Coronavirus: Covid-19

My So-Called College Years

As COVID restrictions recede, a UCLA senior begins to comprehend what she has lost. By Sydney Lester.

By Sydney Lester
08 September 2022

Healthcare's Data Tsunami

Health data can save lives, but protecting privacy is critical for public support.

By Ben Hirschler
23 February 2022

Faster Vaccines

Quicker development and improved access are critical to preparing for future disease outbreaks. The good news is we now have a blueprint, says Brunswick’s Ben Hirschler.

By Ben Hirschler
15 November 2021

Teachers' Legacy

Dino Varkey is CEO of the Dubai-based GEMS Education, the world’s largest K-12 education provider, founded by his grandparents. He talks with Brunswick’s Simon Pluckrose about the pandemic and GEMS’ targets for 21st century schooling.

By Simon Pluckrose
29 July 2021

The Marginal Revolutionary

On COVID, renowned economist Alex Tabarrok takes no pleasure in saying he told us so. By Raul Damas.

By Raul Damas
14 July 2021

A COVID Dividend

Scientific success during the pandemic is a shot in the arm for UK biotech.

By Ben Hirschler
15 June 2021

Putting the Art in Smartphones

Smartify, an app that was once rejected by almost every major museum, may now help them reopen safely in an era of social distancing—and transform how they engage audiences. Brunswick Arts’ Fanny Guesdon speaks with co-founder Anna Lowe.

By Fanny Guesdon
25 May 2021

Rebel Queen

At first, Regina Merson thought mask-wearing would cripple her cosmetics startup. But it turns out that Latina women wear lipstick even in a pandemic. By Amy Koch.

By Amy Koch
19 May 2021

The Artist as Leader

A conversation between Brunswick Partner Philip Delves Broughton and YBCA CEO Deborah Cullinan.

By Philip Delves Broughton
17 March 2021

Critical Moment

As a child in Gloucestershire, England in the 1760s, Edward Jenner, creator of the first widely used vaccine, overheard a dairy maid say, “I shall never have smallpox because I have had cowpox. I shall never have an ugly pockmarked face.”

By Carlton Wilkinson
23 December 2020

2020 The Age of Acceleration

There are moments in history when everything seems to accelerate. Ten years in one. 2020 is such a moment.

By Sir Alan Parker
23 December 2020

In Conversation: McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski

He took charge of McDonald’s amid an executive scandal and soon found himself facing the most serious global pandemic in a century. He spoke with Brunswick’s Jayne Rosefield.

By Jayne Rosefield
09 December 2020

The Latest Escape

Successful struggles with cancer were a prelude to the challenges of 2020 for Lisa Nagorny and her family and taught her important lessons in appreciating the time you have.

By Lisa Nagorny
29 October 2020

Testing Times

Brunswick’s Ben Hirschler describes taking part in a COVID-19 vaccine trial as part of the historic global effort to halt the disease.

By Ben Hirschler
27 October 2020

The New Yorker

For years, my KC cap was a symbol of resistance. Then the pandemic struck.

By Kevin Helliker
01 October 2020

Streamlining the Virus Fight

A team of Oxford researchers led the world in identifying successful treatments for infected COVID-19 patients and offer a model for the future. By Ben Hirschler.

By Ben Hirschler
22 September 2020

Safer, Cleaner, Cheaper

Greg Murray, CEO of KOKO Networks, spoke to Brunswick’s Kirsty Cameron about how conscious capitalism can build a better world.

By Kirsty Cameron
15 September 2020

Inside IBM’s COVID-19 Response

CIO Fletcher Previn and his team “compressed 10 years of strategy into 10 weeks of execution,” reports Philip Delves Broughton.

By Philip Delves Broughton
09 September 2020

Race Against Time

The pharmaceutical industry is seizing the moment to both help lift society out of the pandemic and rebuild its own reputation. The clock is ticking. By Brunswick’s Ben Hirschler and Jeremy Ruch.

By Jeremy Ruch
28 August 2020

Leadership in the Time of COVID

Employees aren’t the problem. They’re the solution, says Rebekah Metts-Childers.

By Rebekah Metts-Childers
20 August 2020

By Drone or By Dromedary

Chemonics International reimagined a global health supply chain that enables medicine to reach the most remote corners of the world. The firm’s CEO, Jamey Butcher, spoke with Brunswick’s Stewart Jones, a former Chemonics employee.

By Stewart Jones
18 August 2020

A Watershed for Mental Health

COVID-19 has changed the conversation about mental health in business. Brunswick’s Meaghan Ramsey and Jon Miller challenge companies to consider their “footprint.”

