The Premier Private Forum for CEOs of America’s Best Managed Companies
Our Philosophy
With today’s ever-more complex operating environment and the increasingly intense scrutiny of corporate leadership, where can chief executives turn for wise and unbiased counsel?
The Prium believes the answer lies with those who walk in your shoes, face the same challenges, and live under the same microscope – your CEO peers. To complement the collective wisdom of our members, we host a diverse spectrum of thought leaders to add context and depth to our roundtable sessions.
Our Story
The Prium was founded in 2008 by Dennis Carey, Vice Chairman of Korn Ferry, in partnership with Sir George Buckley, then Chairman & CEO of 3M, and Ed Breen, then Chairman & CEO of Tyco, with the goal of creating an exclusive, private CEO Community that was built by CEOs, for CEOs.
Dennis founded several organizations designed to advance corporate leadership performance and knowledge, including the Directors’ Institute at the Wharton School, the CEO Academy®, the Lead Director Academy and the C3 Board Alliance.
With The Prium, Dennis wanted to create a more exclusive and discrete exchange among peers, thus membership is by invitation only for sitting Chairmen and CEOs.
DENNIS CAREY
Prium Chairs and Advisors over the Years
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MAGGIE WILDEROTTER
Former Chief Executive Officer, Frontier Communication
Board Director, DocuSign Inc., SANA Biotechnology, Fortinet Inc., & Costco Wholesale Corporation -
ED BREEN
Chairman, DuPont de Nemours Inc.
Board Director, Comcast Corporation -
GEORGE OLIVER
Chairman & CEO
Johnson Controls International
Board Director
Raytheon Technologies Corporation -
PATTI POPE
Chief Executive Officer PG&E Corporation
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GREG GARLAND
Former Chairman, Phillips 66
Board Director, Amgen Inc. -
GREG BROWN
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Motorola Solutions Inc. -
STEVEN PRESLEY
Executive Vice President Nestlé S.A.
Chief Executive Officer Zone North America -
DENISE RAMOS
Former Chief Executive Officer, ITT Inc. Board Director, Phillips 66, United Technologies Corporation, & Bank of America Corporation
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LEON J. TOPALIAN
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer Nucor Corporation
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SHANKAR MUSUNURI
Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder
Ocugen, Inc.
Objective of The Prium is to learn one or two new things that you can implement immediately when you return to the office.
INSIGHT
Member CEOs set and lead the robust agendas, complemented by world-class subject matter experts
CANDOR
Discrete, confidential and off-the-record
INTERACTIVITY
Open dialogue rather than one-way panels
INTIMACY
Membership capped at 50 CEOs, by invitation only
EFFICIENCY
Two half-day sessions per year, preceded by a social dinner the evening prior.
ECONOMISTS AND FINANCIERS
U.S. Treasury Secretaries Jack Lew, Larry Summers & Hank Paulsen
Financiers Brian Moynihan, Roger Altman, Don Gogel, Pete Peterson,
David Rubenstein & Stephen Schwarzman
Harvard Professor & Economist Ken Rogoff
The Heritage Foundation Chief Economist Stephen Moore
Columbia Business School Dean Glenn Hubbard
Chicago’s Booth School of Business Professor & Economist Austan Goolsbee
STATESMEN AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS
Former Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney
Former Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman
Former Director of Central Intelligence James Woolsey
Former U.S. Senators Bill Frist & Olympia Snowe
President of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Joe Westphal
Former U.S. Ambassador to The Russian Federation Michael McFaul
Former European Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper
MILITARY LEADERS
Former United States Army General Stanley McChrystal
Former United States Navy Admiral Mike Mullen
Former United States Navy Admiral Dennis Blair
JOURNALISTS & COMMENTATORS
Financial Times Columnist Ed Luce
CNN Commentator Ana Navarro, Christine Romans, Samantha Vinograd & Clarissa Ward
TIME Magazine Editors Fareed Zakaria & Rana Foroohar
Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Daniel Yergin
The Wall Street Journal Senior Economics Writer Stephen Moore
Former Moderator, NBC’s, Meet the Press David Gregory
Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times Bret Stephens
Editor-in-Chief of The Economist Zanny Minton Beddoes
CNN Political Contributor Van Jones
KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS
The Prium collaborates with a select few knowledge partners to provide insight on specialty topics, including law, banking, accounting, strategy, compensation, and talent.
BUSINESS TOPICS OF NOTE
Leadership & Transformation
Board Dynamics
CEO Succession
Talent Management
Strategy
Innovation
Global Cash Management
M&A
Artificial Intelligence
Healthcare
Enterprise Risk Management
Cyber Security
Regulatory Pressure
Tax Policy
Shareholder Activism
CEO & Board Compensation
China, India, & BRIC Issues