What exactly is SLC?
SLC is a private, invitation-based executive forum — not a conference, not a coaching program, not a mastermind, and emphatically not a
networking group. It is a closed-door peer space for senior executives navigating high-stakes decisions, convened and facilitated by three
founders who have operated at the level they serve.
networking group. It is a closed-door peer space for senior executives navigating high-stakes decisions, convened and facilitated by three
founders who have operated at the level they serve.
Who is this for?
Senior executives with real decision-making authority — the kind of leaders whose choices have consequences that extend beyond their organizations. Twenty or more years of experience. Currently shaping strategy, not just executing it. Operating at or across the public/private divide. See the Membership page for the full profile.
How is SLC different from a peer advisory group or mastermind?
Most peer advisory groups are structured around accountability and goal-setting. SLC is structured around the quality of the conversation. We are not here to hold each other to quarterly targets. We are here to think together at a level most professional spaces don’t allow — about strategy, judgment, and leadership under real consequence. The cross-sector design is also unusual: public and private sector leaders in the same room, on equal footing, without an agenda.
How does membership work?
Membership is by invitation. The founding cohort is currently forming. If you believe you may be the right fit, you can express interest through this site — the process from there is designed to be direct, respectful of your time, and genuinely two-way. We are evaluating fit as carefully as you are.
How are sessions run?
In person. Closed door. Founder-facilitated. Specific session frequency and format will be confirmed with the founding cohort following the inaugural event.
What is the geographic focus?
The Washington DC ecosystem is the gravitational center — but national influence and in some cases global consequence are part of the
member profile. Sessions are in person. Members should expect to be present… for now.
member profile. Sessions are in person. Members should expect to be present… for now.
Who founded SLC, and why does that matter?
SLC was founded by Kruti Kapadia, Maya Larson, and Cindi Johnson — three senior practitioners who built this because they needed it first. The founding intelligence of SLC came directly from the experience of finding in each other the kind of peer space that senior leaders cannot find elsewhere. That origin matters because it means SLC is designed from the inside, by people who have lived the need, not by a market analysis of what executives say they want.
How does confidentiality work?
Confidentiality is a founding design principle, not a policy footnote. It is structural: woven into member selection, session facilitation, and the operating norms of the room. Members speak freely because the structure guarantees the safety to do so. Details of the confidentiality framework are shared during the membership consideration process.
Is this only for technology leaders?
No. SLC’s membership includes senior leaders from federal agencies, financial services, healthcare systems, defense and aerospace,
regulatory and policy bodies, and public-private innovation initiatives — alongside technology and AI firms. What members share is not a
sector but a level of consequence and a kind of decision-making weight.
regulatory and policy bodies, and public-private innovation initiatives — alongside technology and AI firms. What members share is not a
sector but a level of consequence and a kind of decision-making weight.
How do I express interest?
Use the Express Interest form on this site. We will respond directly. The process is brief, substantive, and designed to be useful regardless of outcome.