1999 – 2026
To every CEO who has sat at this table: thank you. The room is what you made it.
2002–2008 | From Investor Forum to ION to Venture Atlanta
Amid the dot-com collapse and post-9/11 funding crisis, the Atlanta CEO Council stepped up, launching the Investor Forum in 2002 to connect promising CEOs with investors and capital.
The inaugural cohort raised $110 million and generated $11 billion+ in exits. By 2007, participating companies had raised $451 million and generated $14 billion in exits.
Evolving into the ION Venture Forum in 2006, the initiative helped lay the foundation for Venture Atlanta in 2008 through a partnership with TAG and the Metro Atlanta Chamber.
A defining example of our mission: to help CEOs connect to the most powerful resource—each other.
September 17, 2026 · Atlanta
We recently celebrated our 25th anniversary with an evening honoring the relationships, ideas, and connections that have shaped Atlanta CEO Council over the years.
WHY WE'RE STILL THRIVING
Organizations are built around people. Institutions are built around a mission.
GREAT institutions are built by passionate, mission focused people.
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The council's partners believe in a stronger Atlanta business community, and in the leaders building it.
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Membership is by invitation only, earned through what you have demonstrated.
