Dear reader,

In April 2026, Semafor will once again convene the world’s most consequential dialogue on the state of the global economy, bringing together more than 400 of the world’s leading CEOs for the 2026 Annual Convening of Semafor World Economy, the largest gathering of global chief executives in the United States of America, anchored in Washington, DC. Learn more here. 

Today, we’re proud to announce the expansion of the Semafor World Economy Global Advisory Board — a group of visionary business leaders who are helping us shape this new platform that empowers global CEOs to navigate extraordinary complexity through the expert curation of profound insights, ideas, and diverse perspectives.

Our co-chairs — Ken C. Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel; Henry R. Kravis, co-founder and co-executive chairman of KKR; Penny S. Pritzker, former US Secretary of Commerce; and David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman of the Carlyle Group — continue to lead this effort, alongside an extraordinary and growing group of global voices that reflect the breadth and complexity of today’s economy:

• Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Managing Director & Group CEO, ADNOC  
• Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman & Managing Director, Reliance Industries
• Nikesh Arora, Chairman & CEO, Palo Alto Networks
• Mary Barra, Chair & CEO, General Motors
• Levent Çakıroğlu, CEO, Koç Holding A.Ş. 
• Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons
• Edwin Chen, CEO, Surge AI
• Euisun Chung, Executive Chairman, Hyundai Motor Group
• Aliko Dangote, President & CEO, Dangote Group
• Georges Elhedery, Group CEO, HSBC
• Carlos Hank González, Chairman, Grupo Financiero Banorte
• Paul Griggs, Senior Partner & CEO, PwC
• Hironori Kamezawa, President & Group CEO, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
• Christian Klein, CEO, SAP SE
• Jorge Paulo Lemann, Chairman, Lemann Foundation
• Rich Lesser, Global Chair, Boston Consulting Group
• Divesh Makan, Founding Partner, ICONIQ Capital
• Dina Powell McCormick, President and Vice Chair, Meta
• David McKay, President & CEO, Royal Bank of Canada
• Nandan Nilekani, Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board, Infosys
• Andrea Orcel, CEO, UniCredit
• Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, Executive Director & CEO, Temasek Holdings
• Mustafa Suleyman, CEO, Microsoft AI
• Simpiwe K. Tshabalala, CEO, Standard Bank
• John Waldron, President & COO, Goldman Sachs
• Shemara Wikramanayake, Managing Director & CEO, Macquarie Group

This group represents nearly every sector of the global economy — from finance and energy to technology and manufacturing — across the US and G20.

The Advisory Board will help guide Semafor World Economy, which takes place April 13-17, 2026, in Washington, DC, and inform our year-round editorial coverage of the leaders, forces, and ideas reshaping globalization.

Joining the Advisory Board at this year’s convening will be our inaugural cohort of Semafor World Economy Principals — an editorially curated community of innovators, policymakers, and changemakers shaping the new world economy with front-row access to Semafor’s world-class journalism, meaningful opportunities for dialogue, and touchpoints designed for connection-building. Applications are now open here.

Thank you for being part of the Semafor community. 

Justin B. Smith & Ben Smith
Co-founders, Semafor