The CSA™ strengthens and enhances the integrity of the chief of staff profession through rigorous education, peer collaboration and professional certification at Oxford.
The CSA™ advances connections to achieve immediate outcomes and creates the ideal conditions in which influential, long-term authentic relationships can be formed.
The CSA™ is your community of peers who together build strength, confidence and resilience: extraordinary people with extraordinary access across the globe.
New & Aspiring Chiefs of Staff
Associate membership is ideal for the next generation of chiefs of staff looking to kickstart their career.
Experienced Chiefs of Staff
Membership is for experienced chief of staff professionals seeking connections, a community of practice and access to a global network of trusted peers.
Senior Chiefs of Staff
For chiefs of staff in positions of significant influence at the highest levels of government and industry, Fellowship is a highly customised membership tailored to your needs.
“Agents of action are the bedrock for achieving great outcomes. The Chief of Staff Association recognises this fact and provides a network to support those who execute the vision at hand.”
Ramsey Allington, Chief of Staff, Phones & Wearables, Google Inc.
Becoming a Certified Member of The Chief of Staff Association™ access a network of peers, rigorous education and the latest profession insights from The Chief of Staff.
Access to the CSA Jobs Briefing with unique chief of staff job opportunities from companies in our network.
Use either the CSA™ (Member) or ACSA (Associate) post-nominal after your name on business cards and online profiles.
Receive individualised calling cards crafted from the finest GMUND paper.
Signify your membership with a distinctive lapel pin crafted by Fattorini of London.
Access to our exclusive library of job descriptions and other standard-form resources, so you are always using best-practice documents.
Annual subscription to our peer-reviewed journal, The Chief of Staff, consolidating a global body of knowledge, advice and lessons through a contemporary lens.
Regular seminars that build the complete skill set required to perform effectively as a contemporary chief of staff.
Access to quarterly forums where members collaborate with peers to interrogate real-time challenges and opportunities confronting chiefs of staff.
Members are placed in role-play scenarios, working alongside experienced Chiefs of Staff to apply skills in practice, and under pressure.
Invitation-only interactive forums in which highly experienced Chiefs of Staff share their experience and interrogate different issues and settings.
Full members of The Chief of Staff Association access private diplomatic briefings led by working Ambassadors, Consuls-General and trade commissioners.
Members enjoy the security of reserved enrolment in the Chief of Staff Certification Programme at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School.
Members may nominate a colleague or industry professional to receive a complimentary 12-month associate membership.
“Trust and relationships are the foundations of progress. The Chief of Staff Association is based on this powerful insight and provides a network of authentic relationships along with the credibility and trust needed for growth.”
Brigadier General Matthew C. Isler, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
Core Competency Programme
The Core Competency Programme builds the complete skill set required to perform effectively. It has been designed by leading educators and chiefs of staff to ensure the diverse and complex challenges of the role are addressed.
The Situation Room
The Situation Room engages members in role-play, working alongside experienced chiefs of staff to apply skills under pressure. Test your competency in real-life contexts that replicate the challenges specifically faced by a contemporary chief of staff.
CSA Leadership Series
The CSA Leadership Series features invitation-only webinars and interactive forums in which highly experienced chiefs of staff share their experience and interrogate different issues and settings. Hear insights and be inspired by global industry leaders.
Oxford Certification
The Chief of Staff Association has partnered with Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford to create a chief of staff certification programme exclusively for members. Upon completion of the programme, participants become a Certified Chief of Staff™.
Applying is easy and takes less than five minutes with our simple to follow online form.
Shortlisted applicants are invited for an informal virtual meeting with a CSA director or board member.
Successful applicants receive an offer to join the CSA and receive their onboarding pack after paying the membership fee.
