Chief Engagement Officers (CEO) Roundtable

CHIEF ENGAGEMENT OFFICERS (CEO) ROUNDTABLE: COHORT-BASED SERIES FOR HUMAN RESOURCE, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICERS

Over the last several years, many colleges, universities, and organizations have established offices that focus on Organizational Climate, Equity and Inclusion, and Community Engagement headed by a high-level officer. These high-level officers are often given a broad mandate to improve equity, organizational climate and community engagement across the organization but often with limited staff and resources. The senior level officer is expected to “fix” climate issues, improve community engagement and address inequities, often without clear or full support from the organization’s leadership, integration into the strategic plan, or buy-in from key stakeholders.  

Compounding these challenges are the high stakes. Mistakes are visible, costly and can often inflict more harm on a community. Without sufficient support, these challenges can reduce or stop efforts to create a welcoming environment for the organizations members to thrive. Enter our Chief Engagement Officer (CEO) roundtable which is designed to create a cohort of peers engaged in similar work to: 

• Share best practices and avoid pitfalls 

• Improve strategy and decision making 

• Bounce ideas off one another and brainstorm new approaches 

• Help CEOs stay current on trends, issues and events 

• Operationalize the work—take the theory and ideas and help put them into practice 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND 

This group engagement is specifically designed for Chief Engagement Officers /CEOs from public and private institutions and organizations. We are specifically inviting those CEOs that have institution or organization-wide purview and responsibility for human resources, organizational climate, equity and inclusion, and community engagement efforts.  

The roundtable will be the most beneficial to CEOs who have been in their roles 3 years or less.  

Session Overview

Chief Engagement Officers have few peers in their organizations—Oftentimes they serve at executive level positions, and their success is connected to the President Leadership and/or the Senior Level Leaderships effectiveness in developing and inspiring a vision throughout an organization. The scope of the job, coupled with the need for detailed oversight, is more complex than any other within an organization.

Due to these and other factors, Chief Engagement Officers need ongoing support that can only be provided by those who have served or are serving in this crucial role. Join us and other Chief Engagement Officers across the nation for a roundtable series to discuss common challenges Chief Engagement Officers share, get support from experienced professionals, and build your network. In our May roundtable online series, you will:

• Have the chance to participate in recurring self-reflection and discussion that fits your demanding schedule

• Connect with a diverse range of fellow organizational leaders to share organization-specific practices and learn from others

• Gain access to a support space for peer-based learning and information exchange

TOPICS 

Each roundtable will be a customized experience with the agenda driven by the participants. Sample topics and issues that could emerge include: 

HOW ROUNDTABLES WORK 

The goal of our roundtable is to bring together a cohort of peers for a comprehensive learning and networking experience. Through short, regular live meetings, you will come together peers and our expert to: 

• Build strong connections and expand your network 

• Try new tactics and approaches to improve your leadership 

• Share your own best practices and hear others’ 

• Carve out time for self-reflection 

• Be part of a cohort-based support community 

• Contribute to the conversation with your own thought leadership 

ROUNDTABLE FACILITATOR  

Myron R. Anderson, Ph.D.

Myron is a former Vice President for Inclusive Excellence at The University of Texas at San Antonio and a thought leader in organizational climate. As a member of the president’s senior leadership team, Myron was the inaugural Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and is responsible for building a division and integrating the Inclusive Excellence ecosystem throughout the University. Using inclusive leadership as the framework paralleled with an active leadership strategy, listen, co-create, harvest, and implement, this serves as the framework to articulate a vision and implement the ecosystem designed to improve campus climate and advance Inclusive Excellence. While Vice President Myron worked collaboratively to develop a campus-wide Inclusive Excellence Advisory Board, an interactive web portal, a university cultural intelligence professional development strategy, and the re-engineering of the faculty recruitment process leading to the hiring of 31% underrepresented minority faculty in 2020. 

While at MSU Denver, he worked to improve the institution’s cultural competence and led the Office of Institutional Diversity to focus on six elements: campus climate, recruitment and retention, diversity development, diversity initiatives, equity scorecard, and civic engagement. He facilitated the development and implementation of the college’s diversity strategic plan and led a successful college-wide campus climate survey effort. He also develops symposia on inclusive leadership, organizational climate and strategies to develop inclusive curriculum. 

Schedule

Each session is 90 minutes in length and will meet every other week according to the following schedule: 

May 5, 2026 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET

May 7, 2026 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET

May 12, 2026 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET

May 14, 2026 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET

Cost (all four sessions)

AAAED Members: $795.00

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Non-Members: $895.00