By nature, I am an optimist. Despite geopolitical and economic challenges, I believe the world's best days remain ahead. Just look right here in India. In the last decade, more than 200 million people have been lifted out of extreme poverty. That is a staggering accomplishment. Throughout the country, economic growth over such an extended period of time has helped create greater access to opportunity and it has shifted the way India works, learns, communicates and connects. But, we cannot ignore the challenges that still lie ahead. Not everyone is benefitting or set to benefit from this growth. A study by National Council of Applied Economic Research, a New Delhi based non-profit thinktank of economics, notes that 75% of businesses globally expect the process of automation and technological upgrading to mean that workers will be required to develop and learn new skills in order to meet the evolving demands asked of them by their employers. To ensure all benefit businesses, non-profit and government leaders need to join forces and come together to identify, develop and scale solutions that connect more people with economic opportunity. During my trip to India this week, I have had the privilege of meeting business, government and non-profit leaders who want to work together to ensure more people share in India's growth. JP Morgan has made a commitment to help people from around the world succeed in the workplace of the future. We're excited to bring this effort to India and apply best practices of what is working here and elsewhere. With a 25 million commitment over the next five years, JP Morgan will help support skills and education investments that align with the business needs of India's growing economy. That means the young people in the country, who make up one of the largest and youngest workforce populations in the world, will be better prepared for what the jobs of the future will look like. The government of India is very focussed on the issues at hand and already investing in education. Our effort will complement theirs so that there is greater access to training and education for the millions of people that need it.