Your Experience Didn't Retire.
Neither Should You.
The Executive Reserve Network connects retired C-suite professionals with high-impact, part-time engagements at growth-stage and enterprise organizations. Selective membership. Market rates. Work that matters.
What is the Executive Reserve Network?
The Executive Reserve Network (ERN) is a curated platform that matches retired C-suite professionals to part-time, high-impact engagements with growth-stage and enterprise clients. You spent decades building expertise. ERN gives you a platform to deploy it selectively — on your terms.
This is not a job board. It's not a staffing agency. It's a professional community of peers who choose meaningful work, maintain their professional identity, and earn market rates — without the obligations of full-time employment.
Three Ways to Engage
Choose the engagement model that fits your availability and appetite. Move between tiers as your situation changes.
Advisory
Light cadence
Board advisory, strategy, mentoring
Rate: Market-rate retainer
Retainer: $2K–$5K/mo
Fractional
Embedded cadence
Interim CXO, division lead
Rate: Market-rate retainer
Retainer: $8K–$20K/mo
Project
Defined scope
Turnaround, launch, audit
Rate: Outcome-based
Retainer: Project-based
Agency margin: 20–35% on top of executive rate · U.S. market rates 2025–26
Why Executives Stay
Retention isn't about money. It's about identity, community, flexibility, and match quality.
Your Title Matters
Senior Advisor, Executive Fellow, Network Principal — a visible professional affiliation that signals to peers this is legitimate, selective work.
A Genuine Peer Community
Quarterly summits, sector-specific channels, curated introductions between members. This extends the relationships that defined your career.
You Set the Terms
Right of first refusal on every engagement. Easy pause and resume. No minimums. You choose work that's meaningful to you.
Paid Fast — Net 7
Market rates, paid within 7 days. Retainer options available. No waiting 60 days for a check. We know your time is valuable.
Match Quality Guaranteed
We match your expertise to the right engagement level. A former Fortune 100 CHRO won't be placed on a $50K project — unless they want to be.
Meaningful Impact
Guide companies through transformation, compliance programs, security incidents, and strategic pivots. The work you do here creates lasting value.
How It Works
Discovery Conversation
A 30-minute call to map your skills, sectors, and engagement preferences. This is peer-to-peer — not a job interview.
Profile & Onboarding
We build your executive profile, complete NDA and network agreement, and place you in the appropriate engagement tier.
Client Matching
When a client brief matches your profile, you get right of first refusal. We never assign — you choose.
Active Engagement
Regular check-ins, invoicing through the network, and community access. Pause or change tiers at any time.
Ready to Deploy Your Expertise?
The Executive Reserve Network is accepting applications from retired C-suite professionals with 15+ years of executive leadership experience.
Begin Your Application