The Penta Podcast Channel

Today, Alexander Jutkowitz, the Penta Board Chair, and Beth Comstock, Board Member at Penta, and the former Vice Chair of General Electric, join Penta President Matt McDonald on the inaugural episode of What's At Stake: A Penta Podcast.  On the show, the group talks about the rising difficulty businesses, especially at the leadership level, are facing in solving the challenges presented by, a...

In this episode, Bryan DeAngelis introduces our new show: "What's At Stake: A Penta Podcast." The show will tackle the biggest issues shaping business and public policy, covering some of the same topics as HPS Insights. The first episode of "What's At Stake: A Penta Podcast" is out now!

On this week's episode of the Macrocast, Tony, John, and Brendan are joined by John Dick of Civic Science and Mark Sobel of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum. The group starts by discussing the increasing divergence between market economic fears and positive U.S. consumer sentiment. The quintet then talks about recent bond market volatility and central banks worldwide hiking r...

On this week's episode of the Macrocast, Jonathan Graffeo, managing director at HPS, joins Brendan and John of Markets Policy Partners. The group starts by debriefing the latest CPI reading and the impact it might have on the Fed's next interest rate decision. They also address the latest issues and developments impacting the global energy market, including the potential impact winter weather migh...

Yesterday, Queen Elizabeth II passed and became the second longest-serving monarch in modern history. In this edition of the Macrocast, Tony, John, and Brendan talk about the political and economic changes that occurred during her 70-year reign.  To wrap up the show, the trio dives into Chairman Powell's speech at the CATO institute, the Fed's whatever it takes approach to conquer inflation,...

In this edition of the Macrocast, HPS Partner Matt McDonald joins Tony, John, and Brendan to analyze the August jobs report. According to the most recent numbers, unemployment is up, but that's not bad news: As Matt explains, the increase in labor force participation and the addition of over 300,000 jobs bodes well for the economy. Plus the group goes beyond the "quiet quitting" headlines to discu...

In this edition of HPS Insights, HPS senior director Rebecca Buck interviews NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent and former MSNBC "Road Warrior" Ali Vitali about her new book, "Electable: Why America Hasn't Put a Woman in the White House . . . Yet."  Drawing on her experiences covering the 2020 presidential campaign, Ali discusses the unique hurdles women face in running for the highest offic...

On today's Macrocast, HPS' Matt McDonald, John Fagan of Markets Policy Partners, and John Dick of Civic Science recap Fed Chair Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech. The group examines Chair Powell's speech from different angles, arguing that a 9 minute speech shows not only that the Fed didn't want to share any new information, but also signals a "grim determination to carry on" with recent policy...

On today's Macrocast, Tony, John, and Brendan discuss the divergent central bank strategies around the world and what that means for inflation and consumers. They also briefly preview the Jackson Hole Symposium next week. Later in the program, Hamilton Place Strategies' Maura McDonough and Meredith McCleary join the show to discuss quirky economic indicators, such as the Lipstick and Champagne Ind...

In this week's episode of HPS Insights, Alberto Lopez Valenzuela, Founder and CEO of the reputation intelligence, analysis, and media monitoring company alva, joins HPS Partners Bryan DeAngelis and Matt McDonald for a conversation on alva's technology, the importance of business leaders having access to quality data, and reputation management more broadly. The group chats about how the markets and...

On the latest episode of HPS Insights, HPS Partner Christina Pearson, Senior Director Jesse Coster, and Director Julia Decerega join HPS Partner Bryan DeAngelis, to discuss all things environmental, social and governance (ESG).  Bryan, Christina, Jesse and Julia break down the meaning of ESG and explore its evolution from corporate social responsibility (CSR). The group chats about how global...

On today's Macrocast, John and Brendan are joined by Matt Dell Orfano, founder of Telamonius Ventures, to discuss the latest CPI and PPI numbers and what they mean for the macroeconomic outlook for the rest of the year. The group closes with a discussion of corporate earnings in the face of an increasing number of economic headwinds.

In this episode of HPS Insights, Meghan Pennington interviews HPS' JinAh Kim , Lizzie Johnson , and Jack Martin about the latest iteration of their Capital Chatter: A Quarterly Analysis of Congressional Tweets project. In the second quarter of 2022 , Congressional Twitter accounts posted 131,311 tweets—a 3% decrease from the first quarter. With the November elections fast approaching, the economy...

