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We’re excited to announce the selection of the 2020  Braddock Scholars .  Please join us in congratulating Fellows from across the Aspen Global Leadership Network who will be joining the Braddock Scholars Program for the upcoming year. These Fellows have a big vision to make a transformational impact on society by bringing their venture to ... more

Sylvia Gereda Valenzuela, Central American Leadership Initiative CALI 1  Journalist and PH. D. in Sociology and Political Science, Guatemala   There, hidden in the most remote Costa Rican lands, among the smell of wet earth, gigantic flowers that look as if transplanted from another world, leafy trees moving to the beat of a warm wind that goes ... more

In late February, the second Africa Impact Forum took place in Accra, Ghana. Fellows from across the Africa Leadership Initiative came together around the theme Building to Last: Leadership verse Systems . Guided by their moderators, 101 Fellows from Africa Leadership Initiatives across the continent, at the forum discussed a variety of topics ... more

Aspen Health Innovators Fellows were featured in the Winter 2019/20 edition of the Aspen IDEAS magazine. Ikenna Okezie (Class 1), Odette Harris (Class 4), and Garheng Kong (Class 3) share their stories of how their Fellowship experiences are leading to impactful action through their leadership ventures. Click here to read the full article on ... more

From unlocking a cure for multiple sclerosis, to supporting the arts in India, Fellows are involved in organizations that are changing lives and our world. This Giving Season, we're excited to share with you causes that are close to the hearts of Fellows across our global community. Read on and be uplifted. more

We are pleased to announce this year's winner of the John P. McNulty Prize, Henry Crown Fellow Kelsey Wirth . more

Download the Digital Edition   Fellows are stepping up to lead all around the world. Learn how in the 2019 edition of Summit: The Journey from Thought to Action , the magazine of the AGLN. The five feature stories are: Taking Aim: Your Pledge to Act - An Action Pledge is a public commitment to action AGLN Fellows take at the Action Forum each year. Hear from ... more

From left to right: Skip Battle, Keith Berwick, and Ben Dunlap. A reflection from David Langstaff , Executive Vice President, Leadership Division Over the years, our seminars and programs have built on the vision and leadership of Mortimer Adler, Robert Maynard Hutchins, and Jim O’Toole. Today, our moderators benefit from the experience, art, and ... more

The final day of the 2019 Resnick Aspen Action Forum closed with a celebration of intergenerational perspectives that included presentations from young leaders and a discussion between AGLN Moderator and South African Fellow  Heather Sonn  and Keith Berwick, long-time friend and founding executive director of the Henry Crown Fellowship. ... more

When Anousheh Ansari was seven years old, she drew a photo of a rocket flying through space and set her eyes on exploring outer space being astronaut. There was no space program in Iran at the time and the chances of Ansari becoming an astronaut were slim. “I like to prove people wrong,” said Anousheh Ansari on stage at the 2019 Resnick Aspen Action Forum. On ... more