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MacKay CEO Forums vs Vistage
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Vérifié September 2026
Conseil entre pairs
Vérifié September 2026 MacKay CEO Forums
Canadian CEOs, business owners and senior executives, split into forums by role and company size
Conseil entre pairs
Vistage
CEOs, business owners and senior executives of companies with US$5 million or more in annual revenue.
Ce qu'indiquent les données
- Role or title: MacKay CEO Forums: CEO Membership: CEO, business owner or founder; Vistage: CEO, founder or owner for core membership; separate tracks for C-level (non-CEO), executive VP and vice-president/division-head roles.
- Geographic restriction: MacKay CEO Forums: Canada; Vistage: No published geographic restriction.
- Annual dues: MacKay CEO Forums: C$12,000 a year; Vistage: $25,000 a year.
Côte à côte
| MacKay CEO Forums | Vistage | |
|---|---|---|
| Profil | ||
| Type | Peer advisory | Peer advisory |
| Fondé | 2005 (MacKay's own pages say "more than 20 years" and cite "5,000+ Alumni members across Canada over 20 years" without naming a year; the Peer Resources directory dates the founding to 2005. Nancy MacKay, PhD is listed as Founder and CEO on the leadership page.) | 1957 (Founded as The Executive Committee (TEC) when Bob Nourse brought together several Milwaukee-area executives; renamed Vistage globally in 2006.) |
| Siège social | North Vancouver, Canada | San Diego, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Canada: Forum Chairs listed in twelve regions across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Nova Scotia | Operates in 40 countries, with peer groups meeting locally in cities rather than through member-run chapters |
| Membres | 1,300as of September 2026 | 45,000as of September 2026 |
| Chapitres | 12 | Not applicable. Vistage has no member-run chapters; members join a local peer advisory group convened and led by a Vistage Chair. Vistage does not publish a group count. |
| Primary audience | Canadian CEOs, business owners and senior executives, split into forums by role and company size | CEOs, business owners and senior executives of companies with US$5 million or more in annual revenue. |
| Membre type | Members are chief executives, owners and senior executives of Canadian companies with revenue from about $5 million to over $5 billion, with a separate tier for companies above $1 billion. MacKay states that 37% of members are women. | Members are decision-makers at small and mid-sized private companies. Vistage frames its core member as generating "$5M+ in annual revenue" and facing the operational complexity that comes with that scale; separate programmes exist for non-CEO executives and emerging leaders. |
| Qualification | ||
| Fonction ou titre | CEO Membership: CEO, business owner or founderverified September 2026 · source ↗ | CEO, founder or owner for core membership; separate tracks for C-level (non-CEO), executive VP and vice-president/division-head rolesverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Chiffre d'affaires minimum de l'entreprise | CEO Membership: annual company revenue $5MM-$5B+Currency is not stated on the page; MacKay prices in Canadian dollars plus GST/HST.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | US$5,000,000+ in annual revenue for core CEO membershipVistage frames this as the profile it serves rather than a hard rule; other programmes exist for smaller businesses and non-CEO executives.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Restriction géographique | CanadaForum Chairs are listed only in Canadian regions.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published geographic restriction |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | No |
| Application process | Prospective members apply through the Join MacKay pages or by contacting the office, then are screened for strategic fit and matched to a forum of non-competing peers. Community members may be invited to sit in on a full-day forum meeting before committing to a forum tier. | Prospective members complete an application form and are then contacted by a local Vistage Chair, who interviews them and decides whether to place them in a group. There is no published central admissions committee. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed. MacKay says peer groups are screened for strategic fit but publishes no acceptance rate. | Not publicly disclosed |
| Coût | ||
| Cotisations annuelles | C$12,000 a yearCEO Membership: "$12,000 (full year)". Prices are quoted before GST/HST.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | $25,000 a yearReported by Jed Daly, Infiniti Leadership (Jed Daly's own site) (2026): Vistage CEO groups led by Chair Jed Daly, Los Angeles (billed monthly). “The two CEO groups: approximately $25,000”verified October 2026 · source ↗ |
| Droit d'entrée | Not publicly disclosed; no joining fee is mentioned on the membership pages.verified September 2026 | $2,500 one-timeReported by Paige McGlauflin, Fortune (2023-01-08): Vistage new members, US. “New members pay a one-time initiation fee of $2,500.”verified October 2026 · source ↗ |
| Membership term | Annual (dues quoted as "full year") | Not documented |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Seven forum meetings a year: six full-day sessions plus a two-day retreat; plus speaker sessions and national summits | Regular peer group meetings, generally monthly, plus one-to-one coaching sessions with the Chair |
| Peer forums | Forums of about 14 carefully matched, non-competing members led by a certified Forum Chair | Peer advisory groups of 12-16 CEOs, business owners or key executives drawn from non-competing industries, facilitated by a Vistage Chair. |
| Confidentiality | Confidentiality is one of MacKay's stated core values; forums are described as confidential, judgement-free spaces | Groups are described as confidential; Vistage does not publish its confidentiality terms. |
| Time commitment | Roughly eight meeting days a year at full attendance; members must attend at least four of the seven meetings | Not documented |
| Organized as | Forum-based, Chapter-based, Event-focused | Forum-based, Event-focused |
| Forums confidentiels entre pairs | Yes | Yes |
| Sections locales | Yes | No |
| Adhésion virtuelle | Not documented | Partial |
| Communauté en ligne | Yes | Yes |
| Annuaire des membres | Partial | Yes |
| Événements | Yes | Yes |
| Programmation | ||
| Programmation éducative | Yes | Yes |
| Développement du leadership | Yes | Yes |
| Séminaires résidentiels | Yes | Partial |
| Voyage | No | No |
| Programmation familiale | Yes | No |
| Programmes pour conjoints et partenaires | Not documented | No |
| Programmation pour la nouvelle génération | No | No |
| Discussions sur les investissements | Partial | Not documented |
| Opportunités d'investissement | No | No |
| Volet philanthropique | Partial | No |
| Accent mis sur le réseautage | High | Medium |
| Dimension sociale | Medium | Low |
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