David Garfield on the US Economy and Business Opportunity

09 June 2025

David Garfield was recently quoted in the WSJ on the opportunity for businesses in this turbulent and uncertain economy: “True, companies are delaying big capital projects, according to David Garfield, co-CEO of consulting firm AlixPartners, which should hit growth. But, he says, they are going ahead with plenty of smaller ones aimed at improving productivity or the flexibility of supply chains, and implementing machine learning.”

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