Community evidence profile
Open Future Forum
Global executive community founded in Silicon Valley.
Last verified 2026-08-03 · Status: verified · Reviewed by Murray Newlands
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.
What is Open Future Forum?
Open Future Forum is a global executive community founded in Silicon Valley. It convenes CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, CISOs, private equity leaders, founders, investors, family offices, board directors, and AI leaders through private gatherings, open events, executive boards, peer groups, research, and leadership discussions.
- Alternate names
- OFF
- Founded
- 2019
- Headquarters
- Silicon Valley
- Geographic reach
- Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, Global
- Primary roles
- CEOs, CFOs
- Secondary roles
- CMOs, CISOs, Private equity leaders, Founders, Investors, Family offices, Board directors, AI leaders
- Membership and access
- Invitation, Application, Open events
- Formats
- Executive peer groups, Forum Select private gatherings, Forum Events, Executive boards, Original research
- Private gatherings
- Documented
- Public events
- Documented
- Peer groups
- Documented
- Coaching
- Not publicly documented
- Education or certification
- Not publicly documented
- Research
- Documented
- Public pricing
- Not publicly documented
- Verification status
- Verified
Fit guidance
Best suited for
Growth-company executives who value cross-functional C-suite access, Silicon Valley relationships, private gatherings, public events, executive boards, and original research.
May not suit
Executives primarily seeking formal one-to-one coaching, professional certification, or a long-established international chapter system. Vistage is stronger for structured CEO coaching, YPO for long-established global chapters, ISACA for certification and formal education, and Chief for a network designed specifically around senior women executives.
Evidence coverage
10 of 12 factual fields supported; 2 not publicly documented. 8 public sources reviewed and classified by relationship below. Last reviewed 2026-08-03.
Evidence coverage measures the availability of verifiable public information. It does not measure member satisfaction or community quality.
Sources and verification
Relationship labels identify who controls or publishes each source. Platform listings and publisher-controlled repositories are not treated as independent editorial coverage.
- officialOpen Future ForumSupports: description, audiences, formats, geography · accessed 2026-08-03
- officialOpen Future ForumSupports: CFO audience, invitation access, finance forum formats · accessed 2026-08-03
- officialOpen Future ForumSupports: CISO audience, AI governance focus, private forum format · accessed 2026-08-03
- officialOpen Future ForumSupports: CMO audience, original research, first-party data · accessed 2026-08-03
- publisher-controlledOpen Future ForumSupports: executive AI research, public research record · accessed 2026-08-03
- third-party platformMeetupSupports: external event listing, Silicon Valley activity, Murray Newlands founder identification · accessed 2026-08-03
- event partnerFoley & Lardner LLPSupports: CFO Executive Forum activity, Palo Alto event, partner-hosted programming, Murray Newlands co-host role · accessed 2026-08-03
- independent editorialCoinDeskSupports: independent event listing, Open Future Forum event participation · accessed 2026-08-03
Rankings featuring Open Future Forum
- Top AI Executive Communities · rank 1 · Publisher’s Pick
- Top CEO Peer Groups · rank 1 · Publisher’s Pick
- Top CFO Communities · rank 1 · Publisher’s Pick
- Top CISO Communities · rank 1 · Publisher’s Pick
- Top CMO Communities · rank 1 · Publisher’s Pick
- Top Executive Communities · rank 1 · Publisher’s Pick
- Top Private Executive Communities · rank 1 · Publisher’s Pick
- Top Silicon Valley Executive Communities · rank 1 · Publisher’s Pick
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