Venture Capital Perspectives on the Office of the CEO
Research Brief
Humans have always wanted to become the master of their own domain. Venture Capital (VC) leaders and the CEOs whose companies they fund are no different. Both VCs and CEOs have an insatiable hunger to level up their skills and become the best leaders they can be.
As a result, the best VCs are hiring Chiefs of Staff to turn their executive teams into fast and fearless leaders while recommending that their portfolio company CEOs do the same. In some cases, VCs are developing exclusive Chief of Staff talent networks that they may recommend as top candidates.
That said, little to no research exists on the Chief of Staff exclusively from the VC angle. That's why Cedar, a global leadership consulting firm, is embarking on a mission to deliver qualitative and quantitative research to explore why, when and how often the Chief of Staff role is deployed across the VC and the startup ecosystem.
Cedar is looking for qualified research participants to share their insights and observations about the Chief of Staff role through qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys. A detailed research report will be published for the industry in Q2 2025. An invite-only event will follow that will share key research insights, as well as a live panel.
Call for Research Participants
Cedar is looking for North American-based VC leaders who may lend their perspective on the Chief of Staff and the Office of the CEO. These include VC partners, VC C-suite leaders and VC Chiefs of Staff. If you are open to participating in a 30 minute research conversation and/or a quick online survey, please contact Mackenzie Lee below.
Research Deliverables & Timeline
Cedar will publish a comprehensive industry report, which will be made available to the startup industry, including VCs, board members, executive coaches, CEOs, founders and Chiefs of Staff. Cedar will hold two research events in San Francisco and New York to share report insights with the community. The target date is April 2025.
Contact Information
Please contact Mackenzie to express interest in participating in this research and feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Mackenzie Lee
Cedar, Founder & CEO
mackenzie@cedarchief.com
LinkedIn
www.CedarChief.com
About Cedar
Cedar, a global leadership consulting firm, specializes in serving the Office of the CEO. Working with CEOs, C-suite leaders, and Executive Operations teams, Cedar maximizes CEO and C-suite impact across top companies and organizations. The firm's services cover the entire CEO function, from hiring a Chief of Staff, to building the Office of the CEO, to implementing C-suite operating systems. Services include executive search, executive coaching and management consulting. Cedar provides deep expertise in CEO operating models, CEO data and analytics, and organizational development. Headquartered in New York, Cedar serves clients around the world.
Previous Cedar Publications
The following Cedar publications have delivered actionable insights to more than 6,000+ global top leaders on all things Chief of Staff and the Office of the CEO. Insights are drawn from the 100s of Office of the CEO primary research interviews that Cedar has conducted with top leaders at companies such as McKesson, JP Morgan and Apple.
The Office of the CEO Playbook, 1st Edition
The Chief of Staff Playbook, 2nd Edition
Data Confidentiality
All information collected through interviews and surveys will be treated as strictly confidential, with data stored securely and accessible only to authorized research team members. Your responses will be anonymized, with any identifying details about you, your role, or your organization removed before analysis and publication. While aggregate findings may be shared for research purposes, no individual participants or organizations will be identifiable in any published materials or presentations.