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Council on Foreign Relations vs The Economic Club of Chicago

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Geverifieerd September 2026
Community op uitnodiging

Council on Foreign Relations

Senior figures in foreign policy and adjacent fields: government officials, scholars, business executives, journalists, lawyers and nonprofit leaders

Geverifieerd September 2026
Community op uitnodiging

The Economic Club of Chicago

Chicago-area business and civic leaders at C-suite level or reporting directly to a chief executive

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Council on Foreign RelationsThe Economic Club of Chicago
Profiel
Type Invitation-only community Invitation-only community
Opgericht 1921 ("Since its founding in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) has grown a membership of more than five thousand of the most prominent leaders in the foreign policy arena.") 1927 (Founded in 1927 by leaders who set out to "aid in the creation and expression of an enlightened public opinion on the important economic and social questions of the day".)
Hoofdkantoor New York, United States Chicago, United States
Geographic footprint United States, concentrated around its New York headquarters at 58 East 68th Street and its Washington office at 1777 F Street NW, with members elsewhere in the US and abroad; dues are banded by proximity to those two cities Chicago and Illinois; members are drawn from the city's business, civic, cultural and nonprofit leadership
Leden 5,000as of September 2026 2,400as of September 2026
Afdelingen No chapters. CFR operates from New York and Washington, D.C. and convenes nearly a thousand events a year. No chapters. The Club participates in a reciprocity programme with the Economic Clubs of New York and Washington, D.C.
Primary audience Senior figures in foreign policy and adjacent fields: government officials, scholars, business executives, journalists, lawyers and nonprofit leaders Chicago-area business and civic leaders at C-suite level or reporting directly to a chief executive
Typisch lid Members include top government officials, scholars, business executives, journalists, lawyers and nonprofit professionals. Life members are elected on intellectual attainment, involvement in international affairs and standing among peers; term members are elected each year from candidates aged thirty to thirty-six and serve a fixed five-year term. Around 70 per cent of members are C-suite executives. Candidates are expected to have operational oversight with profit-and-loss responsibility at a company generating at least US$10 million in annual revenue and employing 25 or more people, and to have a record of civic engagement. Government and nonprofit candidates are assessed under separate criteria.
Qualification
Maximumleeftijd bij toetreding Term membership: aged thirty to thirty-six on 1 January 2027Graduate students are generally advised to wait until after completing their degree before applying.verified September 2026 · bron ↗ No published maximum age at joining
Minimumleeftijd Term membership: aged thirty to thirty-six on 1 January 2027Applies only to the Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program; life membership has no published age band.verified September 2026 · bron ↗ No published minimum age
Functie of titel No published role or title Top-level leadership, C-suite, or reporting directly to the CEO, with operational oversight and P&L responsibilityGovernment and nonprofit candidates are considered under separate criteria that are not published.verified September 2026 · bron ↗
Minimale bedrijfsomzet No published minimum company revenue Company generates at least US$10 million in annual revenuePublished as part of the Club's candidate criteria.verified September 2026 · bron ↗
Minimum aantal werknemers No published minimum employees Company employs 25 or more peoplePublished alongside the revenue test.verified September 2026 · bron ↗
Status van geaccrediteerd belegger Restricted to US citizens (native born or naturalized) and permanent residents who have formally applied to become citizensPermanent residents must email CFR a statement of their current citizenship and the date of their formal US citizenship application.verified September 2026 · bron ↗ No published accredited-investor status
Geografische beperking No published geographic restriction Chicago-area business and civic leadershipThe Club describes its membership as reflecting the diversity of the city and state; no formal residence rule is published.verified September 2026 · bron ↗
Invitation required Yes Yes
Sponsor required Yes Yes
Application process Candidates request an application, then submit it online with contact information, a CV, and nominator and seconder details. Life membership requires a written nomination from a current member plus three to four seconding letters; term membership requires a nomination plus two to three seconding letters. Letter writers receive submission instructions automatically once entered into the portal. Life membership deadlines are 1 March and 1 November, with decisions in late June and early March respectively; the term membership deadline is 10 January, with decisions in late June. The Board of Directors elects new members twice a year. Six steps. Two current members agree to sponsor the candidate and send a secure link for the biography and application. Both sponsors write letters of support. The candidate attends a Club meeting, preferably with a sponsor. A representative of the relevant membership subcommittee reviews the application and decides whether to interview. The Membership Committee then elects candidates at its quarterly meetings.
Selectivity Not publicly disclosed. CFR publishes its criteria, deadlines and letter requirements but no acceptance rate or applicant volume. Not publicly disclosed. The Club describes a rigorous application and election process and reports a 92 per cent renewal rate, but publishes no acceptance rate.
Kosten
Jaarlijkse contributie $3,520–5,810 a yearBusiness-category life membership, effective 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026: $5,810 for New York area members (residence or principal place of business within fifty miles of Manhattan City Hall), $5,310 for Washington, D.C. area members (within fifty miles of the Capitol) and $3,520 nationally.verified September 2026 · bron ↗ Not publicly disclosed. Neither the membership page nor the Club's own membership brochure names a dues figure.verified September 2026 · bron ↗
Inschrijfkosten Not publicly disclosed; the published dues schedule names no initiation fee.verified September 2026 · bron ↗ Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026
Membership term Life membership for elected members; term membership runs for a fixed five-year term Annual; the Club reports a 92 per cent membership renewal rate
Structuur
Meeting frequency Nearly one thousand events a year, including panel discussions, symposia, town halls, livestreams and members-only CEO forums; term members also have an annual conference and study trips Keynote speaker programmes through the year, member forums several times a year, and smaller Member Exchanges
Peer forums Events, roundtables and workshops rather than standing small-group forums; term member breakout sessions are held not-for-attribution Large keynote events plus small, member-driven Member Exchanges; no standing confidential forums are described
Confidentiality Term Member Conference breakout sessions are described as not-for-attribution; CFR publishes transcripts of many of its main events Not publicly disclosed; keynote programmes are published on the Club's YouTube channel
Time commitment Not documented Not documented
Organized as Event-focused, Virtual Event-focused
Vertrouwelijke peer-forums Partial Partial
Lokale hoofdstukken No No
Virtueel lidmaatschap Partial No
Online gemeenschap Yes Partial
Ledenlijst Yes Yes
Evenementen Yes Yes
Programmering
Educatieve programmering Yes Yes
Leiderschapsontwikkeling Partial Partial
Retraites Partial No
Reizen Yes No
Gezinsprogrammering No No
Programma's voor echtgenoten en partners No No
Programmering voor de volgende generatie Yes Partial
Beleggingsdiscussies Partial Partial
Beleggingsmogelijkheden No No
Filantropische component No Partial
Nadruk op netwerken High High
Sociale focus Low Medium
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