By Jon Miller
04 August 2020

Weekly sentiment on Covid-19 - poll highlights

With COVID-19 and global concern about its impact continuing, Brunswick Insight gathers the latest global sentiment polls. Please find below this week’s highlights, with links allowing easy access to the detailed findings.

31 July 2020

COVID-19 Tomorrow

How will the pandemic continue to change our lives in the coming months? Brunswick’s Nik Deogun hosts a panel discussion with the Dean of Stanford Medicine Lloyd Minor and Brunswick public health policy expert Lanhee Chen.

By Nik Deogun
29 July 2020

The Crisis for Directors

While the world’s focus has rightly been on the global loss of life and the continuing health threat, the crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic is even broader.

By Joanna Donne
24 July 2020

Monitoring Vital Signs in the US

The US healthcare model is suffering COVID-related side effects, says Brunswick’s Raul Damas. That creates significant risks, but it could also bring some benefits.

By Raul Damas
24 July 2020

Half a World Away

What does “work from home” mean when work is New York, but home is India? Vedika Kumar, from Brunswick’s New York office, shares her pandemic perspective.

By Vedika Kumar
22 July 2020

Half a World Away

What does “work from home” mean when work is New York, but home is India? Vedika Kumar, from Brunswick’s New York office, shares her pandemic perspective.

By Vedika Kumar
22 July 2020

Black Wealth Matters

John Rogers on what Corporate America needs to do. By Andrew Spinelli.

By Andrew Spinelli
20 July 2020

In Millennials We Trust

Left holding the bag, they will correct the mistakes of their predecessors, says Brunswick’s Jennifer Huffman

17 July 2020

In Millennials We Trust

Left holding the bag, they will correct the mistakes of their predecessors, says Brunswick’s Jennifer Huffman

By Jennifer Huffman
17 July 2020

Out of Office

Brunswick analysis offers four data-driven scenarios of how we might return to work—and ways companies can start preparing for each.

By Nick Howard
15 July 2020

Plugging in a Carbon-Free World

Electron CEO JoJo Hubbard tells Brunswick’s Inez Bartram Vilar and Kirsty Cameron how a boost to the green-energy revolution could be COVID-19’s silver lining.

By Inez Bartram-Vilar
13 July 2020

Governing for Resilience

COVID-19 has raised the stakes for boards, argues Brunswick’s Paddy McGuinness, former UK Deputy National Security Adviser.

By Paddy McGuinness
08 July 2020

The Changed EU Landscape

The pandemic has altered the future of Europe, says Brunswick’s Sir Jonathan Faull.

By Sir Jonathan Faull
06 July 2020

A Snapshot of Leadership Amid Lockdown

No US state or city has been hit harder by COVID-19 than New York—which, as of June 21st, had seen 388,000 confirmed cases and nearly 31,000 deaths. Maria Figueroa Küpçü, who leads Brunswick’s office in the city, recounts what it’s been like leading from the epicenter of the pandemic.

02 July 2020

Inequality in America during COVID-19

Brunswick recently invited two experts—one on public health, the other on inclusive development—to share their insights.

By Dr. April Clark
26 June 2020

Fragile Legitimacy

Brunswick’s Preston Golson and George Little, both former CIA officers, tell Carlton Wilkinson about the role of intelligence and the US’s national crisis of faith.

By Carlton Wilkinson
24 June 2020

Intelligence Report

Two former CIA officers, now with Brunswick, discuss the past and future of the US.

By Carlton Wilkinson
24 June 2020

Dark Museums, Digital Halls

Besieged by the pandemic response, creative efforts abound in the world’s great houses of culture. By Brunswick Arts’ Peter Dillon.

By Peter Dillon
15 June 2020

Why Now is the Time to Look at COVID-19 Through an ESG Lens

In the middle of a crisis, is a focus on ESG urgent or a distraction?

By Brunswick ESG Team
10 June 2020

Adam Grant: WorkLife Leader

Sir Alan Parker poses three questions to Grant, the author of four New York Times bestselling books, the host of a chart-topping podcast called WorkLife and the organizational psychologist who for seven years has ranked as Wharton’s top-rated professor.

By Sir Alan Parker
08 June 2020

Operating in a COVID-19 Environment: Practical Considerations as We Enter the Next Phase

A Public Health & Policy Conversation with the Dean of Stanford Medicine Lloyd Minor and Brunswick Group Senior Counselor Lanhee Chen

02 June 2020

China’s 2020 Two Sessions: Uncertainty on the Road to Recovery

A review of China’s key annual political gathering and what it means for businesses engaging with China.

