President & CEO
SmithBucklin Corporation
SmithBucklin Corporation
Biographical Sketch: Henry Givray is President & CEO of SmithBucklin Corporation, the world’s largest association management and professional services company providing full-service management and high-impact specialized services to more than 420 trade and professional associations, corporations and government institutes. Henry previously worked for SmithBucklin between 1983 and 1996, having served as chief staff executive for a variety of client associations. Since his return as CEO in 2002, SmithBucklin has beaten every performance record from the previous 62 years. Henry is a dedicated, ongoing student of leadership, committed to speaking and writing as a way to teach and give back. His insights and ideas on leadership have been prominently featured in business books and top national news media. Most recently, Henry conceived and launched the SmithBucklin Leadership Learning Forum, a unique and intensive, high-impact 12-month program for a small group of top-performers that exposes them to leadership concepts, principles and guidelines in order to stimulate and inspire individual learning and personal growth.