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Greg Fleming

President & CEO, Rockefeller Capital Management

Search every verified Greg Fleming interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Greg Fleming, President and CEO of Rockefeller Capital Management, has made several media appearances in recent months to discuss the U.S. economy, interest rates, and the federal deficit. On CNBC's Squawk Box in October 2026, he commented on recent volatility in the ten-year Treasury yield, noting that a move from 5.35% to 5.08% was surprising given the market's long history, and suggested that rates settling in a range of 4.5% to 5.25% would be a sustainable outcome that could support broader economic participation. He also described the federal deficit as his biggest concern, calling for bipartisan efforts to reduce the deficit as a percentage of GDP, and argued that the bond market is signaling the need for fiscal discipline. In a separate appearance on Bloomberg's Open Interest in September 2026, he reiterated that long-term rates and deficits are areas of concern, while expressing optimism about AI-driven capital spending and its potential to boost productivity across the economy. Fleming has also discussed his firm's operations and the broader investment landscape. In an October 2026 podcast appearance, he described Rockefeller Capital Management's growth into over 50 cities, noting that wealth creation is occurring broadly across the U.S., including in cities like Nashville, Charlotte, and Austin. He addressed the role of AI in improving advisor productivity while maintaining personalized client relationships, and cautioned that while AI investment is substantial, not every dollar will yield expected returns, though he believes the technology will ultimately pull the economy and productivity forward. He also noted that market gains have become narrower, with a large share of stocks trading below their highs, and emphasized the importance of diversification and selecting investment managers with experience across market cycles.

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“It remains my biggest concern. But that would be a great place for it to settle and I think it would allow other pockets of the economy to participate more and not have it be so narrowly focused on AI.”

“One of the great things about the action in the tenure is that we've been at this for so long. I mean coming up on four decades and that was surprising to see. Right. Well, and the rushing up is what you'd expect with the hotter, you know, inflation number and then maybe, you know, the bond market takes a look at it and says, uh, you know, maybe the AI trade's going to come off enough that, uh, the economy is going t”

“Not every dollar is going to get the return that it's looking for when you have a time like this with this kind of massive investment. That's clear. The question is, is the overall technology going to pull the economy and productivity forward in a way where it's going to have the kind of impact that we all hope for? I believe the latter is going to take place. I think that you're already starting to see some signs of”

“I've been pretty clear that this technology is revolutionary. I'm in my 39th year in my professional career. I've seen a lot but there's nothing like this technology in terms of its impact on every part of society. You have the capex investment and all the data centers and everything that's happening there which is driving the economy, but then you have the other side of it which is every private and public company i”

“I think, I mean, both issues are driving rates, no question. But, you know, what what Kevin Warsh and Scott Bessent can deal with is near near-term inflation. It's a struggle to do anything with, you know, long rates because they're responding to, I think, more than anything, the deficit situation. You know, and I've been talking about these statistics forever and, you know, for a long time now. You know, interest, I”

“There's plenty of reason for optimism, but when we get to long rates and deficits, you know, those are clearly areas of concern. But on the optimism side, you know, it's really AI driving so much in the economy. Capital spending, you know, all the investment that needs to be made to create the compute power, the impact, and this is one of the things I I say all the time about AI. It's not an investment in in a specif”

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