By Yan Mei
02 June 2020

Webinar: The mental health challenge for business: is COVID-19 a watershed?

Mental health has been rising up the agenda in recent years, as rates of anxiety, depression and substance abuse have sharply increased around the world. Concerns about the mental health impacts of COVID-19 have intensified the conversation, and highlighted gaps in mental health support for people.

28 May 2020

Renewables and COVID

As the financial impacts of Covid-19 become more apparent we thought it was a good time to review the financial impact on the renewables sector.

By William Medvei
28 May 2020

The “Endurance Phase” and the role of Senior Leaders and Board Members

As we enter the endurance phase of this COVID-19 crisis, corporate leadership continues to be tested and now is not the time to step back. The global economy is going to remain severely challenged for many months, as countries guard against a recurrence of the virus. And the outlook continues to be very uncertain making it difficult to put firm strategies in place.

27 May 2020

Andrea

Brunswick Contracts and Data Manager Graham Carter recalls his late wife's courage.

By Graham Carter
26 May 2020

Andrea

Brunswick Contracts and Data Manager Graham Carter recalls his late wife's courage.

By Graham Carter
26 May 2020

Antitrust and foreign investment in a post COVID-19 World

The coronavirus crisis will have deep policy implications for global antitrust and foreign investment regimes.

22 May 2020

Helping the Hardest Hit

“Paycheck to paycheck has become no income.” Children’s Aid CEO Phoebe Boyer on the havoc COVID-19 has wrought on New York’s low-income families—and how companies can spur meaningful recovery. By Philip Delves Broughton.

By Philip Delves Broughton
22 May 2020

Action Unending

Michael Garin, CEO of Oscar-winning Image Nation Abu Dhabi, explains how, unlike the rest of the world, movie production continues in the UAE.

By Heather Salmond
19 May 2020

Investor Engagement: Virtual AGMs in times of COVID-19

COVID-19 has created the unprecedented legal opportunity for listed companies in Germany to host entirely virtual AGMs.

By Stefanie Chalk
14 May 2020

The Last Time I Was This Afraid

“The story I tell myself is not a tragedy,” Brunswick Partner Craig Mullaney says of his combat experience. “The most painful chapter in my life is also my proudest.”

By Craig Mullaney
13 May 2020

Employee Activism in a Time of COVID-19

2019 saw an increase in employees raising their voices for change, and then COVID-19 changed the workplace and the lives of employees everywhere.

12 May 2020

COVID-19 Return and Recovery – The Data Driving U.S. Decisions and Response

Brunswick Group hosted a webinar to discuss the results from our latest COVID-19 Workforce Outlook tracking survey and the data that will be driving the return and recovery decisions in the U.S. over the coming weeks and months.

By Rebekah Metts-Childers
11 May 2020

Digital Leadership on Earnings

COVID-19 has swiftly become a leadership issue during Q1’s earnings. Investors and broader stakeholder groups alike are closely monitoring how a company communicates its response, recovery, and results.

By Craig Mullaney
08 May 2020

The New Battleground – Fighting Hackers from your Couch

Looking ahead: How the remote environment will affect cyber incident response

08 May 2020

AML/CFT and Sanctions Compliance in the Age of COVID-19: Current Issues and What Lies Ahead

Unfortunately, the spread of COVID-19 is creating increased illicit finance and sanctions risks for financial institutions at a time when compliance resources may also be stretched thin.

06 May 2020

The fight against COVID-19: How the major pharmaceutical companies are responding

Pharma companies are contributing to the fight against COVID-19 on multiple fronts COVID-19 has thrust the global life sciences industry centre stage.

By Charis Gresser
04 May 2020

United for Africa

Brunswick’s Itumeleng Mahabane sees an opportunity in the dire global crisis.

By Itumeleng Mahabane
04 May 2020

Employee Engagement: Waves of “Re-Opening”

When we recover from an injury, we know it won’t happen overnight. We recognize that we may never be as we once were. So, we work through the steps our care team gives us, reach small milestones along the way and remain focused on getting back to the things we want to do.

By Rebekah Metts-Childers
29 April 2020

Deployment: WFH

A retired Four-Star Admiral, accustomed to long confinements at sea, offered counsel in April on how to navigate the tough times ahead.

By Admiral Mike Rogers
29 April 2020

COVID-19: Return and Recovery - The Data Driving U.S. Decisions and Response

During this webinar, we share the results of our weekly poll of 1,000 U.S. workers that is tracking perceptions of company actions and communications, as well as expectations for the future.

