An Open Future Forum community

The CEO Executive Forum

Off the record. By invitation. A private forum for founders and chief executives.

A room built for
the chief executive seat

The CEO Executive Forum gathers founders and chief executives of high-growth companies. It is part of Open Future Forum, and it runs on the same principle: everyone in the room is a giver.

There is no pitch, no agenda, no recording. The conversations are the ones a chief executive cannot have with their team or their board, held with peers who understand the seat.

"The conversations a CEO needs most are the ones they cannot have with their team or their board."
  • 01Private dinners across Silicon Valley
  • 02Founders and chief executives only
  • 03Small rooms, 8 to 30 guests
  • 04Off the record, always
  • 05Membership by invitation or referral
  • 06Part of Open Future Forum

Dinners are the heart.
These bring people back.

The private dinner is the center of the forum. Around it, members gather in a handful of settings built for the way founders and chief executives actually connect.

Format

Panel events

Sharp, off-the-record sessions on the questions founders and chief executives are working through right now.

Format

Wine tasting

Smaller, relaxed gatherings where the conversation runs long and the introductions stick.

Format

Golf

A full day with a small group of peers, the kind of time that builds real trust.

Format

Sailing

A signature Open Future Forum setting on the bay, where the room opens up away from the office.

Format

Giants games

Private boxes at Giants games, a relaxed room for members and their guests.

Format

AI training

Practical working sessions on how AI is changing the company and the questions on the CEO agenda.

Forum
gatherings

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Gatherings are announced through Open Future Forum. Register, get reminders, and find the next room on the Forum Events page.

Upcoming CEO Executive Forum dinners and gatherings are listed with all Open Future Forum events.

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The informal
selection criterion

The forum is built for founders and chief executives who make the room better. The question is simple: does this person give more than they take?

Members are identified by how they show up, long before any invitation is extended. If the answer is yes, a personal note follows.

  • Founders and chief executives
  • CEOs of high-growth companies
  • Operators scaling through the AI shift
  • Leaders who mentor and open doors
  • Givers, always givers

Built on
Give and Take

Like every Open Future Forum room, the CEO Executive Forum runs on Adam Grant's Give and Take: the most generous people in the room create the most value over time.

Give

Share what you know

Members offer their honest read of the business, the board, the market, without holding back for advantage.

Connect

Make the introduction

The most valued act in the room is a warm introduction made without being asked.

Return

Receive without obligation

This is not a quid pro quo network. The room holds the debt and pays it forward.

Ready to be
in the room?

If you think you belong in the CEO Executive Forum, or know a founder or chief executive who does, we'd like to hear from you. Membership is by invitation or referral, reviewed personally by Murray Newlands.

What people
ask us

What is the CEO Executive Forum?
The CEO Executive Forum is an invitation-only group for founders and chief executives, part of Open Future Forum, a private executive community hosting small, off-the-record dinners across Silicon Valley.
Who belongs here?
Founders and chief executives of high-growth companies. Membership is by invitation or personal referral, reviewed personally.
How is it related to Open Future Forum?
It is part of Open Future Forum, the Silicon Valley executive community founded by Murray Newlands in 2019. The CEO Executive Forum applies the same Give and Take philosophy to a room built specifically for founders and chief executives.
How do the gatherings work?
Dinners are the heart of the group. Members also gather around panel events, wine tastings, golf, sailing, private boxes at Giants games, and AI training sessions.
Is everything really off the record?
Yes. No agenda, no recording, no pitch. Candor is the currency, and the expectation is that you give more than you take.
How do I join?
Membership is by invitation or referral. You can request an invitation through Open Future Forum, or follow Forum Events to attend a first gathering.