February 2017
The search for the 2018 Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellows is underway! 2018 marks the tenth cohort of Fellows at Harvard University - help ALI identify this historic group of remarkable leaders.
Program News

ALI's case on the 2016 São Paulo field experience is now available! Read and download the full report - Advanced Leadership Field Perspectives: São Paulo
 
Coalition Member Spotlight:
Mary Louise Cohen and Gillian Sorensen, 2014 ALI Fellows

Ms. Cohen and Ms. Sorensen share the story of their collective impact through ALI.
Fello ws News

Suneel Kamlani (2016) is helping expand infrastructure in Massachusetts. Mr. Kamlani worked with the state legislature's Joint Committee on Transportation to draft two bills proposing to es tablish a Massachusetts Infrastructure Bank and to examine a Northeast Regional Infrastructure Bank.
 
David Moody (2015) has been named President of the Atlanta Area Council (AAC) of the Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Moody received a letter of congratulations from President Jimmy Carter, and offered insights to the AAC about what he learned from scouting.
 
Jeffrey Dunn (2014) will visit Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter's HBS course on managing change and transformation on February 8th for the inaugural teaching of a new case study about his work. The HBS case, "Sesame Workshop: Bringing Big Bird Back to Health," co-authored by Professor Kanter, Assistant Professor Ryan Raffaelli, and Research Associate Jonathan Cohen, explores Mr. Dunn's leadership in turning around a global icon for children's education. An extended ALI version, "Jeffrey Dunn and Sesame Workshop: Bringing Big Bird Back to Health," will be available to the public in the spring.
 
Alberto Mora (2014) recently wrote an article in The Guardian outlining the dangers of cruel and unlawful interrogation. Mr. Mora discusses the obligation of the incoming CIA director to openly reject torture. Learn more about his fight to end torture in his ALI case study
 
Peter Wirth (2012) will be the new chair of Syros Pharmaceuticals' Board of Directors. In a recent press release, Syros recognized Wirth as a leader in the biotech industry with a track record of success.
 
Under  Tom Santel's (2011) guidance, Raising St. Louis has grown to serve more than 170 families in 20 zip codes across the city. Now, the organization is officially transitioning to the leadership of St. Louis Children's Hospital.
 
Paul Irving (2010) is making the case for purposeful aging as chairman of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging. A new report from the center summarizes the research and discussion from their 2016 Purposeful Aging Summit.


Faculty News

Professor Iris Bohnet's (HKS) What Works: Gender Equality by Design continues to garner praise from critics around the world. 800-CEO-READ selected her book as the 2016 Business Book of the Year.
 
Professor Charles Ogletree (HLS) will receive the NAACP Chairman's Award for exemplary public service and social impact at the 48th NAACP Image Awards. The award ceremony will air on February 11 on TV One.
 
Professor Fernando Reimers (HGSE) is speaking out about refugees, immigrants, and human rights. Professor Reimers authored a piece in The Huffington Post explaining his thoughts on the US' travel ban.
 
Professor Ronald Sullivan (HLS) believes that justice is a decision. Professor Sullivan has overturned more wrongful convictions than anyone in American history and argues for criminal justice reform in his TEDxMidAtlantic talk.
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