For Chief Corporate Development & Strategy Officers

Take Your Company to the Next Level with the Senior Executive Network (SEN)

You Don’t Have To Do It Alone

Benefit from the insights of other Chief Corporate Development & Strategy Officers who have successfully tackled the same high-stakes growth challenges you’re facing today.

Senior Strategy and M&A executives play a critical role in shaping their organizations’ future, whether through acquisitions, partnerships, or strategic transformations. With so much riding on your next move, where can you turn for trusted advice, fresh ideas, and real-world experience?

That’s why SEN brings together noncompeting industry peers from across the US a few times a year in a peer group format that allows executives to shortcut the learning curve around common business challenges.

Each peer group is professionally facilitated, allowing members to exchange insights, benchmark strategies, and discuss emerging trends so you can make smarter decisions faster and drive long-term success.

Here are a few samples of topics our members will discuss at upcoming meetings:

  • Target Identification & Nurturing: Proprietary sourcing strategies and deal flow best practices
  • Cultural Fit in M&A: Due diligence techniques for integration success
  • Strategy Execution Tactics: Creating urgency and alignment for lasting impact
  • Post-Merger Integration: Lessons learned in aligning leadership, operations, and vision
  • Portfolio strategy and optimization
  • Build vs. buy vs. partner strategies
  • Ex-Officio Board Session©: Confidential, member-led issue-solving with scenario planning

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Upcoming Meetings
  • September 18–19, 2025 | Chicago, IL
    Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officers Peer Group Meeting
  • September 24–26, 2025 | Minneapolis, MN
    Next Level Leaders
  • October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2025 | Online
    Next Level Leaders (Virtual Series)
  • November 6–7, 2025 | Austin, TX
    Chief Executive Leadership Conference
  • February 26–27, 2026 | Orlando, FL
    Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officers Peer Group Meeting
    Alternative dates & locations are available upon request

Learn More About SEN


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What our members think about Senior Executive Network:

  • "SEN has provided a risk free recurring place and reason to explore my companies business. SEN has given me new outlooks on current developments in the business world , exposed me to some of the challenges that lie ahead as our business grows, and provided a chance for new friendships and people who can be on council.”

    Ed Bean
    CFO, Spartan Light Metal Products, Inc.

  • “SEN is my primary resource to identify what it is that I need to learn, or become more knowledgeable on – being able to associate with the best elevates me to a higher level of competence.”

    Don Janezic
    Senior Vice President of Finance & Administration, Bigelow Tea

  • “Each meeting I have attended has given me more ideas in 1 ½ days than I would normally get in 6 months.  Great meetings and great people.”

    Scott Hlavaty
    Vice President of Manufacturing, M-C Industries, Inc.

  • “SEN definitely helped me clarify the different structures based on different organizations. I am keeping my responses as a reference for my organization and potential moves/re-structure.  Also, obtaining information to benchmark from the industry and a recognized source is a definite advantage.”

    Milagro Santos
    InkCycle, Inc.

  • “As always, top notch. Very interesting subject, excellent presentation.”

    John Fancher
    CFO, Robinson Home Products Inc.

I would like to learn more about SEN for Business Development/M&A

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