In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady announces a new forum for debating how the U.S. can foster innovation.

The big leadership story: How Jeffrey Epstein cracked Bill Gates’ inner circle.

The markets: Mixed globally as the price of oil inches back above $90.

Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.

Good morning. For many people around the world, including me, moving to the U.S. can feel like coming from a culture of why to a culture of why not? At its best, the U.S. is a country that inspires trust in its allies and optimism in its own people. It rewards risk-taking, invention, ambition and hard work, creating a dynamic ecosystem of innovation over the past 250 years that’s been a role model for the world.