A confluence of global crises in the last 18 months has sparked a broad reassessment of mission and purpose on the part of companies, investors, and key institutions. In private equity (PE), which ha s been a laggard in addressing...

As COP26 (the 26th UN Climate Change Conference scheduled for October 31—November 12 in Glasgow) approaches, we can expect a welcome surge in private-sector commitments toward much-needed social, economic, and environmental change. Private...

As I look out to the remainder of the 2020s, I believe that economic inequality will be one of the most important issues facing humanity. Excessive inequality undermines the life chances of individuals, families, and communities—sometimes...

While this last year thrust unparalleled challenges on workforces across the globe, it also introduced us to a new way of doing just about everything. When we lost impromptu conversations at the water cooler, we made up for them with...

It’s not that long ago that the physical pitch book was entrenched in deal-making lore, for decades thumped down on boardroom tables to quantify bankers’ expert advice on why to transact on a deal. Enter COVID and exit the physical form of...

1. Support evidence-based medicine: A key problem during the second wave of COVID-19 infection was medication misuse. Numerous drugs, none proven effective against COVID-19, were prescribed extensively, even prophylactically, in some states...

According to a recent study, solid Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices resulted in better operational performance in 88 percent of companies. In the Consumer Top Trend 2021 survey by Gartner, 62 percent of consumers said...

Lifting people out of poverty in Haiti. Eliminating plastic waste in our oceans. Creating innovative technology that drives business growth. On the surface, you might think these three things have nothing to do with one another. But for HP...

Singapore is poised to achieve at least 80–85 percent vaccine coverage against SARS-CoV-2 by the end of September 2021. Excluding children aged 12 and below, this would mean that at least 90–95 percent of the eligible population are...

The spring of 2020 was illuminating in many ways. We witnessed the abysmal handling of a public health crisis, we watched COVID-19 health disparities by race and income unfold in real time, and we were traumatized repeatedly by the sight of...