Exclusive for Professional Members - Join the Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club for our Monthly CEO Dinner with Randell McShepard.

The CEO Dinner series is one of the organizations longest standing institutions. Each month our Professional Members have the opportunity to join a local company's CEO and courageous Community leaders for a private dinner. These events are intentionally limited to 15 to 20 people, so everyone has a chance to listen, learn, share and grow together. The speakers represent a wide range of companies and industries, and whether big or small, public or private, well-known or niche, all have good conversations. This event will cost $30 per professional member, including your dinner and drink at the Union Club.

About Randell McShepard

Randell McShepard was elected vice president of public affairs in October 2007 and named chief talent officer in July 2018. As chief talent officer, he is primarily responsible for managing and evaluating leadership development, succession planning and executive training across RPM in collaboration with Chairman and CEO Frank C. Sullivan. This includes leading the Global Organizational Leadership Development (GOLD) team, which facilitates RPM’s diverse senior leadership development programs. In his role as vice president of public affairs, Randell coordinates external affairs for the company, including corporate philanthropy and government relations.

Randell began his career at RPM in 2001, when he joined the company as director of community affairs. His previous work included serving as executive director of City Year Cleveland and assistant director of administration and program development for the Cleveland Bicentennial Commission.

Active in the Cleveland community, Randell serves as a trustee for Baldwin Wallace University and the George Gund Foundation, and as a director for TaylorOswald LLC. In addition, he is chairman and co-founder of PolicyBridge, a public policy think tank serving the Northeast Ohio region. His professional affiliations include his current role as regional vice chair of the public affairs steering committee for the National Association of Manufacturers. Randell holds dual bachelor's degrees from Baldwin Wallace University and a master's degree in urban studies from Cleveland State University. He and his wife Gail reside in Beachwood, Ohio, with their three children.