The Conference Board is a global, independent business membership and research association working in the public interest. Our mission is unique: To provide the world's leading organizations with the practical knowledge they need to improve their performance and better serve society. The Conference Board is a non-advocacy, not-for-profit entity holding 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status in the United States.

Founded in 1916, The Conference Board is an objective, independent source of economic and business knowledge with one agenda: to help our member companies understand and deal with the most critical issues of our time.

We conduct research and convene business leaders in forums large and small, public and private. The insights captured through our extensive network feed directly back into our research and meeting agendas, ensuring that our activities remain sharply focused on the key issues of the day.

The Conference Board works within and across four main subject areas - Corporate Leadership; Economies, Markets & Value Creation; High-Performing Organizations; and Human Capital - to create a unique, enterprise-wide perspective that helps business leaders respond today, anticipate tomorrow, and make the right strategic decisions every day.

We provide:

• Objective, world-renowned economic data and analyses that help business and policy leaders make sense of their operating environments
• In-depth research and best practices concerning management, leadership, and corporate citizenship
• Public and private forums in which executives learn with and from their peers
• A platform and thought leadership for the business community worldwide.

Our Values

RELEVANCE We strive for excellence in all that we do and are inspired to effect positive change in the world. For our members, we are focused on providing useful insights and perspectives on the issues that matter most to them. For society, we are dedicated to unraveling the complexities of difficult issues that intersect business and the social order to foster stability and improve global well-being.

OPENNESS We are committed to building strong relationships with all stakeholders. We do this by creating a working environment that is sustainable, inclusive and devoid of bias; an environment that celebrates diversity as central to the development of truly brilliant ideas and services.

COLLABORATION We believe that ground-breaking solutions derive from the power of collaborative thought and trusted action. We take pride in sharing knowledge and leveraging opportunities to better serve our members - and society - by teaming to create new products, new services and new value across all sectors and geographies.

INNOVATION We are passionate about discovering new ways to create value for our members and society. Driven by intellectual curiosity, we promote a culture of invention by encouraging continuous learning among all our employees, and by expanding our knowledge base and the pursuit of new ideas, concepts and services.

INTEGRITY We are honest and transparent in all of our dealings with all of our stakeholders. We do not compromise our research methodologies or conclusions; and we maintain the courage of our convictions regardless of external political or commercial pressures.