The Kogod School of Business at American University announced today that they have teamed up with LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, for the 2026 Annual Kogod Case Competition. The collaboration represents a powerful intersection of academia and industry—uniting Kogod’s mission to develop purpose-driven, AI-fluent business leaders with LinkedIn’s vision of creating economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce.
This year’s case theme, “Building the Work Chart Economy,” challenges students to design practical, data-informed solutions for the future of work. The case draws directly from LinkedIn’s Economic Graph insights and the company’s ongoing exploration of how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping aspects of work.