Listen now | In this first episode of the Navigating the Vortex podcast, hosts Lucy Marcus and Stefan Wolff introduce themselves and talk over their recent columns, which focused on geopolitical risks and their impact on economic growth, global trade flows, foreign direct investment, and technological advancement. They examine why geopolitical risks are so important and how they impact economic development. They emphasize the role of the private sector, which is as much affected by global events as the public sector, and examine how public-private partnerships are essential for the international community's ability to tackle global challenges like climate change and future pandemics.