In the New York Times DealBook Newsletter, Leadership Now’s partnership, the Business & Democracy Initiative, is highlighted for its work organizing a statement and briefing with business leaders ahead of the 2024 election.
Business leaders have been reluctant to wade in. Many say that even talking about the peaceful transition of power is political. But amid high levels of misinformation and distrust in institutions including government and the media, corporate leaders have faced more pressure to publicly call for stability.
“Voting rights and support for democracy is not a partisan issue,” Ken Chenault, the former C.E.O. of American Express, said at a briefing with business leaders last month. “And it’s critical that business leaders support that.”
