Chief People Officers Outlook September 2025

16Chief People Officers Outlook Contributors The World Economic Forum would like to thank the members of the Community of Chief People Officers for their thought leadership and guidance. We also thank the members of the broader core community of the Centre for the New Economy and Society for their ongoing commitment and contributions to addressing several of the factors presented in this outlook. We would like to thank, in particular, all community members who completed the Chief People Officers Outlook survey and contributed to this edition of the outlook through community discussions and thematic consultations. We are grateful to our colleagues in the Centre for the New Economy and Society for helpful suggestions and comments, particularly Sam Grayling in the Work, Wages and Job Creation team, as well as Attilio Di Battista, Eoin Ó Cathasaigh, Ricky Li and Saadia Zahidi. We are also grateful to Laurence Denmark, Charlotte Ivany and Will Liley for copyediting, graphic design and layout. The views expressed in this briefing do not necessarily represent the views of the World Economic Forum or those of its members and partners. This briefing is a contribution to the World Economic Forum’s insight and interaction activities and is published to elicit comments and further debate. World Economic Forum Adèle Jacquard Specialist, Work, Wages and Job Creation, Centre for the New Economy and Society Isabelle Leliaert Manager, Work, Wages and Job Creation, Centre for the New Economy and Society Till Leopold Head, Work, Wages and Job Creation, Centre for the New Economy and Society