Marsh, a global professional services firm, and Bloomberg New Economy, a platform focused on global economic and business issues, have launched a new coalition aimed at helping organisations respond to emerging risks and identify opportunities for sustainable economic growth.
The Competitive Resilience Coalition will bring together senior executives, policymakers and other leaders from the public and private sectors to consider how businesses can prepare for uncertainty and maintain their competitiveness.
Announced on 14 October 2026 in New Delhi and New York, the initiative will develop research, practical resources and decision-making frameworks to help organisations address a range of challenges.
According to Marsh and Bloomberg New Economy, these include geopolitical tensions, economic shifts, extreme weather and advances in artificial intelligence (AI), all of which can affect business operations, investment decisions and long-term planning.
The coalition’s launch follows findings from Marsh’s Oliver Wyman Forum and the New York Stock Exchange’s CEO Agenda 2026 Survey, which identified competitive disruption as the leading opportunity cited by CEOs and macroeconomic conditions as their main threat. The survey also found that 96% of respondents had experienced greater board involvement amid uncertainty, highlighting the increasing role of corporate governance in strategic decision-making.
John Doyle, President and CEO of Marsh and co-chair of the coalition, commented: “The Competitive Resilience Coalition will help leaders see the full picture and turn resilience into agility, growth, and ultimately opportunity. The organisations that gain clarity first do more than survive disruption — they move faster, invest with confidence, and gain ground while others are still assessing.”
Marsh and Bloomberg New Economy said the coalition would use executive discussions, research and thought leadership to examine the risks facing businesses and economies. The work will aim to provide leaders with practical approaches to evaluating threats, making informed decisions and maintaining organisational resilience over the longer term.
Karen Saltser, CEO of Bloomberg Media and co-chair of the coalition, added: “Leaders are navigating geopolitical, technological and economic shifts that are moving faster and creating consequences far beyond any single market or industry. The Competitive Resilience Coalition brings together leaders with different perspectives to cut through the noise, challenge assumptions and better understand the forces shaping what comes next. Our ambition is to turn those insights into action that informs economic growth across sectors.”
The coalition’s founding membership includes senior representatives from financial services, healthcare, technology, property and public policy. Members are John Doyle, President and CEO of Marsh; Karen Saltser, CEO of Bloomberg Media; Eric Andersen, President and CEO of AIG; Merit Janow, Chair of the Board of Directors at Mastercard; Dr Taha Kass-Hout, Global Chief Science and Technology Officer at GE HealthCare; T.H. Janet Napolitano, Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley and former US Secretary of Homeland Security; Ronald P. O’Hanley, Chairman and CEO of State Street; Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, former Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces; T.H. Gina Raimondo, Co-Chair and CEO of RAISE US and former US Secretary of Commerce; and Christian Ulbrich, President and CEO of JLL.
Marsh and Bloomberg New Economy have identified five priority areas for the coalition’s initial programme. These are geopolitical and geo economic developments, environmental risks, digital technology and AI, operational resilience, and people and trust. The coalition intends to examine how these factors interact and influence organisational performance, with discussions designed to inform business planning and strategic decisions.
The initiative was announced at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2026 in New Delhi. As part of the event, John Romeo, Managing Partner and CEO of Marsh’s Oliver Wyman Forum, is leading a discussion on safeguarding enterprise value and maintaining long-term competitiveness as the global economy changes. According to Marsh, the findings will be shared with the coalition to help guide its future research and discussions on business resilience.
