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Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld

  • CEOs Don’t Want to Return to Russia, Because They Know It’s Bad Business

    Amid warming relations with Washington, Vladimir Putin is floating new opportunities for Western companies in Russia. But Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Steven Tian write that business leaders are reluctant to reengage in a dangerous setting and a faltering economy.

    People walking near Red Square in Moscow
  • Elon Musk Is Kicking Down the Barn, Not Building a Better Government

    Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes that rather than zeroing in on waste and bureaucracy, the Department of Government Efficiency is driving out thousands of critical workers.

    Three former Internal Revenue Service workers in Denver leave their office after being laid off on February 20.
  • Are Trump’s Tariffs Repairing Market Failures or Eroding Global Trust?

    Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-authors Stephen Henriques and Steven Tian write that while there are legitimate reasons for some tariffs, the president’s arbitrary approach is worrying allies and unsettling markets.

    Shipping containers at the Port of Montreal
  • Does the Rasputin Curse Live Again?

    Leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Steven Tian look across history for examples of pitfalls that could lie ahead for Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

    A photograph of Rasputin
  • What Investors Are Missing about Pfizer and Merck

    Investors are undervaluing promising drug candidates on the horizon for the two pharma giants, write Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Steven Tian.

    Pfizer headquarters
  • How College Presidents Respond to Critiques of Higher Ed

    According to Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Steven Tian, the college and university presidents who attended the Yale Higher Education Leadership Summit on January 28 are ready to fight back against attacks and make the case that American higher education is an “irreplaceable beacon of light and truth.”

    An ivy-covered university building
  • The Right Approach to State Regulation of AI

    Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Stephen Henriques write that Connecticut should begin by applying its existing consumer protection, civil rights, and data protection laws to artificial intelligence, rather than scrambling to create new laws that could hamper innovation in the state.

    A robot hand walking across a crosswalk surrounded by traffic cones
  • Donald Trump Has the Opportunity to End the Ukraine War

    Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes that with Russia’s economy teetering, the new president can push for an end to the war and even bring down the Putin regime.

    Vladimir Putin sitting alone and grimacing at the Kremlin
  • Why CEOs Are Reaching Out to the New President

    Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes that business leaders are engaging with the new administration because they want to collaborate on areas of shared interest—and steer Trump away from ill-advised policies.

    The U.S. Capitol, decorated for Inauguration Day
  • The Lessons for CEOs in the Turmoil at the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times

    As they ended political endorsements at their respective newspapers, writes Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld , Jeff Bezos and Patrick Soon-Shiong provided a master class in how not to announce and explain a sudden change in direction.

    Jeff Bezos in front of a screen with the Washington Post logo