The second half of 2025 revealed a new leadership imperative for CEOs: finding balance in “The New Normal.” The latest edition of the CEO Impact Index spotlights a recalibrated approach to public engagement amid sustained political volatility, AI accountability pressures, and a rewritten social contract. And most essentially, the analysis shows that top CEO-communicators consistently outperform on the metrics shareholders care about most — share price appreciation, earnings growth, and investor confidence.

The CEO Impact Index analyzes the top 250 companies of the Fortune 500, evaluating each CEO across eight quantifiable visibility criteria: earned media coverage, LinkedIn presence, business awards & rankings, employee engagement, events, trade media engagement, megatrends, and sentiment. These scores are combined through a proprietary weighting system to determine overall rankings.

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