Honor what is enduring about your business and let everything else be open to reinvention.
Leading With Love: Alan Mulally’s Dedication To Service And Success

1 week ago | chiefexecutive.net | Don Yaeger

Alan Mulally first learned the meaning of service growing up in Kansas, where his mother drove him to school each morning.
CEO Optimism Remains At Multi-Year Low In April Survey Amid Growing Recession Forecasts And Uncertainty

1 week ago | chiefexecutive.net | Dan Bigman |Melanie Nolen

Chief Executive’s April survey of U.S. CEO confidence finds their ratings of current business conditions at the lowest level since the Covid-19 pandemic shuttered business in the spring of 2020. Their outlook for the year to come remains stalled at a multi-year low as well. The index, based on U.S. CEOs’ rating of current business conditions on a 1-10 scale where 1 is Poor and 10 is Excellent, dipped to 4.6 from 5.0 in March. It is down 28 percent since the start of 2025.
CEO Must-Dos For Tariff Turbulence: ‘Remain Agile To Pivot’

2 weeks ago | chiefexecutive.net | Dan Bigman

If you were having flashbacks to the early days of Covid-19 as the tariff war exploded these last couple weeks, there was good reason. Simon Freakley, executive chairman of AlixPartners consultancy, certainly had that sense of numbing déjà vu.
April Tariff Pricing Strategy: ‘Don’t Wait’

2 weeks ago | chiefexecutive.net | Dan Bigman

When it comes to the current uncertain economic moment, the essential strategy above all else is control what you can control when it comes to costs, cash, where you import from, and, perhaps above all else, your pricing. For that we turn, as always, to Adam Echter, who is very familiar to the Chief Executive community.
Bill George On Leadership: ‘It’s Called Courage’

2 weeks ago | chiefexecutive.net | Jennifer Pellet

Sure it’s cliché to say that boards and CEOs are living through an unprecedented era of challenge and change— economic, technological, political, social. But that doesn’t make it any less true. Or difficult. Ask anyone serving on a board these days. From generative AI and cybersecurity threats to rising CEO turnover and activist investing (and an activist White House) and on and on and on, there’s literally no end to the critical issues competing for board time and attention.
Trump Tariffs: Ram Charan On What Happens Next

3 weeks ago | chiefexecutive.net | Dan Bigman

Agree with it or not, believe in it or not, President Donald Trump’s massive new tariff regime promises to reshape the entirety of global trade and could plunge the economy into a downturn in the process. Stock markets around the world dropped on the details of his plans Wednesday and CEOs in every industry sought to assess how the changes might impact them. For many, the news was a shock, even if the president had been telegraphing his intentions for years.
Regional Report: West/Southwest

3 weeks ago | chiefexecutive.net | Craig Guillot

While the West and Southwest remain prime locations for manufacturing and tech companies, the semiconductor industry is growing rapidly in several states. Chip manufacturers are investing billions in Arizona, Texas and Oregon. Meanwhile, Samsung’s growing project in Austin now ranks as one of the largest economic development deals in U.S. history. 1.
Autodesk vs. Starboard: A Proxy Fight With Lessons For Every Boardroom

3 weeks ago | chiefexecutive.net | Matthew Scott

For the second time in 12 months, activist investor Starboard Value is challenging Autodesk for board seats. This comes after Autodesk resisted Starboard’s attempt to force changes on the board last year, and after the software-design maker appeared to make conciliatory changes to the board by adding two independent directors in December.
Facing Tariffs, More Manufacturers Raising Prices In 2025

3 weeks 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.