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CEO Caucus

The CEO Caucus is a semiannual roundtable for business leaders, political leaders, and scholars to discuss the business implications of urgent national and global events that span economics, diplomacy, security, energy, environment, regulation, and politics.

CEO Caucus Features

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  • Prestigious venue adjacent to U.S. Capitol
  • Timely, critical issues review and crisis response
  • Magnet for U.S. and global decision makers
  • Invitation-only event limited to renowned CEOs across industries
  • Leading policy makers, legislators, key experts, and top administration officials
  • Topics include business implications of urgent global events on economic, diplomatic, security, energy, environmental, regulatory, and political fronts
  • Unique, interactive format designed for accomplished high-profile figures
  • Discussions facilitated by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Yale Senior Associate Dean

Upcoming CEO Caucus

Ensuring Corporate Visions Match Strategic Realities at 250: Tech Policy, the AI Promise, and U.S. Governance Past the Midterms
Washington D.C. | September 15, 2026

Yale CEO Caucus 
Washington D.C. | March 2, 2027

Yale CEO Caucus
Washington D.C. | September 29, 2027

Recent CEO Caucuses

View agendas, participants, and executive summaries from recent CEO Caucus programs:

2026

Don't Let the Midterm Elections Divert Your Strategic Directions
Washington D.C. | March 10, 2026

2025

Trading Places: Understanding the Rules on Where to Invest During Periods of Extreme Uncertainty
Washington D.C. | September 17, 2025

The Strategic Opportunities and Challenges of Trump 2.0: Business Leadership Lessons from Trump 1.0
Washington D.C. | March 11, 2025

2024

Leading Business Optimism through the Age of Political Grievances
Washington D.C. | September 18, 2024

The Secondary Business Effects of the Primary Election Season: Lessons on Guiding Investor, Workforce, Customer, & Community Harmony​​​
Washington, D.C. | March 6, 2024

2023

Orchestrating vs. Regulating: Finding the Perfect Pitch between Business and Government for Guiding Edgy Technologies​​​
Washington, D.C. | September 13, 2023

Yale CEO Caucus​​​
Washington, D.C. | March 15, 2023

2022

Yale CEO Caucus​​​
Washington, D.C. | September 14, 2022

Yale CEO Caucus 
Creating and Competing for the Future: Guiding and Governing Technology​​​
Washington, D.C. | March 21, 2022

2021

E Pluribus Unum: Out of Many, One
Virtual  | September 28, 2021

Building Back Better? US Business Fortification of a Healthy Economy, Healthy Communities, and Healthy National Governance
Virtual  | March 10, 2021

2020

Economic Rejuvenation: Safely Bringing Communities out of Corona Caves
Virtual  | September 23, 2020

2019

Running Your Business through Shifting Sands: Traversing Diplomatic Crises and Domestic Causes
Washington, D.C.  | September 18, 2019

Guiding Your Business Efforts to the Rule of Law vs the Law of Rulers
Washington, D.C.  | March 20, 2019

Booking Holdings
March 2025 Legend in Leadership Award recipient Glenn Fogel

2018

Who Will Pass their Midterms?  Business Directions Post Elections
Washington, D.C.  | September 24, 2018

The Lowdown on Showdowns: Piloting around Partisan Divides in Immigration, Infrastructure, and Industry
Washington, D.C.  | March 13, 2018

2017

Nine Months of the New Business Voice in DC: Corporate Expectations and Economic Realities
Washington, D.C.  | September 19, 2017

2016

How We’ll Remember November: The Business Impact of Political Disruption
Washington, D.C.  | September 12, 2016

Effective Problem Solving Amid Election Politics: Substantive Solutions vs. Simplistic Slapdowns
Washington, D.C.  | March 15, 2016

2015

In Whom Do We Trust?  Politics, Policies, and People
Washington, D.C.  | September 15, 2015

The American Century Returns?  A New Dialogue
Washington, D.C.  | March 3, 2015

2014

Corporate Priorities amid Congressional Uncertainties
Washington, D.C.  | September 16, 2014

Connecting with the Courageous in Congress: Building Bridges of Business Trust
Washington, D.C.  |  March 18, 2014

2013

Who Speaks for American Business? The Varied Voices of Enterprise in Public Policy
Washington, D.C.  |  September 17, 2013

2012

Leading Your Business around the Discontinuities of Government Leadership Changes 
Washington, D.C.  |  September 20, 2012

Navigating Around Infrastructure Snarls: From Cyberspace and Energy to Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Washington, D.C.  |  March 7, 2012

2011

Putting America Back to Work
Washington, D.C.  |  November 15, 2011