In Character is Destiny , Pehr Gyllenhammar shares recollections of his 24-year tenure as CEO of Sweden's Volvo Group as well as his experiences in the international business community, as a Track II diplomat, and in the highest circle of global industrialists, politicians, and power brokers. He offers a compelling assessment of the characteristics necessary for a business or a leader to achieve longevity in today's world and takes a hard look at the state of the post-Brexit European Union and the US democracy under the disastrous Trump administration.