Sustaining Capitalism

Larry Jensen, President & CEO of real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors, weighs in on the myriad economic benefits of early education, for both kids and society at large. He also discusses the progress his city of Memphis has made, and how business and policymakers across the country can follow suit.

Committee for Economic Development CEO Steve Odland sits down with host Mike Petro to weigh in on the life of the modern CEO. As former CEO of Office Depot and Autozone, he brings a wealth of experience to the topic. Steve discusses challenges that include guiding a company for long-term success amid short-term pressures, globalization, and the need to extend one’s leadership beyond company walls.

On the premiere of Making Capitalism Sustainable, former Brookings Institution President Bruce MacLaury takes listeners on an introductory tour of the Committee for Economic Development. Bruce discusses CED’s founding, which harkens back to the Second World War, and how seven decades later, they continue developing nonpartisan solutions to the biggest economic and educational challenges facing the nation – especially ones that will face our next President and Congress.