Starting your first job out of college is a stressful and often daunting experience, one made even more so by COVID-related remote work. On this episode of HPS Insights, guest host and HPS associate Jack Eichner sits down with fellow associates Matisse Rogers and Will Newell to talk about how the workforce's newest generation is handling office life, adjusting to new roles, and building relationsh...

On this episode of the Macrocast, Tony, John, and Brendan are joined by HPS Partner Matt McDonald to discuss the fallout of a bombshell jobs report, which found the U.S. added 528,000 jobs in July. The quartet also shared their thoughts on the myriad of tax provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act before concluding the episode by talking about Speaker Pelosi's historic trip to Taiwan. Show Notes:...

On today's Macrocast, Tony, John, and Brendan welcome Howard Schneider, Federal Reserve reporter at Thomson Reuters, to the show. As an expert on all things Fed and monetary policy, Howard breaks down the Fed's latest rate hike and inflation's impact on food consumption. Plus, the group analyzes the concerning PCE and GDP data released this week. Read Howard Schneider's recent piece on food prices...

On the latest episode of Crypto Convos, Nicole Valentine, FinTech Director of the Center for Financial Markets at the Milken Institute, joins HPS' Bryan DeAngelis and Jonathan Graffeo to discuss the recent crypto meltdown, its impact on legislative and regulatory efforts, and how despite this hit to the industry, "DeFi may be down, but its not out." The group concludes with their projections on wh...

In this special edition of the Macrocast, Tony and John welcome Megan Greene, Harvard Kennedy School Senior Fellow and Kroll Institute Global Chief Economist, to the show. Megan expands on her recent column in the Financial Times, where she makes an important point few pundits have acknowledged: There's not much policymakers outside the Federal Reserve can do about inflation. The group walks throu...

Consumers' sentiment about the economy increased for a fourth week in a row, with all five ESI indicators increasing in one session for the first time this year. In this edition of the Macrocast, Tony, John, and Brendan are joined by John Dick of CivicScience to discuss the latest ESI report, which signaled consumers are feeling that rock bottom is behind them despite Fed-policy-driven future unce...

On this week's episode of the Macrocast, Tony, John, and Brendan discussed a slew of big economic data releases including the 40-year high inflation number, big bank earnings, and China's sluggish growth. The group ends the conversation with a discussion on the EU and the "operatic drama" coming out of Italian politics this week. Tune in!

Nonprofit organizations are facing mounting calls for greater action in response to societal issues, all while juggling international crises, increasing political partisanship, and other difficult trends to navigate. On today's episode of HPS Insights, HPS Partner Bryan DeAngelis sits down with fellow HPS Partner Stacy Kerr and Stephanie Walstrom , a senior director at HPS, to dig into the evolvin...

Microchips are used in everything from computers and phones to cars and smart home appliances. While COVID-related chip shortages have recently shown signs of easing, the supply squeeze has left lasting questions about the resilience of global supply chains, the yearslong shift of leading-edge manufacturing capabilities from the U.S. to East Asia, and what role industrial policy should play in bee...

In this week's Macrocast, guest Ed de Minckwitz, partner at Flint Global, joins the group for a discussion on the shakeup at Downing Street, today's jobs report, and more. Ed, Tony, Bryan, and Brendan break down former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's resignation this week and predict what lies ahead for UK politics. Plus, Bryan walks through the jobs data and finds good signs for a soft landing. Re...

On today's Macrocast, Tony and Brendan are joined by guest Matt Dell Orfano , Founder of Telamonius Ventures, as they take a look at inflation measures like CPI and PPI to tell the story behind the numbers. The group looks at trends in housing, supply chain, and trade to parse where we're headed and what these indices show for both consumers and policymakers.  Produced by Hamilton Place Strat...

On this week's HPS Insights, we are bringing back a great episode of HPS' "How To Get A Job In DC" podcast series. In this episode, HPS Partner Matt McDonald speaks with Tom Manatos, Vice President of Government Relations at Spotify and the mind behind Tom Manatos Jobs, and Mo Elleithee, Executive Director of Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service. Tom and Mo break down t...