Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

Sonnenfeld is Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Leadership at the Yale School of Management as well as founder and president of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute. He helped catalyze the retreat of 1,200 global corporations from Russia and has served as a personal, informal advisor to four U.S. presidents, two Democrats and two Republicans.

Recent Articles

President Biden Shows How He Can Recover

Following his disastrous debate, Joe Biden seems to be on the path to political recovery.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian

How Biden Can Fire Back After the Debate

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian give five lessons on how Joe Biden can get back on track before his campaign spirals out of control.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian

Biden's Best Defense Is Offense in the Debate

Bidenomics has worked and the U.S. President should embrace it while pointing out Trump's record of failure—and his dangerous promises.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian

What Trump's Inflation Message Gets Wrong

Donald Trump has made inflation one of his key attacks against the incumbent President—but he conveniently ignores the economic facts.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld , Laura D’Andrea Tyson and Steven Tian

The Coming MAGA Assault on Capitalism

What has become increasingly clear is that a second Trump term would feature far more policies which are substantively anti-business than even his first term.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

It's Time to Direct Russia's Frozen Assets to Ukraine

Plans to use interest income on frozen Russian assets is highly unsatisfactory. The West should seize the full $300 billion.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld , John E. Herbst and William B. Taylor

How a Divided America Emboldens Putin's Aggression

The death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a penal colony is a reminder of the autocratic nature of Russia today.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian

Why the U.S. Has the Most to Gain From Supporting Ukraine

Supporting Ukraine is not just an act of courage or charity. It is in our self-interest, write Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian

It's Misguided to Say That CEOS Are Warming to Trump. Here's Why

The narrative that CEOs “are softening towards Trump” is fast becoming a fact-free echo chamber, writes Jeffrey Sonnenfeld.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

The Worst 45 Minute Film You Will Ever See

Why the horrifying IDF footage of the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7 is something that must be seen.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

Amid the Israel-Hamas War, Iran Marches Towards Nuclear Breakout 

A nuclear Iran remains the gravest long-term regional security threat facing Israel, the Middle East, and the United States.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Adam Boehler

The Israel-Hamas War Reveals the Major Flaws of Social Media

The content circulating social media offers a very poor representation of the truth of what happened on Oct. 7 in Israel.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian

For College Leaders, Silence on Israel-Hamas Is Not Golden

The fear of alienating donors, students or faculty must not be confused with compassion or tolerance.

By Michael S. Roth and Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

Middle East Peace Requires Turning Off Iran's Oil

Shutting down Iran's oil exports and having Saudi Arabia replace production would be a key step to stabilizing the Middle East.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian

Column: How Peace in the Middle East Can Still Be Reached

Here’s how Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the Palestinians could still come together for a broader peace accord.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld , Dennis Ross and Adam Boehler

Column: 5 Lessons for the U.S. and the World From the Hamas Invasion of Israel

When wars end, treaties can be settled, boundaries drawn, and life can go forward.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld , Dan Raviv and Steven Tian

The Budget Deal Is a Tragedy for Ukraine

The GOP pulling of support for Ukraine will embolden Putin and weaken the war effort, argues Jeffrey Sonnenfeld.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

Time to Bury the Horatio Alger Myth

It's time to admit that the Horatio Alger myth is nothing more than that. The real American Dream is more complicated.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

The Misdirected Anger at Bob Iger Risks Seeing the Bigger Picture

"Hollywood loves a good foil, but reality can be more complex than that," write Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

How Putin Cannibalizes Russian Economy to Survive Personally

Putin’s financial lifeline has his merciless cannibalization of Russian economic productivity. It's unsustainable

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
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