Chief Executive Officer Membership ($340)

Chief Executive Officer membership is available to individuals who serve as the chief executive officer, chief administrative officer or account executive at a voluntary member- or donor-based organization, whether employed directly by the organization or by a management company that provides full association management services.

CEOnly Programming

• CEO Roundtable - A facilitated and structured, two-hour monthly meeting providing a safe atmosphere to discuss challenges, issues and share successful approaches to organizational issues for CEOs, presidents and executive directors only. The Roundtable is provided as a member benefit to association CEO's/ED's and is limited to 15 to 17 participants. If you are interested in the Roundtable, please email ceonly@associationforum.org.
• CEOnly Education - Half and full-day programs for both large and small association CEOs
• CEOnly Summit - A forum for large association CEOs held twice a year. The program is an education and networking exchange for CEOs that have more than 50 employees and/or budgets of more than $10M.           
• CEO Specific Shared Interest Groups - Trade association CEOs, Suburban CEOs and CEOs with Budgets Less than $2M.
• Pre-Holiday Showcase CEO Reception - Join Association Forum President & CEO, Christie A. Tarantino, CAE, the Association Forum Board of Directors and other Chicagoland association CEOs for networking and cocktails.

New! The Business of Associations - an executive education series that enhances senior-level professionals' strategy development, marketing and negotiation skills. Created by The University of Chicago Booth School of Business for the Association Forum of Chicagoland. 

What's Happening Now in the CEO Community?

Each quarter, we cater specifically to your needs with our CEOnly newsletter. Delivered right to your inbox when you join, the communication covers today's challenges and CEO community discussions that you need to know about now.

If you’re ready to join our network of more than 3,700 members from nearly 2,000 Chicago associations, please create an account and then click here to sign-up today!

Our goal is to make this process as easy as possible for you. If you prefer to join by phone or email, please contact Todd Ross at (312)924-7042 or ross@associationforum.org.

What Members are Saying About the Association Forum Community

"We all know from one-on-one encounters the value of tapping into peer resources. And, that's what Association Forum's CEOnly programming is about - the free, open and confidential exchange among peers. We have an exclusive setting where you can be open about your success, your failures and your problems."

- H. Stephen Lieber, CEO, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society