Resources
We conduct original research on the causes of short-term business decisions and work to find practical solutions.
Risk and Resilience | Podcast
9 March 2026 - “The idea that somehow trade is going to stop or that international activity will stop is not the case at all… Patterns are changing… and what that means to the long term… is now the great uncertainty.”
Innovation, Stakeholder Capitalism, Risk and Resilience | Report
5 March 2026 - On 25 February 2026, we had the privilege of bringing together our members and other leaders in global business and investing for FCLT Summit 2026, FCLTGlobal’s annual convening, where we address the most pressing challenges facing long-term value creation in today’s capital markets.
Press Release
26 February 2026 - FCLTGlobal announced that Sarah Keohane Williamson, its founding Chief Executive Officer, will retire from the organization. Williamson shared the news at FCLT Summit 2026, the annual gathering of the organization’s members.
Podcast
3 February 2026 - “Whether it was in the late eighties and early nineties on real estate, whether it was the fallen angels in the 1999–2000 timeframe, or into the financial crisis… leverage is consistent. And when it gets out of hand, it causes trouble.”
Risk and Resilience | Article
3 February 2026 - In 2025, activists launched a record 255 global campaigns, topping the prior peak from 2018 and rising about 5 percent year over year. Q3 alone set a quarterly record with 61 campaigns. For corporate boards, scrutiny is intensifying, expectations are rising, and both strong balance sheets and weak governance can attract attention from activists.
Article
3 February 2026 - Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are rapidly emerging as the world’s dominant long-term investors.
Governance | Article
28 January 2026 - In governance circles, few topics generate more debate than whether the CEO should also serve as board chair. Regulators in some markets have taken firm positions, and activists often argue that separation between the two roles is a universal best practice.
Podcast
13 January 2026 - “The readiness to turn away from something that’s no longer productive and embrace something new is far more prescient here.”
Report
7 January 2026 - As we begin 2026, FCLTGlobal looks back on a decade of progress, collaborative programming, and the invaluable contributions of our members.
Press Release
1 January 2026 - Boston, MA, 1 January 2026 — FCLTGlobal, a non-profit organization whose mission is to mobilize companies and investors to focus capital on the long term to create lasting value, today announced several changes to its Board of Directors, including the departure of directors Christopher Ailman, David Neal, and Lei Zhang, who concluded their terms at the end of 2025.
Report
29 December 2025 - Our latest annual benchmarking report reveals that despite record wealth, market participants are positioning themselves for flexibility and liquidity rather than committing capital for the long term.
Podcast
15 December 2025 - “Anytime where you have a constrained market, it's good to be a supplier of capacity into that market, which is why you're seeing a lot of investment and construction of data centers even though you've got higher interest costs, higher CapEx costs, higher operating costs, inefficiency in the supply chain.”