Chief

Chief is one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2023, known for its extensive network of senior executive women representing 10,000 companies. With 77% of Fortune 100 companies having an executive in Chief and 40% of its members in their company’s C-Suite, Chief is designed specifically for executive women. The organization offers one-on-one executive coaching, powerful peers, and exclusive programming, including meetups with curated groups of peers, mentorship, and fireside chats. Chief has clubhouses in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., featuring elevated lounge spaces, bookable meeting rooms, private call rooms, mother’s rooms, and all-day food and beverage service. Membership includes access to executive development, topical roundtables, annual summits, exclusive conversations, on-demand content, IRL community events, confidential identity groups, a community platform, thought leadership, a job board, member benefits, and clubhouses. Chief’s Core Groups are 8–12-person hyper-curated peer groups that meet monthly for 90-minute peer advisory sessions. The organization is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), aiming to double the current representation of women of color in corporate America and offering a grant program for executives facing identity-based inequity and those in the non-profit sector. Chief launched Chief Enterprise in January 2023 to help businesses invest in their women leaders. The leadership team is 90% women and 43% people of color, while the Board of Directors is 66% women and 33% people of color. Chief’s Collectives include various identity-based groups, and its impact initiatives involve partnerships focusing on reproductive rights and supporting girls and young leaders. Chief’s DEI programming includes workshops and conversations, and its editorial content provides tools for creating more inclusive workplaces.