CEO Update Executive Roundtables
Confidential peer communities for the executives and leadership teams who run associations
Why association leaders join a Roundtable
CEO Update Roundtables are built for association and nonprofit leaders navigating the distinct demands of member value, board governance, advocacy, and revenue diversification. Because every member leads within the association or nonprofit space, conversations can focus immediately on the issues that matter most.
Groups are intentionally small and role-specific, creating a trusted environment for candid discussion, practical insight, and meaningful peer connections. Members leave with perspectives they can apply to their organizations—and relationships that continue well beyond the meeting.
Roundtables for every seat at the table
CEO Update Roundtable
- Who it's for: CEOs of associations with $5M+ in annual revenue (or $1M+ in lobbying spend)
- Format: Invitation-only · Dinner Series + Annual Summit + C-Suite Retreat · Executive Advisory Council
- What sets it apart: A dedicated space for association and nonprofit CEOs to help solve each other’s challenges.
Association COO Roundtable
- Who it's for: Chief operating officers at associations and nonprofits
- Format: Invitation-only · Quarterly in-person meetings -- DC metro + C-Suite Retreat · Executive Advisory Council
- What sets it apart: A dedicated space for the operational side of the business — budgets, staffing, systems.
Association CCO Roundtable
- Who it's for: Chief communications officers and top comms leaders at associations
- Format: Invitation-only · Quarterly in-person meetings -- DC metro + C-Suite Retreat · Executive Advisory Council
- What sets it apart: Peer-driven discussion built specifically around brand, member communications, and reputation management
New: Executive Advisory Councils
Your Roundtable gives you a peer community. Executive Advisory Councils give you a personal board of advisors within it that complement in-person engagements with standing virtual meetings. These are small, curated virtual councils — 10 to 15 leaders matched by role, revenue band, organization type, and tenure — that meet several times a year for 90-minute sessions combining confidential, top-of-mind problem-solving with a strategic theme the group chooses together.
- Format: 10–15 members per council, matched by role, revenue band, org structure, and tenure
- Cadence: Virtual, several times a year, 90 minutes per session
- Included with Roundtable membership — apply once and get matched to a council
- Currently open to CEO Update Roundtable members, with plans to open to more leadership roles soon
A shared foundation,
built for every Roundtable member
Memberships designed to close the leadership insight gap:
- Make sharper decisions, faster — unlimited access to CEO Update's news, data, compensation and benchmarking research keeps you a step ahead instead of catching up
- Access events and experiences designed specifically for executives — each event is curated to foster peer-to-peer learning, highlight insights from top industry and subject matter experts and go beyond the traditional learning experience.
- Get advice you can actually trust from your peers — your peer community stays small and confidential by design, bringing you together with leaders facing and solving the same challenges as you. Join an Executive Advisory Council, a carefully matched personal board of advisors, layered on top of your Roundtable.
Each Roundtable then adds its own programming — from the CEO Roundtable's annual Summit to the C-Suite Roundtables' quarterly working sessions and retreats. See the full benefit list and pricing on each Roundtable's page above.
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