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Michael Polk spent decades at the top of some of the world’s largest consumer goods companies. After tenures at Procter & Gamble, Kraft Foods, Unilever, and a run as CEO of Newell Brands from 2011 to 2019, Polk retired briefly before discovering that his appetite for leadership wasn’t finished. What came next surprised even him: […]
A 5.2-acre green deck park sitting atop a sunken freeway in central Dallas exists in large part because of a $10 million commitment from Kelcy Warren. The Energy Transfer Executive Chairman made that donation in 2012, providing the catalytic private funding that helped transform a divided stretch of downtown Dallas into one of the city’s […]
The venture capital industry is often characterized by its obsession with rapid returns — the search for companies that can reach liquidity events within five to seven years. Vancouver-based investor Yazan Al Homsi takes a more nuanced view of investment timelines, arguing that the most significant technology investment opportunities — particularly in healthcare and sustainable […]
In the payment solutions industry, technology investment decisions made today determine competitive position for years to come. New York-based Thomas Priore has approached technology investment at Priority Commerce with a philosophy that balances the need to stay current with emerging capabilities against the imperative to maintain the operational reliability that mission-critical payment processing requires. The […]
Building a successful business is valuable. Contributing to the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem is rarer and, in some respects, more important. London-based entrepreneur Burak Basel has been deliberate about playing both roles, using his platform and experience to support emerging entrepreneurs and contribute to the conversation about how international business can be done better. Through his […]
The Lab That Touched 600 Million Lives — and the Family Behind It Before Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel agreed to fund a small team of economists at MIT who were running experiments on poverty alleviation, he asked them one question: “How many people’s lives could you touch in 10 years?” Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo […]
Government agencies have no shortage of processes that consume time without adding value. Filing, sorting, routing, verifying, logging, and reporting occupy significant portions of the working day for federal employees at every level. Technology entrepreneur and former Defense Department advisor Justin Fulcher has argued that this is where artificial intelligence should enter the picture: not […]
Trust is not easily earned in the oil and gas industry. Yet Gulf Coast Western reviews consistently describe a company that has done the hard work of building credibility over decades. Founded in 1970 as a modest Gulf Coast operation, the firm has grown into a multi-state enterprise with thousands of acres available for development […]
Kelcy Warren, the billionaire executive chairman of Energy Transfer, received a Hart Energy Hall of Fame honor in December 2023 and used the recognition as an occasion to speak plainly about his views on the energy industry’s future. The Hart Energy LIVE interview captured Warren expressing both appreciation for his fellow inductees and a message […]
The early-stage funding environment in British Columbia has changed materially over the past several years — with more institutional capital, more active angel networks, and more structured support mechanisms creating a foundation for startup activity that was substantially thinner a decade ago. Vancouver-based investor Yazan Al Homsi has explained this shift in terms of both […]
