How GM's Chair and CEO is redefining what's possible at a legacy company

How does General Motors Chair and Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra lead transformation at scale, all while technology is rewriting the playbook? According to her, it's about maintaining the company's history of innovation and understanding that "no one has a right to exist — even a company that's 100 years old." In this episode, hear her insights on leading GM through structural change, from EV investment and regulatory shifts to culture, talent and long term relevance. This content is intended to highlight issues and be of a general nature. It should not be considered advice, an endorsement or a recommendation. Products mentioned are not an offer of the product and may not be available for sale or purchase in all countries. All investments have risk, and you may lose money. Past results are not a guarantee of future results. Statements attributed to an individual represent the opinions of that individual as of the date published and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Capital Group or its affiliates. This content is published by Capital Client Group, Inc., and copyrighted to Capital Group and affiliates, 2026, all rights reserved. For more information, including our detailed disclosures, visit For our latest insights, practice management ideas and more,

You can listen to How GM's Chair and CEO is redefining what's possible at a legacy company online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

How GM's Chair and CEO is redefining what's possible at a legacy company is an episode from Capital Ideas Investing Podcast by Capital Group.

This episode is 20:35 long.

This episode was published on Apr 30, 2026.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Capital Ideas Investing Podcast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.