CEO confidence hits highest point in 3 years: Survey
The confidence of CEOs has hit its highest point in three years, according to a new survey.
The survey, from the Conference Board, found a 2025 first quarter 9-point rise in its Measure of CEO Confidence, up to 60 points. The first quarter point marks a three-year high for CEO confidence, per the survey.
“The improvement in CEO Confidence in the first quarter of 2025 was significant and broad-based,” said Stephanie Guichard, a senior economist at the Conference Board, in a press release.
“All components of the Measure improved, as CEOs were substantially more optimistic about current economic conditions as well as about future economic conditions—both overall and in their own industries.”
President Trump and big tech leaders have recently cozied up with one another, with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew and SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk attending his inauguration. Trump and Musk have been especially close in the last year, with the tech billionaire being heavily involved in the second Trump administration.
Forty-four percent in The Conference Board survey said economic conditions have become more preferable than six months ago, whereas in the previous quarter it was 20 percent.
The Conference Board survey took place Jan. 27-Feb 10., featuring 134 CEOs and the Business Council’s partnership.
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