About
More Than a Business Organization
Virginia Council of CEOs (VACEOs) is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating business leaders’ growth, professional and personal. Our members include top executives from across the state who commit to helping each other succeed.
Virginia Council of CEOs (VACEOs) is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating business leaders’ growth, professional and personal. Our members include top executives from across the state who commit to helping each other succeed.
“No Sell” and Story Telling Environment
The Council fosters a confidential, non-competitive, “no sell” environment in which members explore challenges and opportunities and garner insights from peers and thought leaders. Offering a unique sounding board for ideas and solutions, we help executives navigate today’s increasingly complex business landscape and gain confidence in their direction.
The VACEOs model is based on story sharing. Peers don’t tell each other what they “should” do; members relate their most relevant experiences to benefit the participants in their roundtable groups.
By nurturing such a safe haven culture, our community promotes camaraderie and cultivates deep, supportive relationships that contribute to rapid leadership development.
Mission
The Virginia Council of CEOs connects CEOs for learning and growth.
Vision
The Virginia Council of CEOs will be acknowledged by its members as the most valuable business association to which they belong.
Values
The Safe Haven found within the Council, where a culture of diverse perspectives, experience, sharing, and trust is revered, is what makes our community special and our members successful.
At its core, the VA Council of CEOs community is like no other because its members:
KEEP LEARNING. VACEOs members have a thirst for knowledge. They actively seek people and information that will help them become better leaders.
SHARE OPENLY. Members share their experiences and embrace new ideas to help them learn and grow.
EMBODY TRUST. Truthfulness and trustworthiness lead to open and honest communication. Members understand that the VACEOs community is a “no-judgement-zone.” Confidentiality is a cornerstone of our peer group process.
GENEROUSLY COMMIT. VACEOS Members are committed to the success of one another. They respond promptly to requests for help, willingly giving their time, and sharing their experience with fellow members.
GIVE SAFE HAVEN. The Council fosters a confidential, non-competitive, “no sell” environment. This creates a Safe Haven in which members openly explore challenges and opportunities and garner insights from peers and thought leaders.
VALUE DIVERSITY. VACEOs members understand the community is stronger when a diverse set of business leaders with a broad range of experiences come together. We seek to include CEOs who are diverse in gender, ethnicity, race, age, industry, and business type.
To support our core values, the VACEOs community has a Code of Conduct that enhances the Safe Haven Culture for all of our members, sponsors, staff and guests.
Membership Features
From monthly roundtables and regular social events to the annual CEO Spring Retreat and our Fall Leaders Conference, VACEOs offers a wealth of opportunities to connect, learn, and grow.
Find the support you need
More than 200 Virginia CEOs and counting turn to VACEOs for the support they need to become better business leaders.