28 April 2020

COVID and climate: glass half…?

The ‘good’ news: Global emissions are projected to fall by a record-breaking 5.5% this year. Our environment is having a rare moment of pause from the continued growing impact of humanity.

By Patrick Handley
27 April 2020

Consumer in Crisis

In the grip of the pandemic, people are eager to talk. What should businesses be asking them? Brunswick Insight’s Robert Moran and Adam Carlson examine what to look for in the shifting climate.

By Robert Moran
27 April 2020

India Epicenter

One state’s readiness could serve as a model for the nation and the world. “Coronavirus Slayer” K.K. Shailaja, Kerala’s Health Minister, talks to Brunswick’s Khozem Merchant.

By Khozem Merchant
22 April 2020

A Missing Element in the Response to COVID-19: US-EU Cooperation

This week’s note is from Anthony Gardner, Brunswick Senior Advisor and former United States Ambassador to the European Union (2014-17) and Director for European Affairs, National Security Council (1994-95). This article represents his own personal views.

By Anthony Gardner
21 April 2020

Leadership Beyond the CEO

CEOs have taken highly visible communications roles throughout the COVID-19 crisis.

By Craig Mullaney
20 April 2020

Private Equity Visionary

Gerald Parsky talks with Brunswick’s Harry W. Clark about how the pandemic is re-shaping the priorities of private equity and society.

By Harry Clark
20 April 2020

Private Equity Visionary

Gerald Parsky talks with Brunswick’s Harry W. Clark about how the pandemic is re-shaping the priorities of private equity and society.

By Harry Clark
20 April 2020

COVID-19 & China: A View from Asia

This week’s note is from George Yeo, Brunswick Geopolitical Principal and former Singapore Cabinet member for Health (1994–97), Trade and Industry (1999–2004) and Foreign Affairs (2004–11). This article represents his own personal views.

By George Yeo
16 April 2020

COVID-19: An acid test for corporate leadership?

“Crisis doesn't change people; it reveals them,” according to the novelist Eric Walters - and the same can be said for companies.

15 April 2020

The Bad Fairy

Against an intruder that knows no borders, humanity is pulling together. Can that propel us to a better future? asks Brunswick’s Rob Webb.

15 April 2020

Digital Disruption in a COVID-19 World Webinar

There are both significant opportunities and risks for companies using digital and social media to communicate during COVID-19.

14 April 2020

When Your Crisis Story Hits Chapter 11

The current rough passage may not end with Covid-19. Brunswick’s Jonathan Doorley and Will Rasmussen lay out steps to take now.

By Jonathan Doorley
14 April 2020

When Your Crisis Story Hits Chapter 11

The current rough passage may not end with COVID-19. Brunswick’s Jonathan Doorley and Will Rasmussen lay out steps to take now.

By Jonathan Doorley
14 April 2020

Engaging Your Employees Through COVID-19 - Principles, Practices and Practical Insights

With COVID-19 upending the global workforce, how can businesses keep employees engaged in their response, the challenges being confronted and what it means for the long-term?

09 April 2020

The Moment We Trained For

A (young) elder of UK government and politics on leadership amid the pandemic.

By Philip Delves Broughton
08 April 2020

Engaging Your Employees Through COVID-19

On April 6, Brunswick Group hosted a live webinar, “Engaging Your Employees Through COVID-19,” featuring Brunswick partners Rebekah Metts-Childers (Head of U.S. Employee Engagement) and Nick Howard (Head of European Employee Engagement).

By Rebekah Metts-Childers
07 April 2020

Engaging Your Employees Through COVID-19 - Principles, Practices and Practical Insights

With COVID-19 upending the global workforce, how can businesses keep employees engaged in their response, the challenges being confronted and what it means for the long-term?

01 April 2020

Digital Investor Survey

Brunswick’s survey of institutional investors shows the unprecedented relevance of social media tools.

By Marshall Manson
01 April 2020

Crisis Revisited

In March 2020, Neal Wolin saw perils darker than in early ‘09.

By Kevin Helliker
01 April 2020

U.S. Government COVID-19 Relief Activities

Over the last month, the President and Congress have enacted three laws to promote public health and to stabilize the economy: the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act ($2.2 trillion); the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ($105 billion); and the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act ($8.3 billion).

By Patti Solis Doyle
31 March 2020

Swimming with Sharks

Emerging from the COVID-19 crisis, companies may find they have more to worry about, says Brunswick Partner Charlie Koons.

By Charlie Koons
30 March 2020

COVID-19 Earnings Call Analysis: A Global Perspective

How companies globally are discussing COVID-19 during earnings calls.

