Leadership Now Project welcomes Governor Sherrill’s Executive Order to streamline and expedite permitting as a meaningful step toward strengthening New Jersey’s economic competitiveness and delivering on the affordability agenda voters supported last November. Persistent permitting delays raise costs, slow investment, and make it harder for the state to build the housing and infrastructure its economy needs. Executive Order No. 5 will help address those challenges by increasing transparency, reducing unnecessary red tape and establishing a focused team to streamline approvals.

Strong nations do not need to threaten allies to secure their interests. The United States benefits from foreign policy grounded in law, alliances, and diplomacy not by undermining the very system that has kept America prosperous and secure.

We urge Congress to defend Fed independence amid investigation of central bank chair.

Leadership Now CEO Daniella Ballou-Aares emphasizes that keeping New York safe, funded, and open for business requires preventing unnecessary federal intervention

Leadership Now’s latest business leader sentiment survey

Leadership Now is cited as a key pro-democracy business voice

Senior Advisor Richard Stoff and member James Ratner call for fair redistricting in Ohio as essential to both democracy and economic competitiveness

Member Sachin Shivaram argues that we need a better approach to immigration

Leadership Now member explains in how President Trump’s tariffs are driving up costs, slowing demand, and forcing layoffs

Leadership Now members make the business case against gerrymandering

Member Tom Florsheim discusses the impacts of Trump’s tariffs

CEO Daniella Ballou-Aares and Founding Member Craig Robinson offer a grounding reflection on leading with clarity, purpose, and agency amid political uncertainty

Member Sachin Shivaram, CEO of Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry, shares how Trump’s tariffs are impacting American manufacturers

Wisconsin business leaders file a lawsuit to challenge anti-competitive congressional maps

Spotlights Leadership Now’s Business Leaders Letter Defending Universities as Critical to U.S. Competitiveness

CEO Daniella Ballou-Aares and Member Tom Florsheim highlight how business leaders, associations, and chambers are increasingly speaking out against destabilizing federal policies

CEO Daniella Ballou-Aares highlights growing business concern over the Trump-Musk feud as a sign of escalating lawlessness and uncertainty

CEO Daniella Ballou-Aares discuss how political instability is affecting U.S. business competitiveness

Highlights Leadership Now’s survey and CEO Daniella Ballou-Aares on why executives must defend U.S. competitiveness and the rule of law

Initial coverage of Leadership Now’s business leader Harris Poll on U.S. competitiveness

Cites Leadership Now’s Harris Poll on senior business leaders’ concerns about U.S. competitiveness

CEO Daniella Ballou-Aares joins The Contrarian to spotlight how threats to democracy are fueling uncertainty and risk for business

Member Tom Florsheim is quoted on the consumer impacts of new tariffs on China

WI Business Leaders describe the impact of the new tariffs

Business leaders make the business case for Judge Crawford

Leadership Now Arizona co-hosts a town hall on elections

CEO Daniella Ballou-Aares notes the importance of diversity as a contributing factor to both democracy and business success

CEO Daniella Ballou-Aares emphasizes the critical role of corporate action in defending democracy