Name: Navigating Economic Turbulence: Tariffs, Risk & What’s Next
Start: 2026-05-28T08:30:00-07:00
End: 2026-05-28T11:00:00-07:00
Location: Ernst & Young

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Become a Strategic Partner

Engage with San Diego’s most influential network of board members, executives, and governance leaders and help advance the future of board excellence.

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Corporate Directors Forum Strategic Partners are trusted leaders in the professional services, legal, advisory, and governance fields who share our commitment to advancing excellence in the boardroom.

These partners work alongside CDF to deliver high-quality governance education, timely insights, and best practices programming for corporate directors, C-suite leaders, and senior advisors. Through their expertise and support, Strategic Partners help strengthen the conversations shaping modern board leadership in San Diego, across the country, and beyond.

Our Strategic Partners are deeply committed to better board governance, thoughtful leadership, and building a stronger community of directors and executives prepared to meet today’s most complex business challenges.

By partnering with CDF, these organizations help ensure our members have access to relevant expertise, trusted perspectives, and meaningful connections that support effective, forward-looking board service.

Flexible Partnership Format

Each Strategic Partner selects one sponsorship option per year. Three options are available:

01

Collaborate on a Monthly Learning Event
Collaborate on a monthly members-only learning event. Shape the curriculum, bring your expertise to the room, and connect directly with CDF's director and executive network.

02

Host a Private Dinner
Host an intimate private dinner for a select group of CDF members. An exclusive setting designed for meaningful conversation and relationship building at the highest level.

03

Sponsor Avenue to the Boardroom
Direct your partnership funding toward CDF's flagship mentorship program, investing in the next generation of board-ready leaders across Southern California.

Membership Benefits

What partnership includes:

One (1) sponsorship per year. Three options to choose from: (1) collaborate on a monthly learning event for members, (2) host a private dinner, or (3) use partnership funding to sponsor the flagship mentorship program, Avenue to the Boardroom.
Four (4) complimentary admissions to all members-only monthly events. Invite your board members, C-suite, management team, clients, and colleagues to attend.
Company logo and weblink on CDF's Corporate Member webpage.
One invitation to the annual Director of the Year Awards VIP Reception, a private, hosted cocktail reception for the honorees, past honorees, sponsors, CDF board members, judges, and other VIPs.
Earn MCLE and CPE units at all CDF accredited programs.
Preferred pricing for Directors Summit, our annual national governance conference.
Eligibility to participate as a panelist on CDF programs, positioning your organization's thought leaders alongside the region's most respected governance voices.