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We are a global community of Business Leaders, Field experts, Investors, Entrepreneurs and Partners who grow together.

We are a global community of Business Leaders, Field experts, Investors, Entrepreneurs and Partners who grow together.

Our Global Community is made up of

Members

CEOs, Presidents, Founders, Business Owners, General Managers.


Members are able to bring to the table their greatest professional or personal challenge to receive direct, constructive, actionable feedback with diverse perspectives from their peer group who are experienced CEOs, who understand all the complexities and challenges of leading.


  • Top Membership = CEO, Owner, President
  • Key Membership = C-suite, succession line.

Learn more about our programs

As a leader, you can benefit from a peer advisory board; through our platform, you can access exclusive insights, events, experiences, and programs to achieve your next level. It’s a proven way to drive better results in your personal, professional, and business growth.

Meet some of our members

Learning from other experiences has helped me make decisions on how to live my life and lead my organization.
Raul Alcalde
Raul Alcalde
REF member Universidad del Pacífico Executive President at Sharff
Constant feedback from my peers enriches my decision making. What I value most is the quality of members with whom I share the table.
Jorge Ramos
Jorge Ramos
REF Member CEO Sura
Being part of the Renaissance Executive Forums has given me access and community with the most amazing group of leaders and executives across the country. 
Mari Kurtz
Mari Kurtz
REF member since 2011 President Cal Pal Sheet Metal, Inc. and OC Metals, Inc.
Executive Forum has been the space where I can bring crucial decisions to gain perspective and leverage professional and personal growth.
Conor Nicholson
REF member since 2016 Economics at the University of Maryland College Park Founder and CEO at NSS RPO
During my almost 5 years with REF, I have developed deep personal relationships with exceptional business leaders from a broad range of industries.
REF Member
Eric Gowland
REF member since 2017 University of Waterloo, P. Eng. CEO - EDGE
REF gives me holistic personal and professional learning. The groups bring different perspectives to a same problem.
Bárbara Boero
Bárbara Boero
REF member Columbia University - New York City General Manager Komax S.A
They are my personal coaches, my professional directory, friends and accomplices. REF is flying with the eagles.
Huberto Chávez
Humberto Chávez
REF member Tecnológico de Monterrey CEO at America Movil Peru
Through encouragement and candid conversations, my peer group has been instrumental in helping me through challenging personal and business issues. They have been an important part of my journey.
Samsong Ling
Samson Ling
REF member since 2017 Wilfrid Laurier University, PhD, MBA President & CEO - Clarion Medical Technologies
Partner *In the US and Canadá, Partners are franchises.

Business leaders who represent the Renaissance Executive Forums organization, and are responsible for developing the operational and business structure of their area.

Requirements
  • CEO or senior executive experience.
  • 15 years of business leadership that has generated a career that makes them a business benchmark in their community.
  • A benchmark track record of success, respect and influence among their leadership community.
  • Customer experience focused.
  • Relationship builder.
  • Business creation vision and demonstrated execution.
  • Availability of time to build your own business.
  • Continuous growth mindset.

Meet some of our partners

Being part of REF goes beyond getting feedback from successful CEOs to your strategic business needs. It is also about creating deep bonds of friendship, new business opportunities and bringing joy to your life!
Jorge Vilches
REF Partner since 2020 MBA Ross Business School at the University of Michigan
We believe evolved and connected leaders are a positive force in the world.
Manolo Vega
Manolo Vega
Partner & Forum Leader since 2003 MBA Harvard Business School Executive Chairman - Renaissance Executive Forums
Forum Leader

Business leaders representing us with a continuous growth mindset, responsible for methodology and structure to the forum, enriching each member’s experience and integrating members into our global community.

Requirements
  • CEO or senior executive experience.
  • 15 years of business leadership that has generated a career that makes them a business benchmark in their community.
  • A benchmark track record of success, respect and influence among their leadership community.
  • Customer experience focused.
  • Proven ability to lead leaders.
  • Relationship builder.
  • Business creation vision and demonstrated execution.
  • Availability of 2 days a month, per group.

Meet some of our forum leaders

REF is a space for reflection and awareness. I can bring my greatest disjunctives and challenges and receive advice in return,
Forum Leader & Global CEO
Julio Noriega
Forum Leader since 2014 University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School Global CEO at Renaissance Executive Forums
I am passionate about facilitating, articulating, and listening. As a Forum Leader, I have the opportunity to help business leaders so that their well-being has a positive impact on their lives and their companies.
Alan Gegenschatz
Forum Leader& Partner since 2013 Cambridge University, Stanford University, Warwick, Hyper Island Founder and Director OutObox AG Ltd.
To join a peer group to evolve personally and professionally seemed irresistible to me. Being a Forum Leader has been much more rewarding than I could imagine. Today, 16 years later, it is one of my sources of highest personal satisfaction.
Rodolfo Baquerizo
Forum Leader & Partner since 2004 Harvard University, and MBA from MIT   Founder & Partner of a Real Estate Firm
Ambassador

Senior executive with an impeccable reputation, who can connect us to leaders that can participate and benefit from belonging to our community.

Requirements
  • Wide network and close relationships with business leaders.
  • Senior executive experience.
  • A benchmark track record of success, respect and influence among their leadership community.
  • Reputable and trustworthy.
  • Authentic belief in our value proposition.

Meet some of our ambassadors

Speaker

Passionate speaker who wants to share relevant knowledge in their field, inspire leaders and belong to our community.

Requirements
  • Experts, authors, or professional and passionate speakers.
  • Ability to present a relevant and innovative topic, that benefits todays leaders.
  • Dynamic and a strong ability to connect to an audience of leaders.
  • Comfortable challenging and being challenged to generate the highest levels of engagement and constructive knowledge exchange

Meet some of our speakers

Ready to reach your next level?

Become the best version of yourself. Evolve at a personal, professional and business level.