WSJ Leadership Institute Presents: Leaders
by The Wall Street Journal · 31 episodes
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The WSJ Leadership Institute Presents Leaders. A new podcast series bringing you revealing conversations with top executives shaping business today. Hosted by Alan Murray, president of The WSJ Leadership Institute, the series goes beyond headlines to explore how leadership really works in times of upheaval, transformation, and uncertainty. These candid interviews challenge conventional wisdom and offer practical insights for anyone looking to lead with clarity, purpose, and impact. Great leaders aren’t born—they’re made. Our first episode was released Monday, Sept. 22 at 5:00 a.m. ET, with new episodes every other Monday.
Latest episodes
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41 min
Exclusive | JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on Inflation, AI and Bolstering America’s Supply Chains
JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon joins WSJ Leadership Institute President Alan Murray to discuss securing supply chains through the bank's Security and Resiliency Initiative. Dimon al…
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31 min
UPS CEO Carol Tomé on People-First Leadership and the Future of Logistics
UPS CEO Carol Tomé discusses her decision to leave retirement and lead the logistics giant through unprecedented global disruptions. She shares her strategy for driving profitabili…
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31 min
Why Queen Máxima is Urging Leaders to Prioritize Financial Health
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health, joins Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal,…
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25 min
Inside FedEx’s AI Strategy: Why the CEO and CIO Must Move in Lockstep
Speaking at the WSJ Leadership Institute Technology Council, FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam and Vishal Talwar, CIO and president of FedEx Dataworks, detail their roadmap for an intellig…
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34 min
Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour on AI Disruption, Media Trust and the Value of Information
Dow Jones CEO and Wall Street Journal publisher Almar Latour joins Alan Murray to discuss how AI is expanding the "Dow Jones stack," why understanding the context of information is…
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26 min
James Vowles on Rebuilding Williams Racing and the Formula for Transformation
Atlassian Williams F1 Team Principal James Vowles discusses the reality of managing high-stakes transformation in Formula One. He details his long-term strategy for rebuilding a le…
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31 min
From $1 Cosmetics to a Multi-Billion Dollar Beauty Empire with e.l.f. CEO Tarang Amin
e.l.f. Beauty CEO Tarang P. Amin shares how he transformed a discount internet cosmetics company into a multibillion-dollar beauty powerhouse over the last 12 years. He discusses t…
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31 min
Inside Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano’s Strategy to Win Customers—and Keep Them
Marriott’s CEO speaks with the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Alan Murray about the company’s strategy around direct booking, loyalty programs, and opening thousands of new hotels. And…
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32 min
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian on Crisis Management and the Airline Industry’s Future
Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Ed Bastian sits down with Alan Murray to discuss his approach to corporate survival. From steering the airline through bankruptcy and the Covid-19 p…
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23 min
Why Unilever CEO Fernando Fernandez Wants an Influencer in Every Zip Code
Unilever CEO Fernando Fernandez outlines the consumer-goods giant’s shift away from broadcast marketing. He discusses scaling to 300,000 influencers, leveraging AI to accelerate R&…
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26 min
Johnson & Johnson CEO Joaquin Duato on Fighting Cancer, AI and Medical Innovation
On this Leaders episode, recorded at the 2026 WSJ CEO Council Summit in London, Johnson & Johnson Chairman and CEO Joaquin Duato joins WSJ Leadership Institute President Alan Murra…
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34 min
Dow CEO Jim Fitterling on Succession Strategy and Leading With Empathy
Dow CEO Jim Fitterling reflects on his eight-year tenure rebuilding the chemical giant's culture and profitability following its massive corporate spinoff. As he prepares to hand t…
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21 min
Brian Moynihan's Playbook for Leading Bank of America
Brian Moynihan has been at the helm of Bank of America for 17 years—a tenure practically unheard of in the modern corporate world. He discusses his strategy for staying relevant th…
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23 min
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby: The Strategy Behind the Airline’s Pandemic Bet
When Scott Kirby took the helm of United Airlines in May 2020, he faced a global pandemic that brought travel to a standstill. Instead of shrinking the company, he placed a bet on…
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27 min
Box CEO Aaron Levie on the AI Liability Paradox and the Future of Work
Box co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie predicts that modern workers will soon act as managers overseeing fleets of AI tools to execute complex corporate tasks. From the risks of "full…
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32 min
Zoom's 2.0 Vision: CEO Eric Yuan and CFO Michelle Chang on Building a ‘System of Action’
Zoom founder and CEO Eric Yuan and CFO Michelle Chang explain the company’s pivot to “Zoom 2.0.” From the deployment of AI digital twins in the C-suite to the future of the five-da…
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26 min
Inside Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi’s AI Bet
Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi brings us inside the company’s multi-year shift from software to an AI-driven service model at a pivotal moment in tax season, as millions turn to TurboTa…
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32 min
BNY CEO Robin Vince: How AI Is Transforming America’s Oldest Bank
BNY CEO Robin Vince discusses the cultural and technological transformation of America’s oldest bank, sharing his firsthand lessons on executive leadership, coaching, and what it t…
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24 min
Dallas Mavericks CEO Rick Welts on the Business of the NBA
Rick Welts didn't just witness NBA history—he was a part of much of it. From his early days in Seattle as a ball boy to his Hall of Fame induction, the Mavericks CEO reflects on ho…
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31 min
How Doug McMillon Turned Walmart Into a $1 Trillion Tech Giant
Outgoing Walmart CEO Doug McMillon looks back on over 35 years at the company—from unloading trailers in a warehouse to leading from the top. He reveals why he ignored the market c…