Washington Speakers Bureau Announces Exclusive Representation of Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

The Yale leadership authority who convenes the world's top CEOs brings a connected view of leadership, geopolitics, the economy and AI

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington Speakers Bureau (WSB), the world's largest talent agency focused exclusively on the corporate speaking and lecture circuit, today announced the exclusive representation of Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, founder and president of the Chief Executive Leadership Institute and Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies and Lester Crown Professor in Management Practice at the Yale School of Management.

For nearly four decades, Sonnenfeld has convened the people running the world's largest companies. Through the Chief Executive Leadership Institute and the Yale CEO Summit, he brings chief executives together with senior public officials for candid, off-the-record conversations about what is happening inside their organizations, across their industries and throughout the economy. Those relationships continue between gatherings, giving Sonnenfeld an ongoing view of the issues leaders are confronting and the decisions they are preparing to make.

That standing is the foundation of his work. Sonnenfeld's research and commentary draw on direct conversation with chief executives navigating economic uncertainty, geopolitical and national security risk, artificial intelligence, talent decisions and pressure from investors and regulators.

"For nearly four decades, Jeff has brought the CEOs of the world's largest companies into a room with senior public officials and gotten them to say what they actually think," said Ryan Heil, President of WSB. "Five presidents have asked for his read, across both parties. When the heat is on, the CEOs call him directly. There are very few people alive with that vantage point."

As a keynote speaker, Sonnenfeld connects global developments to the decisions facing the organization in the room. His presentations address what leading CEOs are seeing now, how geopolitical and economic shifts affect business strategy, where artificial intelligence creates value and how leaders navigate succession, board conflict and recovery from public failure.

Sonnenfeld is the author of nine books, including New York Times bestsellers, and his research on corporate governance, executive succession and post-crisis leadership is widely cited. He has advised five U.S. presidents across both parties, along with the State Department, Treasury Department and Council of Economic Advisers, and has testified before Congress. He is a staff contributor at CNBC and a columnist for Fortune.

To book Jeffrey Sonnenfeld for a speaking engagement, visit Jeffrey's WSB speaker profile.

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