Forum Select

The private executive
community

By invitation only. C-suite executives and board directors navigating the AI era. Off the record, always.

The room that
doesn't keep score

Forum Select is a private executive community built on a single principle: everyone here is a giver. C-suite leaders and board directors who share what they know, make the introductions that matter, and leave every conversation better than they found it.

There is no pitch, no agenda, no recording. Candor is the currency, and the expectation is that you give more than you take.

"The most valuable thing Forum Select offers is a room where you don't have to perform."
  • 01Quarterly private dinners in San Francisco & Palo Alto
  • 02C-suite executives and board directors only
  • 038–30 people per gathering
  • 04Off the record, always
  • 05Membership by invitation or personal referral
  • 06Convened personally by Murray Newlands

Built on
Adam Grant's Give and Take

Forum Select exists because Murray Newlands spent 20 years proving that givers create more lasting value than anyone else in the room. Membership is earned by how you show up.

Give

Share what you know

Every member contributes their honest read of the market, the board, the technology, without holding back for competitive advantage.

Connect

Make the introduction

The most valued act in Forum Select is a warm introduction made without being asked. Murray models this in every room he enters.

Return

Receive without obligation

Forum Select isn't a quid pro quo network. The community holds the debt and pays it forward, and that's what makes it self-sustaining.

The informal
selection criterion

Murray identifies potential Forum Select members by watching how people behave at Forum Events, long before any invitation is extended.

The question is simple: does this person make the room better? Do they share generously, ask good questions without self-promotion, and leave others with more than they arrived with?

If yes, a personal note follows within 48 hours of first meeting.

  • C-suite executives (CEO, CFO, COO, CTO, CMO)
  • Sitting board directors
  • AI company founders at scale
  • Senior investors with board exposure
  • Leaders navigating AI transformation
  • Givers, always givers

Ready to be
in the room?

If you think you belong in Forum Select, or know someone who does, we'd like to hear from you. Membership is by referral or direct inquiry, reviewed personally by Murray.