Here’s why upskilling is crucial to drive the post-COVID recovery
To close the skills gap, we need lifelong learning, redeployment and re-employment of people, funding, and the ability to anticipate what skills are needed.
Bob Moritz is Global Chair of PwC, which spans 151 countries and includes more than 360,000 people. PwC is a professional services network, providing audit, tax, consulting, and deals services around the world, in order to build trust and drive sustained outcomes for the world’s most pressing problems. In his role, Bob leads the international network’s leadership teams, champions diversity and inclusion, sets strategy, and enhances the brand of PwC through quality service to our stakeholders. Bob is also PwC’s representative with GPPC and other profession-focused organizations.
He has been with PwC his entire career, joining in 1985 and becoming a partner in 1995. He has an Audit and Assurance background, primarily dealing with financial services, banking, and capital markets clients. During the course of his career, Bob spent three years with PwC Japan, working with European and US-based financial services companies operating in Asia. Prior to taking on the global role, Bob led the US firm of PwC as its Chairman and Senior Partner for seven years.
Bob chairs the Global Leadership Council of Generation Unlimited and sits on their Board, a UNICEF-affiliated organisation which focuses on helping young people develop skills for the future, and he is a UN HeForShe Corporate Impact Champion. Bob is also a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum, a trustee of The Conference Board, a member of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, Chairman of the International Business Leaders’ Advisory Council (IBLAC) to Shanghai, and a director of the SUNY-Oswego College Foundation, his alma mater.
Bob is married and lives in Florida.
To close the skills gap, we need lifelong learning, redeployment and re-employment of people, funding, and the ability to anticipate what skills are needed.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Int Chairman, Robert E. Moritz, explains the potential benefits of introducing a global standard on non-financial reporting.
More robust non-financial reporting is crucial to achieving systemic change - and this new report provides a list of metrics and disclosures firms can use.
En el Día Mundial de las Habilidades de la Juventud, preguntamos a los jóvenes su opinión sobre el rediseño de la educación y las habilidades para la era post-COVID. Esto es lo que tenían...
On World Youth Skills Day, we asked young people their thoughts on redesigning education and skills for the post-COVID era. Here's what they had to say.
COVID-19 has exposed our flaws - and given us a chance to fix them once and for all. Here is a five point plan of action to get us on the right track.
Hay una correlación clara entre el optimismo económico y la mejora de la capacitación laboral. Aunque la gente puede sentir miedo hacia el futuro, al fin y al cabo, quiere evolucionar.
Comment faire pour améliorer les compétences d'un milliard de personnes d'ici 2025 ? Le leadership et la collaboration seront essentiels
Three areas of focus to upskill the world's growing population in the next five years.
For business, tackling the risks and opportunities presented by climate change has to start at the top. A new report by the World Economic Forum and PwC shows how company directors can be...
People, processes and technology - a new survey offers companies insights on how to manage cyber risk.
Thousands of professional women were asked how their workplaces could support them better. Here's what happened next.
For the first time since the question was asked in 2012, a majority (57%) of the CEOs surveyed told us they believe global economic growth will “improve”.
The economic benefits of diversity have started a war for female talent. But how can companies hire – and hold on to – more women?
How can CEOs transform today’s challenges of globalization and technological innovation into tomorrow’s opportunities?