07-02-2026IMPACT COUNCIL

What it takes to rebuild America’s competitive edge

It means rebuilding how capital moves.

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The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of top leaders and experts who pay dues for access to peer learning, thought leadership, and more.

Inclusive and profitable economic ecosystems can be built, invested in, and scaled.

That was my core message at the recent Fast Company Impact Council Annual Meeting, where I joined innovative business leaders to discuss what it will take to rebuild America’s competitive edge. I sat on the mainstage alongside Jean-Claude Brizard, president and CEO of Digital Promise, and Deirdre White, CEO of Pyxera Global.

Prompted by Brendan Vaughan, editor-in-chief of Fast Company, we each addressed the limit of investing in binary thinking. Jean-Claude highlighted the pitfall of adopting sweeping prohibitions on technology use in schools without engaging educators skilled in tailoring the use of education-enriching technology. Deirdre discussed the profitability of recapturing rare earth minerals from our nation’s mountains of discarded technology tools and toys.

I challenged the false economic choice between profitability paired with inclusive growth and development. Economies can become more resilient, dynamic, and competitive. But only when more........

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