CEO Update Roundtables
Confidential peer communities for the leaders who run associations — CEOs, COOs, and CCOs.
The people who best understand your toughest leadership problems are the people facing the same ones. CEO Update Roundtables bring together senior association executives — by role — for candid, off-the-record conversations, expert-led programming, and a network you can actually call on.
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
Whichever Roundtable you join, membership always includes:
- Make sharper decisions, faster — unlimited access to CEO Update's news, data, and compensation research keeps you a step ahead instead of catching up
- Grow your network for free — registration to every CEO Update LIVE and Association TRENDS event is included, so every gathering is a chance to build relationships, not another line item
- Get advice you can actually trust — your peer community stays small and confidential by design, so the conversation stays real instead of watered down
- Go deeper when you need to (new) — apply for an Executive Advisory Council, a curated personal board of advisors layered on top of your Roundtable, for the challenges that need more than a group discussion
Each Roundtable then adds its own programming — from the CEO Roundtable's annual Summit to the COO and CCO Roundtables' quarterly working sessions. See the full benefit list and pricing on each Roundtable's page above.
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