Clifton Leaf

Clifton "Cliff" Leaf is a former editor-in-chief of Fortune.

  • President BidenCommentary

    Biden’s new ‘cancer moonshot’ exposes the enduring flaws in our efforts to fight the disease

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  • FWD.0721.Voter Restriction LegislationMagazine

    What I’ve learned about success, in business and in government, as the editor of Fortune

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  • Newsletters

    Want to know about the future of the pandemic? Join us at Brainstorm Health 2021

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  • COV.05.21. Accountability Cover HorizontalMagazine

    ‘Even when it’s painful, tell the truth’: It’s high time for business to meet higher ethical standards

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  • Climate Package 2021-Editor's Note-Bill GatesEnvironment

    Why we asked Bill Gates to be Fortune’s guest editor today

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  • Bill Gates.Environment

    Bill Gates on why the ‘miracles’ of solar and wind energy won’t save us from climate change—and the breakthroughs that just might

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  • Environment

    Inside the ambitious venture Bill Gates built to beat climate change

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  • Climate Package 2021-Gates-BookEnvironment

    In an important new book, Bill Gates offers a real-world plan for avoiding a ‘climate disaster’

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  • COV.03.21.Web-Featured-ImageMagazine

    Why great journalism is worth the time

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  • CNV.0321.Albert Bourla-featuredMagazine

    Pfizer’s CEO thinks a vaccine-resistant COVID variant is ‘likely’—but that’s not as scary as it sounds

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  • WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 06: A pro-Trump mob storms the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation’s capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)Leadership

    The most vocal group condemning the violence at the Capitol just might be CEOs

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  • WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; JANUARY 06: A protester is seen hanging from the balcony in the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden&#8217;s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. Pro-Trump protesters have entered the U.S.<br /> Capitol building after mass demonstrations in the nation&#8217;s capital. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Politics

    Biden: ‘This is not dissent; this is disorder.’

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  • NEW YORK, NY &#8211; DECEMBER 31: People wait to celebrate New Years eve in Times Square on December 31, 2019 in New York City. Because of the mild weather, a larger than usual crowd of people visiting from all over the world is expected to watch the ball drop. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)Commentary

    20 things that went strangely, wonderfully right in 2020

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  • CNV.01.21.Ajay Banga-CEO Mastercard-FeaturedMagazine

    Why Mastercard isn’t a credit card company, according to its outgoing CEO Ajay Banga

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  • Magazine

    The corporate world needs to do better on diversity—and so does Fortune

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