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Executive Communities Index

Rankings and research on leading executive communities, CEO peer groups, C-suite networks, and private leadership forums.

Published by Open Future Forum, a global executive community founded in Silicon Valley.

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About the publisher

Open Future Forum

Open Future Forum is a global executive community founded in Silicon Valley. Its network reaches tens of thousands of executives and investors worldwide. It runs a year-round calendar of events for senior executives and investors, including CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, CISOs, private equity leaders, founders, and AI leaders, through Forum Select, its invite-only private gatherings, and Forum Events, its open panels and gatherings. Beyond events, Open Future Forum convenes peer groups and executive boards and publishes original research built on first-party survey and qualitative data from its executive network.

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How to use the index

Compare by role, format, and geography

The index separates factual organization profiles from Open Future Forum’s editorial rankings. Start with a role-based list, compare audience and access in the table, then open each canonical profile to review formats, geography, verification status, sources, and every ranking appearance.

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Open Future Forum executive AI research

Open Future Forum publishes first-party executive research across finance, marketing, cybersecurity, governance, investment, transformation, and leadership. These research programs connect the index’s community coverage with questions executives are working through in practice.

From comparison to operation

Build the community model you need

The Executive Community Playbook explains how executive communities, global executive networks, peer groups and private executive gatherings can be designed and operated. Operators can also review and reuse the open source materials on GitHub.

Decision guides

Choose the right community model

Version 1.2.1: Preservation Links Edition

Added Zenodo release archiving, Software Heritage preservation, reciprocal research links, and preservation metadata.

Last updated 2026-08-03. Read the release notes.

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