IRG CEO Monitor, Influence, Relevance & Growth

The new global AI-powered intelligence and research platform developed in conjunction with SDA Bocconi School of Management and IRG for enhancing how CEOs identify, influence & capture full market value, and shape public discourse.

The value gap

90% of corporate value today is intangible (source: Ocean Tomo 2025: 90%; Knowles 2023: 79.4%). Yet most analytical tools, communication frameworks, and financial measurement systems remain anchored to the tangible 10%.

At the same time, many CEOs continue to operate with an execution-focused mindset, with limited visibility into the drivers of intangible value and a marginal role in shaping the broader competitiveness agenda. External understanding of these dynamics remains fragmented—across investors, media, and institutions—or absent altogether.

Leading companies are no longer just economic actors; they are also political and social agents. Their ability to navigate the non-market environment—governments, regulators, media, and industry coalitions—is increasingly decisive for growth and market valuation.

This gap leaves significant value untapped. More critically, business–government relationships are still too often transactional rather than collaborative—at a time when the regulatory and policy landscape has never been more central to long-term value creation.

Mission

The IRG CEO Monitor integrates leadership, research, and real-world context — creating a structured environment where CEOs can discuss and practically address the questions that matter most at the intersection of business, institutions, and public discourse, such as:

Are CEOs aligned and fit to manage a business where markets and technology have outpaced policymakers?
Are CEOs actively bridging information asymmetry between the firm and capital markets to ensure that share prices fully reflect the intrinsic value embedded in operational performance?
How can companies frame, implement, and credibly measure their contribution to socio-economic development?
How do cross-sector coalitions transform narrow industry interests into broadly accepted priorities?
When does CEO thought leadership constitute credible expertise — and how does it shape stakeholder trust and policy impact?

These are not abstract questions. They determine whether a company captures or leaves on the table the growing share of its value that markets have not yet priced.

Stefano Caselli

Dean of SDA Bocconi School of Management

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"The IRG — Influence, Relevance & Growth CEOs CEO Monitor — exists to close the value gap: expanding CEOs’ role from execution to influence, and transforming how markets, institutions, and society understand and value what truly drives corporate growth”

The IRG Intelligence Engine

The IRG CEO Monitor is a joint research and intelligence initiative between SDA Bocconi School of Management and IRG — Influence, Relevance & Growth. The initiative combines SDA Bocconi’s academic research, executive leadership environment, and Business & Government Lab expertise with IRG’s AI-powered semantic intelligence system for measuring intangible value, influence, relevance, and growth.

IRG ingests trillions of data points from news coverage, analyst reports, regulatory filings, policy papers, speeches, corporate communications, and other relevant public signals. Semantic analysis then translates meaning, context, and signal strength into a repeatable measurement, diagnostic, and action plan targeted on information symmetry. Each IRG point correlates with approximately 6% in P/E multiple.

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Activities

Drawing on SDA Bocconi’s research, analytical tools, and media and think thanks partners, IRG provides a structured environment where real-world leadership and analytical insight converge to create simple pathways to tangible action.

Recognizing Locked Value
Identifying the intangible and unpriced sources of value that remain invisible to traditional metrics but materially shape corporate performance and market perception.
Interpreting Systemic Complexity
Decoding the non-market environment—across institutions, regulation, media, and industry dynamics—to understand how systemic forces influence value creation.
Shaping Policy Discourse
Supporting CEOs in actively contributing to policy and public discourse, moving from transactional interactions to a more strategic and collaborative role in shaping the external environment.