Foundations of Excellence CBI’s expert team has over 150 years of combined experience and takes much pride in striving to achieve your excellence. Catherine Brownlee, as President and CEO, is the connector of all connectors. Her database of over 75,000 global contacts is a solid foundation to connect the best person or organization to the ideal situation. CBI has chosen the best headhunters around the globe to access top talent. CBI’s team also facilitates roundtable discussions that empower executives through peer-to-peer sessions, enabling confidence in performing at the highest level. The future belongs to the executive teams who understand geopolitics and how the world affects everything they do.