Membership
The Value of Membership in OEA
For more than a century, the Oregon Executives Association has been where Portland’s most dedicated and forward-thinking business leaders come together to connect, collaborate, and grow. OEA provides a trusted space for executives to build meaningful relationships, exchange ideas, and gain fresh perspectives that support both personal success and business prosperity.
Membership goes far beyond traditional “networking.” Our exclusive, relationship-driven community is intentionally designed to be supportive, collaborative, and non-competitive, allowing members to learn from one another, generate referrals, share resources, and strengthen their businesses with confidence. Whether you’re looking to expand your network, increase visibility, gain trusted partners, or simply surround yourself with high-caliber leaders who truly understand the challenges of running a business, OEA offers a proven environment where real connections lead to real results.
Membership Categories
OEA operates on a unique one-member-per-business-category model, ensuring members don’t compete with each other and can fully support one another’s growth. Once a member secures their category and remains in good standing, that industry seat is exclusively theirs—protecting opportunities and strengthening trust within the group.
Many categories have been proudly held by long-standing members for more than 25 years, a testament to the value, loyalty, and lasting business relationships OEA helps create.
We have several open categories, some of which are listed below. We invite you to view our current member roster to see what categories are already filled.
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Membership Has Its Perks.
As a member of the Oregon Executives Association, you gain access to a trusted network of business leaders, valuable connections, and opportunities you simply won’t find anywhere else. OEA is designed to help you build authentic relationships, grow your business, and plug into a community that truly has your back.
Weekly Meetings + Signature Events
Stay connected, inspired, and engaged through our weekly catered Wednesday lunches (held in person at the Moda Center and online), member-hosted evening socials, and exciting annual events—including our always-popular OEA Auction. These gatherings are where relationships grow, referrals spark, and friendships form.
A Global Network at Your Fingertips
As part of the International Executives Association, OEA connects you to more than 100 affiliated organizations around the world. That means broader reach, extended opportunity, and business connections that truly span the globe.
Referrals That Matter
Great business often starts with great relationships. Within OEA, referrals come from people who know you, trust you, and are invested in your success—resulting in stronger leads, better opportunities, and more meaningful growth.
Exclusivity That Protects Your Opportunity
Our one-member-per-category model ensures a welcoming, non-competitive environment where members can share openly and collaborate confidently. When you secure your business classification, that space belongs to you—and stays closed to competitors.
Advisory Support & Shared Experiences
You’re never on your own here. OEA puts a room full of experienced business owners and executives at your side—ready to offer advice, share lessons learned, and help you work through challenges and opportunities with clarity and confidence.
OEA is a community of leaders. Membership is reserved for business owners, key executives, and senior decision-makers who have the authority to create change, build partnerships, and move their organizations forward. This ensures every conversation happens at a high level, every connection has real impact, and every relationship has the potential to turn into meaningful opportunity.
Membership Qualifications:
To ensure OEA remains a strong, high-caliber community of leaders, prospective members should meet the following qualifications:
- Your primary business activity aligns with an available category (at least 60% of your business should fall within an open classification—see our OEA Member Page for reference.
- You are a key decision-maker in your organization. An alternate representative may be designated if needed for meetings the primary representative is unable to attend.
- Your business has an established presence in the greater Portland Metro area.
- Your company has been in operation for at least two years.
- You are actively engaged, committing to attend a minimum of two OEA meetings or events per month.
- Membership dues are current and maintained quarterly.
- A one-time membership application fee applies.
We take membership seriously and thoughtfully evaluate each applicant. OEA is built on trust, professionalism, and integrity—only leaders who uphold the highest ethical and business standards are invited to join. When you become part of OEA, you’re among the Northwest’s most respected executive professionals, connected to a community that values excellence, accountability, and success.
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The Steps to Membership
We invite you to attend a luncheon meeting as our guest to learn more about how OEA can benefit your business. Once you’re ready to begin, the process includes:
*The application process typically takes 3-6 weeks from initial contact to final approval.
We Can’t Wait to Have You Join
Getting started with OEA is easy. Please call us at (503) 286-9959 or contact our Membership Committee Chair today for more information.