RAISE US Launched to Build US AI Workforce Strategy

Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and former Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb launched RAISE US, a nonpartisan national nonprofit organization on June 25, 2026, aimed at preparing American workers for an economy reshaped by AI.

The organization launches with more than two dozen of the country's largest companies and philanthropies as founding partners, and with initial state partnerships in Arkansas, Connecticut, Maryland, and Utah, according to the organization.

“America has a technology strategy for leading the global AI competition. It does not yet have a people strategy — and we cannot lead without one," said Raimondo, who will serve as Chief Executive Officer of RAISE US. "We've assembled the country's top companies, best economists, and bipartisan governors at a scale rarely seen — all to advance new ideas and incentives, pilot them with governors and business, and scale what works."

RAISE US said it will work with governors, employers, workers, and training organizations to design new corporate incentives for worker retraining, develop support structures for job transitions, and build training models tied to shifting employer demand. The organization said it will measure success by whether workers land and keep good jobs.