'I see a lot of denial': C-suite advisor says business bosses still expect a Trump win

• U.S. business leaders are "in denial" about Vice President Kamala Harris' growing lead over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, according to C-suite advisory firm Fordham Global Foresight.
• Founder Tina Fordham told CNBC that her clients are still betting big on the former president's return, viewing him as the more pro-business candidate.
• "They still prefer a Trump presidency and they still think it's going to happen," she said.

U.S. business leaders are "in denial" about Vice President Kamala Harris' growing lead over Republican presidential nomineeDonald Trump, according to C-suite advisor Tina Fordham, who said Thursday that her clients are still betting big on the former president's return.

Fordham, founder of strategic advisory firm Fordham Global Foresight, told CNBC that her client base of institutional investors, board members and C-suite executives continue to view Trump as the more pro-business candidate and their preferred choice.

"They still prefer a Trump presidency and they still think it's going to happen," Fordham told "Street Signs".

Harris is seen with a 2.6-point lead over Trump in the latest average of national polls collated by FiveThirtyEight.

That lead has risen steadily since she was announced as the Democrat's presidential candidate after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race last month. Nevertheless, Fordham said many executives were choosing to ignore the findings.

Fordham, a geopolitical strategist, was Citi's first chief global political analyst, and has 25 years experience advising leaders on the intersection of politics and business.

"I see a lot of denial going on in terms of the polls," Fordham said. "A Harris victory is definitely not priced in. A lot of Wall Street