- The new framework brings together Aon’s venture capital and human capital data with Gallup’s public opinion analysis to create a portfolio view of risk.
- Creates greater clarity on how risks are escalating across four megatrends, how resilience is built and enabled, and where targeted actions can most effectively influence performance.
DUBLIN, January 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, today announced the release of insights from a new data-driven tool to help organizations build lasting resilience and unlock growth: Aon Resilience Quotient.
Developed in collaboration with Gallup, the Aon Resilience Quotient addresses a critical observation: in an era of growing populism and fragmented information sources, quantitative data alone is not enough to make long-term decisions. Combining public opinion on global issues with data and analysis on risk and people enables greater clarity and confidence to invest and grow amid uncertainty and volatility.
By integrating Aon’s proprietary venture capital and human capital analytics with Gallup’s global polling results spanning 140 countries for more than 20 years, the Society’s Resilience Quotient captures both objective conditions and subjective sentiment, revealing where sentiment signals hidden risks and potential opportunities to achieve greater resilience. This system-level view allows leaders to detect emerging risks earlier, prioritize resilience investments, and move from reactive risk management to proactive decision-making.
“When it comes to making decisions about investments, workforce or geopolitical risk management, a portfolio view is far superior to a siled perspective,” said Greg Case, president and CEO of Aon. “Understanding sentiment can be a signal of opportunity or an early warning. Leaders who are limited to only certain relevant indicators risk missing the most important signals. Aon’s Resilience Quotient provides an integrated view to help organizations act decisively, build resilience and unlock sustainable growth. »
Four interconnected megatrends – trade, technology, weather and workforce – are reshaping the global operating environment in ways that traditional models struggle to anticipate. Aon’s Resilience Quotient provides a clearer view of the trade-offs within these interactions: how business volatility can amplify technology risk, how climate pressures influence workforce mobility, and how sentiment can either build resilience or increase operational risk, even when fundamentals appear strong.
To illustrate the lessons of its Resilience Quotient, the firm has published three case studies addressing some of the most relevant and pressing issues facing the global economy of 2026:
- Realizing the AI Opportunity: Ensuring Data Center Growth
Data centers are the backbone of the digital economy, and with nearly $1.3 trillion expected to be invested globally in data centers by 2030, their rapid expansion brings unprecedented risks. Aon’s Resilience Quotient shows that resilience varies widely at the subnational level, often more than underlying risk. In the United States, Iowa emerges as the most resilient destination for data center development, combining very low overall risk with exceptionally strong business and climate resilience.
“Aon’s Resilience Quotient shows that Iowa’s resilience-risk balance is approximately twice the national median, demonstrating how quality of governance, institutional trust and preparedness materially shape long-term infrastructure outcomes,” said Joe Peiser, CEO of Commercial Risk Solutions at Aon. “This highlights the opportunity for leaders who understand the combined effect of low-risk, resilient business and weather systems and a strong foundation of public trust – factors that ultimately determine where AI infrastructure can grow at scale.”
- Workforce Transformation: AI Adoption and the Next-Generation Workforce
Accelerating AI adoption is transforming the workforce, but most organizations face a critical gap between the demand for AI skills and their willingness to adapt. The Resilience Quotient highlights how commitment, trust, and institutional readiness are essential to harnessing the potential of AI, making resilience the key differentiator between organizations that thrive on change and those that risk falling behind.
“Aon’s Resilience Quotient empowers leaders to confidently navigate the rapid changes in AI,” said Lisa Stevens, Chief Administrative Officer, Aon. “This information helps create the conditions for early-career employees to gain the skills and confidence they need. So instead of losing a generation of talent, we are cultivating one that is more competent and resilient than ever.
- Rethinking humanitarian financing: a new approach to forced migration
More than 120 million people are currently displaced by conflict, climate and systemic crises, which are reshaping societies and economies around the world. Aon’s Resilience Quotient highlights Venezuela and Colombia to illustrate the trade-offs between investing resources at the source of migration – supporting those facing institutional erosion, food insecurity and economic collapse – or directing investments to more stable countries like Colombia, which absorb people fleeing unlivable conditions.
“Forced displacement results from extreme weather and man-made disasters such as conflict and economic failure,” said Bridget Gainer, director of public affairs at Aon. “If we could harness the forecasting and financial power of insurance to better predict and more quickly mitigate the impact of this volatility, we could help create conditions for populations to stay and rebuild in their home countries.”
“Resilience is not a single model, it is how systems mitigate, adapt and transform under pressure. Aon’s Resilience Quotient works like a pressure gauge, highlighting the tradeoffs and early signals that help leaders build resilience where it matters most,” said Joe Daly, Managing Partner at Gallup. “We are proud to partner with Aon to combine Gallup’s global sentiment analysis with Aon’s venture capital and human capital data, transforming trust into actionable insights.
New insights from Aon’s Resilience Quotient suggest that in the future, resilience priorities will shift from static risk management to dynamic, localized strategies. As disruptions become more complex and more frequent, organizations will need to tailor their resilience investments to specific geographies, sectors, and even sub-regional contexts. Aon’s Resilience Quotient is supported by a real-time analytics and AI-driven insights platform, built by Quantum Rise, providing deeper visibility into evolving risk and resilience signals as conditions change..
Aon and Gallup will join global decision-makers at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting to advance these crucial discussions on rebuilding confidence and unlocking sustainable growth.
Learn more about Aon’s Resilience Quotient and explore case studies. here.
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