The Executive Initiative® Parliament™

The place where top
technology executives
speak freely

Parliament is an intimate, invitation-only peer community for C-level technology executives. No booths. No sales pitches. No performance. Just candid conversation with peers who understand exactly what you’re navigating.

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Mark Settle

Next Cohort · Enrollment Open

Enrollment for the next Parliament cohort is open through November 12

The cohort begins in mid-November and will be led by Parliament Advisor Mark Settle, a seven-time CIO and three-time CIO 100 Award winner. Seven members of his former management teams now serve as CIOs of publicly traded companies.

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What is The Executive Initiative® Parliament™?

A trusted inner circle
for technology leaders
who lead at the highest level

The most consequential decisions that a technology executive makes are rarely technical. They’re political, organizational, and deeply human. Yet most executives navigate these decisions in isolation, without a trusted peer who truly understands the terrain.

The Executive Initiative® Parliament™ exists to change that. It is a carefully curated peer community for C-level technology executives who gather in structured sessions: to think out loud, challenge assumptions, and support one another through the challenges that don’t appear on any org chart.

“There is no other forum where I can have this conversation with this caliber of peer.”
01
Peer-Led, Not Sales-Led
Every session is driven by participant agenda items. Partners participate as peers, never as salespeople. No solution pitches. The only agenda is what matters to you right now.
02
Curated for Caliber
Participation is deliberately limited. Every participant is a C-level technology executive. The quality of the cohort is a direct result of who is in it.
03
Off the Record, Always
What’s said in Parliament stays in Parliament. Candor is the foundation of every conversation, and it’s only possible because confidentiality is absolute.

How Parliament Works

Built around making
the most of your time

You are a busy executive, and your time is precious. Parliament is designed so that every hour you give it counts. Your cohort assembles virtually twice each quarter, with no travel and an agenda set by the participants. Between assemblies, peers across Parliament are within reach whenever a question or an opportunity comes up.

Twice each quarter · Virtual

Cohort Assemblies

Your cohort meets virtually with its Parliament Advisor, with no travel required. The agenda comes from the participants, so the time goes to what matters most to you. Every conversation stays off the record.

Any time

Peer Connection

Reach out to your cohort peers, or to participants across every cohort through the Parliament Exchange, the moment a question or an opportunity comes up.

Throughout the year

All-Parliament Programs

From time to time we bring every cohort together for programs open to all Parliament participants.

A Year in Parliament

Cohort assemblies · virtual, twice each quarter

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

Parliament Exchange · open all year

All-Parliament programs · occasional

Where your time goes: two focused, virtual cohort assemblies each quarter, built around the agenda you and your peers set. Everything else is there when it is most valuable to you.

Advisors and Coach

Led by executives who
have done the work

Every cohort is led by a Parliament Advisor with decades of experience leading technology at scale. Participants also work one-on-one with our Branding and Career Coach.

Leading the Next Cohort Mark Settle

Mark Settle

Parliament Advisor
  • Seven-time CIO across financial services and technology
  • Three-time CIO 100 Award winner
  • Author of Truth from the Valley
  • Seven former team members now CIOs of public companies
Steve Holt

Steve Holt

Parliament Advisor
  • Global CIO with 40 years of technology leadership
  • Manufacturing, energy, and healthcare
  • Most recently CIO of Materion, a $1.2B global materials supplier
  • Seasoned facilitator of executive peer conversations
Walter Yosafat

Walter Yosafat

Parliament Advisor
  • CIO, CTO, and CEO from global enterprises to early-stage firms
  • CIO Hall of Fame inductee, 2019
  • Cybersecurity, strategic planning, and risk management
Ken Ferguson

Ken Ferguson

Branding and Career Coach
  • Founder, Berkshire Executive Search
  • Leads retained searches for senior technology roles, one search at a time
  • Began his career as a systems engineer with IBM Canada
  • One-on-one coaching on branding, positioning, and career strategy
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Subscription Includes

Everything a technology executive needs to
lead with confidence

Twice-Quarterly Cohort Assemblies
Virtual assemblies held twice each quarter with your cohort of fellow C-level technology executives, led by a Parliament Advisor. Focused. Candid. Off the record.
PersonaWise™ Executive Reflection
A private AI-generated analysis of your leadership perception and executive presence, delivered twice per year. Your initial report includes a dedicated coaching session to translate insights into action.
PersonaWise Coaching Session
One hour of branding and perception coaching with Ken Ferguson, our Branding and Career Coach, following your initial PersonaWise™ Executive Reflection report. Included once per subscription year.
Summit Access: Complimentary
Includes one complimentary Executive Initiative® summit per subscription year of your choice, plus priority access to any additional summit.
Access to Summit Speakers & Content
Participant access to summit speaker sessions, presentation materials, and post-event content from CIO and CISO Initiative summits throughout the year.
Parliament Exchange Community
Access to the private Parliament Exchange, an online community where participants connect, share resources, and continue the conversation between sessions.
Learn More About PersonaWise

Included with Parliament subscription, with reports every six months

The Process

How subscription works

1
Express Your Interest
Complete a brief expression of interest. We review every submission personally against our peer criteria for C-level technology executives.
2
Private Consultation
If your profile aligns, we’ll invite you to a private consultation to learn more about your goals and ensure Parliament is the right fit for you.
3
Cohort Placement
We place you in a cohort of peers carefully selected for complementary experience, seniority, and industry diversity. Each cohort is led by a Parliament Advisor.
4
Begin Your Participation
Your first Cohort Assembly begins. Explore your benefits, access the Parliament Exchange and the peer cohort that will support your leadership journey.

Parliament Exchange

The conversation
continues between sessions

The Parliament Exchange is the private online home of Parliament participants. Post a question at midnight and wake up to perspectives from peers in three time zones. Share a challenge and find that someone has navigated exactly this before.

Peer Discussion Forums
Topic-focused channels where participants post questions and discuss what’s on their minds between sessions.
Subscriber Directory
Find peers by role, industry, or expertise for direct connection and collaboration.
Resource Library
Subscriber-curated resources, frameworks, research, and session content available on demand.

Parliament™: By Invitation Only

Some executives are ready for this.
Are you one of them?

If you’re a C-level technology executive who is ready to engage at the highest level, with peers who will challenge you, support you, and understand exactly what you’re navigating. We’d like to hear from you.

Request an Invitation Schedule a private consultation