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Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program
About The Global Leaders Program: Recognizing a compelling need for high-quality leaders led
The Goldman Sachs Foundation to partner with the
Institute of International Education in 2001 to create
the Global Leaders Program. The program identifies students who demonstrate academic excellence
and leadership potential and provides them with unique opportunities for leadership development.
The Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program identifies exceptional, second-year college students
and provides them with training that will enhance their leadership abilities. The program
provides young leaders with a unique international network through which they can share ideas,
learn from established leaders, work collaboratively and address global challenges. By exposing
participants to the complex issues and opportunities arising from an increasingly interdependent
global economy, the program aims to expand perspectives and enhance skills critical for leadership
in a changing world.
Each year 150 students are selected from 100 top universities and colleges in
over 20 countries. Each student is awarded US$3,000, and given the title of Goldman Sachs Global Leader.
To become a Goldman Sachs Global Leader a student must be nominated by his/her university.
Once nominated, the student submits an application to IIE. Panels within each region review
all applications and select the final 150 student winners.
Through personal interviews, seventy-five students are then selected to represent the group
at the annual Global Leadership Institute in New York. At the Institute, students participate
in leadership training and seminars on timely international issues. They consult with renowned
leaders in the public, civic, academic, and private sectors and build ties among themselves on
shared experiences and common goals.
Global Leadership Institute Faculty: To date, more than 250 renowned leaders from a
broad range of
disciplines have taught at the Global Leadership Institute. These experts have engaged
the Global Leaders in meaningful dialogues about critical global issues such
as Globalization, Global Crisis Management, Developing Creative Tools for Environmental
Change, and Leading with Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity and Impact. They also share
their personal paths to leadership as well as their unique global perspectives.
Institute faculty has featured outstanding speakers such as former United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan; Pauline Neville-Jones, former advisor to British PM John
Major, now a Governor of the BBC; former Prime Minister of Poland, Jan Krzysztof Bielecki;
Pat Cloherty, Chairman of the US Russia Investment Fund; Henry M. Paulson Jr., United States
Secretary of the Treasury, former Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs; Leonard A. Lauder, Chairman
of the Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.; James Kelly, Managing Editor, Time, Inc.; Craig Newmark,
Founder, Craigslist; professors from the University of Pennsylvania including the Wharton School
and the Graduate School of Education; Morehouse College's Leadership Center; and the Center for
Creative Leadership. In addition, more than 65 leaders from Goldman Sachs around the world
have imparted their time and expertise as faculty.
Alumni Activities: All Global Leaders are given the opportunity to participate in
various alumni activities. For example, students have access to an on-line learning
curriculum in leadership development created by Harvard Business School. They also
have an opportunity to submit a proposal to the program's Social Entrepreneurship
Fund for seed funding of projects that address critical local, regional and national
issues such as poverty, health and education.
Social Entrepreneurship Fund: All Global Leaders may apply for seed
funding for projects that encourage social entrepreneurship and continued development
of leadership opportunities. Funded projects to date have assisted with the creation
of a community school in India, stopping the spread of Malaria in Africa, and providing
scholarships for orphans afflicted with AIDS in Thailand.
Global Leaders Continue to Win Recognition: Global Leaders have gone on to win Rhodes, Truman,
Marshall, Gates and Cambridge scholarships and Fulbright Fellowships.
The Goldman Sachs Foundation is a global
philanthropic organization funded by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The Foundation's
mission is to promote excellence and innovation in education and to improve the academic
performance and lifelong productivity of young people worldwide. It achieves this mission
through a combination of strategic partnerships, grants, loans, private sector investments,
and the deployment of professional talent from Goldman Sachs. Funded in 1999, the Foundation
has awarded grants in excess of $114 million since its inception, providing opportunities for
young people in more than 20 countries.
The Institute of International Education (IIE) is
the world leader in the international exchange of people and ideas. Its expertise enables
institutions and individuals to build capacity in their home countries and regions. IIE
designs and implements over 200 programs of study and training for students, educators,
young professionals and trainees from all sectors with funding from government and private sources.
These programs include the Fulbright Student and Scholar programs and the Humphrey Fellowships,
administered for the Department of State, and the People, Energy, and Development Program
administered for the U.S. Agency for International Development, as well as corporate training
and scholarship programs. IIE also conducts policy research and provides advice and counseling
on international educational opportunities abroad. The Institute of International Education has
a network of 19 offices worldwide, over 800 college and university members, and more than 5,000
volunteers. Information about IIE can be obtained from IIE's website
www.iie.org.
For additional information about the program, please refer to the
Frequently Asked Questions.
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