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Betting on America

Betting on America: Winning the Global Tech Race explores how new and emerging partnerships between government and business are shaping the future of U.S. industrialization and the country’s prospects for winning the global tech race. Betting on America will dive into strategies and investments that government and business are pursuing together – sharing risks and generating returns – as they bet on the innovation, commercialization, and scaling of critical and emerging technologies across the country. These include climate technologies, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum, bio technologies, and more. The podcast will feature in-depth discussions with policymakers, experts, and industry leaders on the most complex policy questions of the day.

 

Hosted by Navin Girishankar, President, CSIS Economic Security & Technology Department.

Podcast Series by Navin Girishankar

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Betting on America

New Pathways to Prosperity ft. Paul Ryan, fmr Speaker of the U.S. House of Reps

Paul Ryan joins Navin Girishankar for a wide-ranging conversation on the big forces shaping politics and policy—competing populisms, U.S. trade policy and its discontents, out-of-control fiscal deficits, the future of the U.S. dollar, and the tech race with China.

Podcast Episode by Navin Girishankar and Paul Ryan — January 7, 2026

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American Leadership in the World Featuring Governor David Beasley

David Beasley, former South Carolina governor and former executive director of the World Food Programme, joins Navin Girishankar on Betting on America to share lessons on U.S. global leadership for a new era of economic security.

Podcast Episode by Navin Girishankar — December 17, 2025

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The Security of Everything featuring Henry McVey, Partner and CIO of KKR’s Balance Sheet

Henry McVey, Partner, Head of Global Macro & Asset Allocation, and Chief Investment Officer of KKR’s Balance Sheet, KKR, and CSIS Board Member, joins Navin Girishankar to explore the role of resilience driving policy and markets, what he calls “the security of everything.”

Podcast Episode by Navin Girishankar — November 19, 2025

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U.S. Energy Dominance featuring NEDC Executive Director Jarrod Agen

A special episode of Betting on America features a recent live CSIS event with Jarrod Agen, Executive Director of the White House’s National Energy Dominance Council, and Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program.

Podcast Episode by Navin Girishankar and Joseph Majkut — October 15, 2025

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Reviving U.S. Commercial Supersonic Flight featuring Blake Scholl

Blake Scholl, Founder & CEO of Boom Supersonic, joins Navin Girishankar on Betting on America to explore how innovations in advanced manufacturing and software as well as government policies are creating opportunities for the United States to once again push the frontier of commercial aviation.

Podcast Episode by Navin Girishankar — October 1, 2025

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Innovating Global Logistics in Uncertain Times featuring Carol Tomé

Betting on America welcomes Carol Tomé, Chief Executive Officer of UPS. With over half a million employees operating in more than 200 countries, UPS sits at the center of a global economy transformed by pandemic shocks, trade wars, and technological revolutions.

Podcast Episode by Navin Girishankar — September 17, 2025

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