Executive Director / Chief Networking Officer
Irving, Texas, Us
World's largest and oldest peer community of chief executives with a combined annual revenue of US$9 trillion. The YPO platform provides more than 30,000 members in 138 countries with access to extraordinary business and educational opportunities, alliances with leading institutions, and member networks to support their businesses, communities, and families. Annual budget over $150MM USD, with 400 associates located worldwide across every time zone.My leadership responsibilities for YPO delivered on organizational strategies designed to convene members on a global scale around business, personal, family, and philanthropic knowledge exchange with record member engagement around communities serving Real Estate, M&A, and Family Business. I worked closely with member champions and chairs to offer events fostering retained learning, stronger relationships, higher membership retention, and deeper member engagement.Select accomplishments include: Built, coached, and managed a team of 50+ international, decentralized staff members and contractorsImplemented exclusive/private Peer Networking platforms in Business, Personal, and Philanthropic categories, hosting 60 international Networks and 900 Special Interest GroupsDrove 3x membership expansion in Peer Network MembershipIntroduced Strategic Alliances as a funding support vehicle, cultivating over 130 sponsorships (Ritz Carlton, Marquis/NetJets, UBS, Mercedes/AMG, Inspirato, Exclusive Resorts, etc)Oversaw the production of over 800 global member events, annuallyPartnered with member champions to grow Family Business Network to the largest network of its kind, and launched the M&A (Deal) Network to over 7,000 CEOs - resulting in the network becoming one of the organization’s most impactful offeringsIntroduced Network Forums, Mentoring, YPO Groups platform, and the first-ever Global Networking Summit convening 3,000+ top CEOs in over 40 business categories