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REF vs Tugboat Institute

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REF

CEOs, owners and presidents, with parallel tracks for C-suite executives reporting to the CEO and for high-potential managers on leadership programmes

Đã xác minh September 2026
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Tugboat Institute

Chief executives, presidents and executive chairs with significant ownership of private companies that have deliberately rejected the venture-backed or IPO path, with at least…

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REFTugboat Institute
Hồ sơ
Loại Peer advisory Peer advisory
Thành lập 1994 (Entrepreneur's franchise directory records the company as founded in 1994 and franchising since 1994. REF's own site says only "Founded 30 years ago in the USA" and "With 30 years of experience", which is consistent.) 2013 (The About Us page dates the founding to 2013, when Dave Whorton - previously a founder of four Silicon Valley companies and an investor at two venture and private equity firms - coined the term "Evergreen" and, with the help of Chris Alden, created Tugboat Institute following a small gathering of leaders in Sun Valley, Idaho in October of that year.)
Trụ sở chính San Diego, United States Sun Valley, United States
Geographic footprint 51 locations across 20 countries in North America, Central and South America, Europe and Asia; the largest concentration is in Latin America United States focused, with local in-person forums grouped by member geography and virtual "elastic" forums; the pre-application form accepts company addresses in any country.
Thành viên 3,000as of January 2025 Not publicly disclosed. The organization refers to drawing on "hundreds of Evergreen companies" for its content platform but publishes no membership total.
Chi hội 51 The organization runs local in-person forums based on member geography plus virtual forums, but does not publish a count or a list of locations.
Primary audience CEOs, owners and presidents, with parallel tracks for C-suite executives reporting to the CEO and for high-potential managers on leadership programmes Chief executives, presidents and executive chairs with significant ownership of private companies that have deliberately rejected the venture-backed or IPO path, with at least US$10 million in annual revenue.
Thành viên điển hình Members are CEOs, owners and presidents of non-competing businesses, plus CXOs and upper management reporting directly to the CEO in the Key Executive track and high performers selected for leadership programmes in the High Potentials track. REF publishes no revenue or headcount threshold, though its application form asks for employee count and revenue. Members must lead a closely held private company whose owners have no legal right to compel a sale or flotation, must hold a significant ownership stake themselves, and must have five years as chief executive or president of the current company or prior experience in that role. The company must have at least US$10 million in annual revenue, be cash-flow positive for two years and show consistent growth.
Qualification
Vai trò hoặc chức danh Top Executive track: CEO, owner, president or equivalentREF's own application page lists the candidate requirements for each track.verified September 2026 · nguồn ↗ Must be the CEO, President or Executive Chairperson of the company"Prospective members must be the CEO, President, or Executive Chairperson of an Evergreen company with a significant ownership stake."verified September 2026 · nguồn ↗
Doanh thu tối thiểu của công ty No published minimum company revenue At least US$10M in annual revenueAccompanied by two further financial tests: cash-flow positive for two years, and consistent growth.verified September 2026 · nguồn ↗
Tỷ lệ sở hữu tối thiểu No published minimum ownership stake Must hold a significant ownership stake; the business must be closely held with value-aligned owners who have no legal right to compel a sale or IPONo percentage is specified. The ownership test effectively excludes companies with investors who can force an exit.verified September 2026 · nguồn ↗
Invitation required Sometimes No
Sponsor required No Sometimes
Application process Applicants complete an online form selecting one of three tracks (Top Executive, Key Executive or High Potentials) and supplying title, industry, city, country, employee count and revenue. REF then contacts the candidate and, if accepted, places them in a local Forum of non-competing executives with a certified Forum Leader. Candidates who believe they meet the criteria complete a two-step pre-application covering personal details and company information: legal structure, year founded, annual revenue for the last fiscal year, employee count, number of years profitable, website and address. The organization says it reviews every pre-application in detail and that a member of the team then makes contact to discuss next steps. Staff biographies refer to a candidacy process and to working with member referrals.
Selectivity Not publicly disclosed. REF describes its peer groups as "by invitation only" while operating a public application form, and publishes no acceptance data. Not publicly disclosed. The criteria are published in full but no acceptance rate, application volume or waitlist information is given.
Chi phí
Phí thành viên hằng năm Not publicly disclosed. REF publishes no membership price; the Peer Resources directory also recorded fees as unavailable at publication. Members are described elsewhere as paying monthly dues.verified September 2026 · nguồn ↗ Not publicly disclosed. No membership fee appears anywhere on the public site; prospective members are routed to a pre-application and a follow-up conversation.verified September 2026 · nguồn ↗
Phí gia nhập Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 Tugboat Institute publishes detailed eligibility criteria but no pricing of any kind.
Chi phí sự kiện Member fees are not publicly disclosed anywhere on REF's site. The only published figures are franchise costs for prospective Forum Leaders. Not publicly disclosed. The Summit, Exemplar Visit and Gathering of Teams are described as member experiences without published pricing.verified September 2026 · nguồn ↗
Membership term Not documented Not publicly disclosed
Cấu trúc
Meeting frequency One Forum morning each month, plus webinars, community events and curated trips and retreats Forum groups meet through the year, locally in person or virtually; three annual gatherings - the Summit each summer in Sun Valley, the Exemplar Visit at a member company each autumn, and the Gathering of Teams in February
Peer forums Forums of 12-15 executives from non-competing industries, led by a certified REF Forum Leader, meeting monthly in a three-part structure: expert insight, round table, and a member case Confidential forum groups described as a structured environment balancing personal growth and business insight; members join either a local in-person forum based on geography or an "elastic" forum that meets virtually through the year and in person at Tugboat events
Confidentiality Forums are described as confidential, high-trust environments built on transparency and trust; one senior figure calls the Forum a "Circle of Trust" The organization describes its forums as "a safe space" and its community as defined by trust; it publishes no written confidentiality policy.
Time commitment One morning a month for the Forum, plus optional events Not documented
Organized as Forum-based, Chapter-based, Event-focused Forum-based, Event-focused, Chapter-based, Virtual
Các diễn đàn đồng cấp bảo mật Yes Yes
Các chi hội địa phương Yes Yes
Thành viên trực tuyến Not documented Partial
Cộng đồng trực tuyến Yes Yes
Danh bạ thành viên Yes Not documented
Sự kiện Yes Yes
Lập trình
Chương trình giáo dục Yes Yes
Phát triển lãnh đạo Yes Yes
Hội nghị thường niên Yes Yes
Du lịch Yes Partial
Chương trình dành cho gia đình No Partial
Chương trình dành cho vợ/chồng và đối tác No Not documented
Lập trình thế hệ tiếp theo Partial Partial
Thảo luận về đầu tư Partial No
Cơ hội đầu tư No No
Thành phần từ thiện No No
Trọng tâm kết nối High High
Trọng tâm xã hội Medium Medium
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