Membership Criteria

Membership

The CEO Council membership experience is designed exclusively for those who are the top executive in their organization.

We vet each applicant to ensure that all members are able to engage with their true peers and can feel safe and comfortable participating in candid discussions with each other about their leadership challenges and potential solutions.

Our goal is to build a diverse community of true chief executives. The criteria below is how we evaluate applications, and because titles vary by organization, industry, and geography, we review every application on an individual basis to determine fit based on current and prior leadership experience.

We use a range of factors to determine if each applicant's leadership responsibilities and experience are in alignment with that of members of The CEO Council community.

Criteria

1. Job Title: Members must hold the title of CEO/Chief Executive Officer, President, Executive Director, Managing Director, Managing Partner, Owner, or "top local executive" with P&L responsibility for division with a local workforce.

2. Company Size: Members must lead a workforce and typically fit into one of these catagories:
1) CEO of an entrepreneurial middle market company with 50 to 5,000+ employees;
2) Owner of extra-small growing B2B or manufacturing company with 10 to 49 employees;
3) CEO or Executive Director of a nonprofit with 10 or more employees;
4) Top Local Executive with P&L responsibility of a division with a local workforce.

   *We occationally make an exception for the owner of a new business with less than ten full-time employees, if their past leadership experience includes leading a larger workforce.

NOTE:  We may request additional information or documentation to assess both current and prior experience.

If you have questions about your membership application, criteria, or want to provide additional context about your leadership experience, please reach out to us.