About The CEO Forum

About The CEO Forum

The Transformative CEO Community

Founded in 2007, The CEO Forum Group is a premier CEO media and leadership platform dedicated to its mission: “Disseminate CEO wisdom to elevate business, the economy and society.”

Founder Robert Reiss has conducted about 1,500 in-depth CEO interviews, building one of the most extensive collections of firsthand CEO Wisdom and insights on leadership, innovation and transformation. Through its exclusive relationships with many of America’s most influential CEOs, The CEO Forum Group connects visionary leaders, amplifies their wisdom and inspires the next generation of transformative CEOs.

Our five integrated platforms include:

  1. The CEO Show: A nationally syndicated radio program reaching approximately 600,000 listeners weekly, featuring in-depth conversations with the world’s most influential CEOs.
  2. The CEO Forum Magazine: The publication “by CEOs, for CEOs,” distributed directly to 10,000 of America’s leading CEOs, featuring exclusive interviews and transformative leadership insights.
  3. CEO Wisdom Roundtables: Private CEO events curated to share CEO insights.
  4. CEO Connections: Customized strategic initiatives connecting organizations with influential CEOs to build meaningful relationships and accelerate business opportunities.
  5. Transformative CEO Summits: Exclusive quarterly gatherings of leading CEOs and thought leaders addressing the most consequential challenges and opportunities shaping business and society.

Collectively, these platforms form The Transformative CEO Community, bringing together extraordinary leaders to share wisdom, forge relationships and inspire meaningful change. Robert Reiss coined the term Transformative CEO, defined as a leader who “creates new value that reinvigorates a company, reinvents an industry or reboots society.” The CEO Forum Group is dedicated to advancing this philosophy and making transformative CEO wisdom accessible to current and future generations of leaders.

The CEO Forum Group

Editorial Team

Robert Reiss

Host & CEO

Gina Leone

Associate Publisher

John Iannuzzi

Chief Radio Engineer

Allison Burke

Deputy Editor

Business Team

Michael Chen

Advisor, The CEO Forum Group & Co-Founder and Chairman, National Pickleball League (NPL)

Shila Anderson

Director of Finance

Kenneth D. Brown Esq.

VP Strategic Partnerships and Senior Advisor

Emily Dardis

Creative Director

Bill Peters

Managing Director

Courtney Weissman

Director of Marketing

The CEO Forum Digital

CEO Forum Digital Board

Heyward Donigan

Former CEO, Rite Aid

Michael Fabiano

President, ESG News Corp & Former, Head of the Americas, The Associated Press

Terry Jones

Founding CEO, Travelocity and Founding Chairman Kayak

Gary Shapiro

CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, Producer CES

Ralph de la Vega

Former Vice Chairman, AT&T Inc.

Advisory Council

Inaugural Advisory Board meeting June 11, 2024 at The Harvard Club, New York City. From left to right, CEOs: Bigelow Tea, Griffin Health, Highclere Castle Gin, Rite Aid, Northwell Health, Bank of America,  Brookdale Senior Living, The CEO Forum Group, Travelocity, Marvel, Buy Box Experts, Citi Private Client, Sustainable Media, National Pickle Ball League, Dale Carnegie, Alliant Credit Union, CTA/CES, AT&T

Lucinda M. (“Cindy”) Baier

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Brookdale Senior Living

Keith Banks

Former Vice Chair, Bank of America & Chair CEO Forum Group Advisory Board

Cindi R. Bigelow

President & CEO, Bigelow Tea

Patrick A. Charmel

President and CEO, Griffin Health Services Corporation

Peter Cuneo

Former CEO, Marvel

Dennis Devine

President & CEO, Alliant Credit Union

Michael J. Dowling

President & CEO, Northwell Health

Adam von Gootkin

Co-founder and CEO, Highclere Castle Gin

Joseph K. Hart

President and CEO, Dale Carnegie

Ida Liu

Global Head, Citi Private Bank