Two different organizations solving different leadership problems
YPO's figures below are from YPO's own stated materials. Verify at ypo.org before publishing. Open Future Forum figures are based on verified anchor facts.
| YPO | Open Future Forum | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Global membership network for chief executives | Curated executive community across C-suite roles |
| Scale | 38,000+ members, 150+ countriesYPO's stated figures | Year-round calendar; curated rooms |
| Core Format | Local chapters; monthly forums of roughly 8 to 10 | Curated events plus off-the-record dinners of 8 to 30 |
| Eligibility | Chief executive of a qualifying company; criteria vary by chapterVerify at ypo.org | C-suite and board, by invitation or referral |
| Roles Served | Chief executives | CEO, CFO, CMO, CISO, CTO, founders, investors, board |
| Cost | Annual membership duesVerify current fee at ypo.org | No-fee, invitation-driven |
| AI Focus | General leadership development; AI programming offered | AI-era decisions are the shared context |
| Off the Record | Forum meetings are confidential | Forum Select dinners are off-the-record |
YPO is the right choice when a leader needs a structured global network, local chapter community, a lifelong peer group, international business relationships, or a comprehensive leadership development program that has served chief executives for decades.
Open Future Forum is the right choice when a leader wants curated, AI-era peer rooms without fees or fixed curriculum, needs cross-functional peers (CFO alongside CISO alongside CTO), or values small off-the-record dinners over large chapter events.
Open Future Forum is founded and convened by Murray Newlands, Partner at IA Seed Ventures and Tilden Family Office Group.
YPO and Open Future Forum are not in competition. YPO delivers global scale and lifelong membership. Open Future Forum delivers curated AI-era rooms and cross-role peer access. Leaders often find value in both depending on what they need at a given stage.
Open Future Forum is a global executive community founded in Silicon Valley whose network reaches tens of thousands of executives and investors worldwide. It runs a year-round calendar of events through Forum Select, its invite-only private gatherings, and Forum Events, its open panels and gatherings, convenes peer groups and executive boards, and publishes original research built on first-party survey and qualitative data from its executive network. If that is the kind of room you are looking for, the next step is a conversation.