An Open Future Forum community

The CFO Executive Forum

Off the record. By invitation. A private forum for senior finance leaders.

Convened by people
finance leaders trust

The CFO Executive Forum is shaped by a small committee of senior operators across finance, law, and banking. They set the tone, open the room, and decide who belongs.

A room built for
the finance seat

The CFO Executive Forum gathers chief financial officers and senior finance leaders 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 finance leaders cannot have anywhere else, with peers who understand the seat.

"The best finance conversations happen off the record, with peers who have sat in the same chair."
  • 01Private dinners across Silicon Valley
  • 02CFOs and senior finance leaders 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 finance leaders actually connect.

Format

Panel events

Sharp, off-the-record sessions on the questions finance leaders 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 finance leaders and their guests.

Format

AI training

Practical working sessions on how AI is changing the finance function, built for the CFO seat.

Forum
gatherings

View & register on Luma →

All gatherings are managed and updated in real time on Luma. Register, get reminders, and share events directly from the calendar below.

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The informal
selection criterion

The forum is built for finance leaders 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.

  • Chief financial officers
  • Senior finance leaders (VP Finance, Finance Directors)
  • Finance leaders at high-growth companies
  • Leaders navigating the finance function through AI
  • Givers, always givers

Built on
Give and Take

Like every Open Future Forum room, the CFO 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 numbers, 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 CFO Executive Forum, or know a finance leader who does, we'd like to hear from you. Membership is by invitation or referral, reviewed personally by the committee.

What people
ask us

What is the CFO Executive Forum?
The CFO Executive Forum is an invitation-only group for senior finance leaders, part of Open Future Forum, a private executive community hosting small, off-the-record dinners across Silicon Valley.
Who belongs here?
CFOs and senior finance leaders of high-growth companies. Membership is by invitation or personal referral, reviewed by the committee.
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 CFO Executive Forum applies the same Give and Take philosophy to a room built specifically for finance leaders.
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 the group on LinkedIn and Luma to attend a first event.