About Us

We inspire, educate and advocate for Competitive Intelligence

Our Focus

In Service to the CI Profession, the Fellows serve as Ambassadors and Champions, and lead in representing the value proposition of CI to executives and leaders in a range of organizations within public, private and not-for profit enterprises, and The Fellows serve as Mentors and Educators, and provide thought leadership to the CI community.

Our Ethics

Sound ethical practices are foundational to the generation of sound competitive intelligence. Among the Council’s CI Fellows are thought and practice leaders who have helped create and establish ethical policies for CI associations, top corporations, and the CI practice community. The Council holds our CI Fellows to the highest level of ethical conduct across disciplines (competitive intelligence, industry, academia, professional, etc.) and to comply with all applicable laws. We also advocate, promote, and support such ethical and legal behaviors and standards in across organizations and in the CI practitioner community.

All CI Fellows will:

  • Conduct our business with integrity in all of our dealings with customers, colleagues and the general public.

  • Maintain respect and dignity for the individual and ensure all parties are treated in an honest and fair manner.

  • Comply with all applicable laws and in such a way as to attain the highest standard across CI disciplines (competitive intelligence, industry, academia, profession).

  • Fully respect all requests for confidentiality of information, maintaining confidentiality of non-public information and not act on such information for personal gain.

  • Promote and encourage compliance with these ethical standards among those with whom we do business.

  • All CI Fellows are committed to faithfully adhering to and abiding by these ethical guidelines.

Our Leadership

  • Richard Caldwell

    PRESIDENT

  • Amir Fleischman

    VICE PRESIDENT

  • Andrew Beurschgens

    TREASURER

Who are the CI Fellows?

The Fellows are global, experienced, and skilled in what they do.

Interested in becoming a Fellow?

Each year, the CI Fellows have a nomination process for new Fellows.

Fellows are recognized for their qualities (especially as it relates to ACME - Being an Ambassador, Champion, Mentor and Educator) in the field of competitive intelligence. Be sure to watch our newsletter and social media channels for more information.

Our history

The Council of Competitive Intelligence Fellows is a group of professionals who have been recognized by their peers for leadership in the discipline of competitive intelligence, and who are steadfast in their support of the advancement of the discipline.

The Competitive Intelligence Fellows began as an honorary group in 1990 as a part of the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP). Today, the Council is an independent non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. In 2017, the Council of Competitive Fellows organized to become an educational nonprofit. We thank the following Fellows for contributing to our Founders Fund drive that helped us achieve this momentous milestone:

Adrian Alvarez, Babette Bensoussan, Brad Ashton, Craig Fleisher, Cynthia Cheng Correia, Derek Johnson, Ellen Naylor, Fred Wergeles, Jay Paap, Jan Herring, Jennifer Swanson, Joe Goldberg, John McGonagle, John Prescott, Judy Leavitt, Katherine Shelfer, Kenneth Sawka, Kirk Tyson, Mark Chussil, Martha Matteo, Max Downham, Melanie Wing Siewert, Michael Sandman, Patrick Bryant, Richard Horowitz, Richard Mignogna, Roberta Brody, Seena Sharp, Tim Powell, Zena Applebaum.

We remember those who have gone before us.

Their contributions have helped build the field and the future. We are thankful for having been a part of their lives and for their friendship.

The Memorial Wall


They inspired, educated and advocated for Competitive Intelligence

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