As part of their commitment to the network, Eisenhower Fellowships Youth Leaders work on projects during their leadership year. These projects can take many forms and can be a solo or group effort, with Fellow mentors on hand throughout the year to provide guidance as necessary. As the 2017 Youth Leadership year came to an end, we were looking forward to seeing the project results and we... Read More

Some 110 guests from 31 countries convened in London for two days of dynamic, back-to-back Eisenhower Fellowships events from October 25-27.   The Women’s Leadership Conference focused on the need for women to take on leadership roles in face of increasing global challenges and presented a Fellows’ project to facilitate the EF network of women to join boards.  Key speakers included Vice... Read More

In San Francisco, 27 prominent Fellows from 26 countries convened for the annual in-person meeting of the EF Global Network Council on October 18. This gathering of advisors to the president and senior leadership of EF came together from around the world to discuss important EF programs and initiatives and to brainstorm about ways to engage the global network to maximize the impact of our... Read More

October marked the beginning of Eisenhower Fellowships 2018 Innovation Program, welcoming 21 Fellows from across five professional fields: the future of work, education, health and life sciences, energy and the environment and design. A highlight of the Innovation Fellows’ travels across the U.S. to meet other thought leaders in their fields was a series of activities to celebrate innovation and... Read More

PHILADELPHIA, November 14, 2018—Eisenhower Fellowships (EF) announced today it is seeking outstanding midcareer professionals from across Latin America and the Caribbean to travel to the United States on a unique six-week fellowship program in fall of 2019. The Latin America and Caribbean program will be Eisenhower Fellowships’ first targeted initiative aimed exclusively at the Western... Read More

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