After 17 years in a prominent non-profit and bipartisan think tank on foreign affairs, national security, and international economics, in 2010 I shifted into the business sphere—to Kearney's Global Business Policy Council (GBPC), a private-sector think tank. I can't imagine a more interesting and important new set of challenges. Our overarching goal at the GBPC is to develop insight on current and future trends that enables our clients to be genuinely strategic in a world of massively disruptive change. What an opportunity—to help position the people and institutions around us to anticipate the implications of the global drivers now at work.The Council was established in 1992 by my far-sighted colleague Paul Laudicina (GBPC Founder & Chairman Emeritus of Kearney) to help leaders in business, government and the non-profit world anticipate and prepare for the future. The rationale for the GBPC was as compelling then as it is today. The need for corporate, government, and academic leaders to discuss and advance their thinking on major issues—globalization, geopolitics, trade, foreign direct investment, and innovation and diffusion of technology, among others—is all the more important in light of the dramatic geopolitical, economic, social, and technological transformation sweeping the planet. For me, it has been a great transition. I moved from one terrific group of people to another, and I am now thoroughly enjoying the challenge not only of deciphering macro trends but also identifying what they mean for specific businesses and industries.This year, for the eighth year running, the Council was acknowledged by the respected University of Pennsylvania "2020 Go To Think Tank Index Report" as one of the top for-profit think tanks in the world. This distinction only strengthens our determination to play a more significant role in connecting the worlds of business, government, academia and civil society.