Taking a Page from the Past, Eisenhower Fellowships Revives an Historic Program Binding Leaders from Ireland and Northern Ireland. Thirty years after an historic Eisenhower Fellowships program stimulated people-to-people contacts that helped support an end to bloody conflict on the island of Ireland, EF will assemble a group of 14 Fellows--seven from Northern Ireland, seven from Ireland—to... Read More
We are deeply saddened to announce that longtime former Eisenhower Fellowships Trustee Jay Kislak passed away on October 3. Jay served on the EF Board from 2008 until 2015. As this story in the Wall Street Journal recalls, he was a colorful businessman who lived his life fully. We extend our condolences to his family and friends. Read More
Join us on Thursday, September 27 to dedicate Engage the Change, a new mural from artist Ernel Martinez highlighting the experiences of General Colin L. Powell. Powell is the former chairman of the Eisenhower Fellowships, of which Jane Golden, Mural Arts Executive Director, has been a cohort member since 2003. WHEN Thursday, September 27 3:30–4:30 p.m.... Read More
Twenty-one creative global professionals from five distinct fields of innovation have been selected as the 2018 Eisenhower Innovation Fellows. These ascendant leaders from around the world will embark on a seven-week journey across the United States to engage in transformative exchanges of ideas with leading innovators in their fields. During their fellowships, these mid-career... Read More
"Artist Thanh Bui (Vietnam '17) opens up about his burning passion for, and anticipation of the future of the arts in Vietnam." Read the full article from Culture Magazine here. Read More
As leaders who better the world around them, Eisenhower Fellows use the transformative power of their fellowship experience to translate their enhanced personal capabilities into action. Strengthening the global network and fostering collaboration among our Fellows to achieve sustainable, real-world impact across sectors and national borders is a primary strategic objective of EF. Our network... Read More
Harold "Hap" Wagner 1935-2018 Longtime Eisenhower Fellowships Trustee Harold "Hap" Wagner lost his battle with cancer and passed away peacefully in the San Francisco Bay area on July 26, surrounded by his loving family. A brilliant engineer and star collegiate athlete who became a nationally prominent business executive and... Read More
Celebration Dinner for General Colin L. Powell, USA (Retired) Marking a historic milestone in the life of Eisenhower Fellowships, hundreds of members of the EF global family converged on Philadelphia on May 16 and 17 to pay tribute to our outgoing Chairman, General Colin L. Powell, USA (Retired) and welcome his successor, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates. Annual Meeting... Read More
Eisenhower Fellowships welcomes new chairman, former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, awards Eisenhower Medal of Leadership and Service to David and Susan Eisenhower Philadelphia--Eisenhower Fellowships will welcome former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates as its new chairman at its Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner on May 17, 2018. Secretary Gates, who served eight American... Read More
Robert M. Gates Robert Gates served as the 22nd secretary of defense (2006-2011) and is the only secretary of defense in U.S. history to be asked to remain in that office by a newly elected President. President Barack Obama was the eighth president Gates served. He previously served under President George W. Bush. On Gates’ last day in office, President Barack Obama awarded... Read More
