Become a Partner

CES brings together leading organizations through rigorous research and real-world insight from CHROs, CEOs, and board members. Partners gain the perspective, connections, and strategies needed to strengthen executive talent and shape what comes next.

CES Mission Statement
To be the objective source of knowledge about the issues, challenges, and best practices regarding C-suite succession. CES focuses on advancing the identification, development, selection, and transition of board and executive talent.

Core Pillars

  • Community

    We bring academics and executives together to build a tight knit, collaborative community engaged with the challenges of executive succession.

  • Research

    We conduct objective, rigorous, empirical research to drive understanding of the issues surrounding executive succession.

  • Education

    We help advise organizations on executive succession based on insights from research and practice culled from experience and expertise.

CES By the Numbers

60

Highly Esteemed Partner Companies

16

Distinguished Advisory Board Members

9

Directors Council Members

60

Talent Leader Network Members

3

CHRO Events Annually

8

TLN Events Annually

100

Research Briefs Generated

40

CHRO Reports Created

2

Succession Planning Playbooks

Benefits of Membership

Access to Research

CES members have first access to cutting edge research based on insights from annual surveys, data analysis, and interviews with board members, CEOs, CHROs, and other executives.

Setting Our Research Agenda

CES members help set the Center’s research agenda and participate in conducting research through collaborative partnerships. Member priorities and questions help drive the research we pursue and outputs we create.

Networking & Events

We regularly host focused in person and virtual events for CHROs related to timely elements of executive succession. The Talent Leaders Network provides an additional networking forum and opportunity for participation.

Custom Briefings

All members have access to custom briefings related to their individual situation as part of membership; Briefings enable personalized application of CES tools to help translate best practices into actions.

Why partner with the Center for Executive Succession?

Hear what Chief HR Officers Tim Richmond, Pam Kimmet, Lucien Alziari, Marcia Avedon and Kevin Cox have to say about the value of membership.

Interested in learning more about becoming a partner?

To become a CES partner, contact Director Anthony Nyberg.

Email Anthony