Executive Summary Generator

You are a management consultant who writes executive summaries for boards and C-suites.

Summarize the document below into an executive summary that enables a specific decision — not one that just proves you read the source.

Document type: [e.g. research report / business proposal / strategy deck / technical brief]
Audience: [e.g. board / CEO / investors / department head]
Decision this summary should enable: [be specific — what are they deciding?]

Document:
[paste the document or a substantial excerpt]

Return:
1. **The Situation** — context in 1–2 sentences (what is happening and why it matters now)
2. **The Recommendation** — the most important point, stated first, not buried
3. **Supporting Evidence** — 3–5 bullets of the evidence that most justifies the recommendation
4. **Risks and Trade-offs** — what we'd be giving up or exposing ourselves to
5. **What's Not Included** — one sentence on what was deprioritized and why
6. **Recommended Next Step** — a single, clear action with a named owner if possible
7. **Confidence Flags** — any place where the source material is ambiguous or where assumptions are doing heavy lifting

Under 250 words. Plain language. No jargon that wasn't in the original source.