Rod is a Top Rated YPO/CEO Speaker

From Rod Beckstrom - The Starfish and The Spider

Rod's Presentations Ratings for YPO

"This is the best presentation I have seen in YPO in my seven years since joining." John Vatistas, YPO Arizona, May 2007

YPO/EO/WPO Arizona Chapters The Starfish and The Spider rated 9.6/10.0

YPO 2007 Global Leadership Summit- Toronto The Starfish and The Spider rated 9.6/10.0

YPO Keyna Chapter Meeting The Starfish and The Spider rated 9.3/10.0

YPO Italy Italian Book Launch "The Starfish and The Spider" rated 9.0/10.0

YPO Stanford Presidents Seminar "Decentralized Revolution" 2004 rated 9.0/10.0

YPO Stanford Presidents Seminar "Carbon Market Revolution" rated 9.1/10.0

YPO Venice University "Anatomy of the Corporate Soul" rated 8.1/10.0

YPO Venice University "Brainticklers & Other Questions" rated 9.0/10.0

Rod's Overall Event Ratings

YPO Champion Stanford President's University 2002 rated 9.2/10.0

YPO Champion Stanford President's University 2003 rated 9.93/10.0 (highest in YPO history)

YPO Champion Stanford Presidents' University 2004 rated 9.6/10.0

YPO Champion Stanford President's Univeristy 2005 rated 8.8/10.0

Other "Best of Best" YPO Awards'

Highest Rated Executive Education Program in YPO History (Stanford 2003)

Highest Rated Executive Education Program in YPO 2004

Best of Forum for Co-founding YPO Peace Action Network 2003

Other YPO Activities

Chairman of Golden Gate YPO Chapter, SF Bay Area

Day Chair of YPO/WPO Global Warming Summit, October, 2006

Former Member, YPO International Board Forum Committee

Former Member, YPO International Board Events Committee

Founding Moderator, Peace Action Forum and Network

Founding Member, Indo-Pak Forum, Saudi-American Forum and NYC 9/11 Forum

Catalyst, Wine Miracle Fund which raised millions for micro-lending

Attended Universities, Regional Seminars and Summits in Rome, Venice, Brazil, Aspen, Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Alaska, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Egypt, and Dubai