Boardrooms are no longer rewarded for being right, Lumen CEO says, and it means executive partnerships are more important than ever | Fortune0

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• October 17, 2026

Amid geopolitical uncertainty and the AI boom, executive leadership has had to become a much less insular affair. Lumen Technologies CEO Kate Johnson, speaking at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in Santa Barbara, Calif. on Tuesday, said that as companies have had to become more nimble in their decision-making, it’s no longer realistic for