Strategic Partners are top organizations in their respective fields, distinguishing themselves through business excellence and exemplary corporate governance. They provide CEO Connection members with extensive thought leadership and industry expertise, while creating unique relationship opportunities. The following organizations are CEO Connection Strategic Partners:

	Edelman Edelman is the world’s largest independent public relations firm, with over 3,200 employees in 51 offices worldwide. Edelman was named PRWeek’s “2009 Agency of the Year,” PRWeek’s “Large PR Agency of the Year,” and Holmes Report’s “2008 Global Agency of the Year”; and was listed as a top-10 firm by Advertising Age in 2008 and 2007. In 2007, CEO Richard Edelman was honored as “Agency Executive of the Year” by Advertising Age, and he was cited in 2007 and 2008 as “Most Powerful PR Executive” by PRWeek. Edelman’s network includes specialty firms Blue (advertising), StrategyOne (research) and BioScience Communications (medical education and publishing). To learn more, visit www.edelman.com .
	Grant Thornton Grant Thornton is one of the world's leading organizations of independently owned and managed accounting and consulting firms providing assurance, tax and specialist advisory services to privately held businesses and public interest entities. Clients of member and correspondent firms can access the knowledge and experience of more than 2,600 partners in over 100 countries and receive the same distinctive, high quality and personalized service wherever they choose to do business. Grant Thornton strives to speak out on issues that matter to business and which are in the wider public interest and to be a bold and positive leader in its chosen markets and within the global accounting profession. To learn more, visit www.grantthornton.com.
	Sibson Consulting Sibson Consulting is the human capital planning division of The Segal Company. Sibson Consulting provides strategic HR solutions related to the planning, implementation and operation of total rewards, compensation, retirement and health benefit programs. Sibson’s services encompass talent management, benefits, organization design, sales effectiveness and change management. To learn more, visit www.sibson.com .
	PrimeGenesis PrimeGenesis is an executive on-boarding and transition acceleration group that helps leaders in new and challenging positions deliver better results faster and reduce the risk of failure. Expert specialists provide hands-on facilitation of practical tools, based on their own senior line management and organizational development experience with leading companies around the world. To learn more, visit www.primegenesis.com.
	Wharton School The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania—founded in 1881 as the first collegiate business school—is recognized globally for intellectual leadership and ongoing innovation across every major discipline of business education. Each year, Wharton Executive Education, its executive MBA program, works with more than 12,000 business leaders on its campus in Philadelphia, at Wharton West in San Francisco, and at sites around the world. The Wharton Learning Continuum is Wharton Executive Education's model for delivering Impact Through Education—supporting companies and individuals in a 9- to 12-month learning process that is designed collaboratively with clients, delivered by Wharton faculty, and monitored to produce specific outcomes. To learn more, visit executiveeducation.wharton.upenn.edu.