26 March 2020

U.S. Voters’ Perceptions of the Economic Impact of COVID-19

A majority of Americans expect a rough road between the COVID-19 pandemic and a recovery. To offset the negative economic impact, the American public support an immediate and direct injection of cash into consumer hands, and more than 60% support government bailouts for the restaurant, retail, hotel and airline industries.

By Robert Moran
26 March 2020

In the loop: updates on COVID-19

Updates by the Brunswick Paris Office

25 March 2020

COVID-19: The Rising Cyber Risk

How to stay ahead and protect your organization

25 March 2020

A Physician's Physician

Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb talks to Brunswick’s Raul Damas about the evolution of medicine in the US.

By Raul Damas
25 March 2020

Communicating Gratitude in Crisis

Show Emotion. Connect with Stories. Match Words to Action.

By Craig Mullaney
24 March 2020

Churchill and the Flu

CEOs and business leaders are having to take decisions with potential life or death consequences. Andrew Roberts explores how Winston Churchill was shaped by pandemic, and what lessons his leadership holds.

By Andrew Roberts
23 March 2020

Current Business Impacts and Lessons Learned from the International Response.

Brunswick Group’s senior advisors discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak and provide insights and lessons learned from the ongoing global recovery efforts.

21 March 2020

Five steps for business to play a wider role in the Covid-19 response

There are five key steps business leaders should be taking when working out how best to contribute to the wider coronavirus response - beyond their own operations, people and finances. Each of the steps have deeper considerations within them.

By Meaghan Ramsey
20 March 2020

Hackers Exploit the Pandemic

Criminals are opportunists, and the COVID-19 global onslaught has brought with it not just health threats but cybersecurity risks, too.

By Siobhan Gorman
19 March 2020

Engaging With Your Employees

The past few weeks have brought anxiety and uncertainty to arts and culture organizations across the globe. We have all taken unprecedented steps to ensure the safety of staff and communities and to rise to the challenge of reimagining access to arts and culture.

19 March 2020

Resilience in the Face of COVID-19

Brunswick Senior Advisor Paddy McGuinness, former UK Deputy National Security Adviser, on how businesses can chart a course amid the fear and uncertainty.

By Paddy McGuinness
19 March 2020

Digital Executive Leadership During the COVID-19 Crisis

As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation evolves, business leaders are taking highly visible roles communicating key messages to their stakeholders on social media.

By Craig Mullaney
18 March 2020

The Markets & COVID-19

Brunswick’s Tim Daubenspeck offers a frank yet reassuring assessment of the markets in these uncertain times.

By Tim Daubenspeck
17 March 2020

Managing Corporate Social Media Channels Through the Coronavirus Crisis

There will be a wide range of issues that your business or organisation will need to manage due to the Coronavirus. Some of them, admittedly, potentially more problematic than your corporate social media accounts. However, how you manage your reputation and your ability to communicate through this issue will remain critical. .

By Phil Ryan
12 March 2020

Coronavirus update for Chinese companies listed overseas

Brunswick has analyzed what international investors are looking to hear from public companies – with a particular focus on Chinese companies listed in foreign jurisdictions. 博然思维汇总并分析了投资者希望从上市公司 – 尤其是境外上市的中国公司处所了解的信息。

06 March 2020

Talking to the markets about Coronavirus

As we head into earnings season, global markets are bracing for the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on company results. In the nearly 20 years since SARS, China’s importance in the global economy has grown exponentially and today contributes more than 30% of global growth - greater than from the U.S., Europe, and Japan combined.

20 February 2020

Coronavirus Response Support

Businesses are playing a critical role in the response to COVID-2019, formerly known as the 2019-nCoV coronavirus. How best to provide support, who to channel support to reach those in need, and when to provide support. These critical questions are answered in our latest look at responding to the coronavirus.

13 February 2020

Employee Engagement during the Coronavirus

Companies are preparing to reopen their physical offices in China over the coming weeks while continuing to support colleagues working remotely. In a fast moving and sensitive period like this, employee engagement is critical.

10 February 2020

Coronavirus: Implications for Business

Brunswick’s global coronavirus team is continuing to gather insight and expertise from across sectors and geographies to help our clients develop and optimize their own contribution to the response.

03 February 2020

Unbroken: Mark Pollock

“Sometimes we have the luxury of choosing our challenges and sometimes they just choose us,” Mark Pollock says. “What we decide to do next is what counts.” His story, shared with the Review last year, offers timely perspective and wisdom on enduring life’s unexpected disasters.

By Kevin Helliker
04 June 2019