Professional Development for the COO and the Second-in-Command

​We are a professional development association of Second-in-Command Executives: Chief Operating Officers, Operating CFOs, General Managers, Divisional Presidents, Operating CIOs, and Executive Vice Presidents. We serve with integrity, providing value to our Members, to our Member’s companies, and to our overall business community. 

​Our goals are ​to provide a collaborative, peer learning forum of Chief Operating Officers and other Second-in-Command Executives. To expand individual Member’s professional development. To develop and share COO-specific best practices. To connect the greater Second-in-Command community. To broaden understanding and awareness throughout the greater business community of the Second-in-Command and its crucial role.

Two In A Box  - California Business Journal article featuring COO Forum CEO Bill Shepard
Second-in-Commands to Meet at COO Forum - Finance & Commerce article featuring COO Forum in Twin Cities
More Women Coming Into the C-Suite in a More Unusual Role - CISION PR Newswire featuring Women in the COO Role

OUR OFFERINGS

COOeForum
Our private and confidential member forum featuring profiles, member contributions, a resource of business information, industry forums, job postings, and search. Powered by Mighty Networks.

Industry Forums
We will continue to evolve this offering as more Members participate and we have larger quorums in more industries.

Local Chapter Meetings
Where members discuss issues, share approaches and developments in their businesses, and tackle COO-specific Best Practices.                           

Individual Member Support
Extensive network of Second-in-Command Executives with wide-ranging Areas of Expertise support the diverse needs of each Member.

TESTIMONIALS

The COO Forum provides an invaluable opportunity to meet with fellow COOs from a cross-section of companies to discuss best practices, real-life scenarios, new technologies, peer-to-peer trouble shooting, and have facilitated discussions about a range of topics impacting business today. I walk out of every meeting with some nugget I apply to my business that day- whether a new process, or tool, or contact. It is a great resource!

​-Jennipher Rosecrans,  COO, MBC LLC - Northern Virginia 

Back when I started attending the group, I wasn't sure how my problems would tie into other COOs that were in very different industries. It didn't take long to realize that I usually learned more from other people's issues and the feedback they received. Their challenges were often similar to mine and sometimes I didn't even realize that was something I could work on. The group in general has given more confidence in all aspects of my leadership.

​-Mike Firenze, COO, Dome Construction - San Francisco

As a member of the COO Forum for over six years, I am pleased to say that I have, and continue to receive, invaluable benefit from not just the membership as a whole but the guest speakers and talent that the forum is able to attract. The networking, shared experiences, and candid discussions are gems that not only help with the day-to-day issues we face as COO's but additionally prepare us for the challenges ahead. Everyone is 'time poor' and must allocate their time accordingly and I know in my opinion this is at the top of my list!

​-Bennet Petersen, COO, Medcor, Inc. - Chicago 

My local COO Forum chapter provides me much needed counsel and insight of my peers to solve the issues I face daily in my business. I walk away from our meetings more equipped to meet the needs of my company and my CEO, and I am a better COO thanks to the COO Forum.  

​-Josh Britton, COO, Cornerstone Education Group - Detroit