The American Society of Association Executives is the US representative of trade and professional associations, based in Washington, D.C.

• ASAE is the membership organization and voice of the association profession.

• Founded in 1920, ASAE now has more than 22,000 association CEOs, staff professionals, and industry partner members.

• ASAE and its partner, the Center for Association Excellence, serve approximately 10,000 associations that represent more than 287 million people and organizations worldwide.

• ASAE’s has designated more than 3,000 individuals as Certified Association Executives (CAE).