First Movers Fellowship Program

Fellows and friends gathered on Thursday, April 25 for a conversation between Shelly Lazarus, Chairman Emeritus, Ogilvy & Mather, and Jeremy Heimans, CEO, Purpose, moderated by Fred Dust, Partner, IDEO. The evening celebrated the graduation of the 4th Class of First Mover Fellows.
Fellows and friends gathered on Thursday, April 25 for a conversation between Shelly Lazarus, Chairman Emeritus, Ogilvy & Mather, and Jeremy Heimans, CEO, Purpose, moderated by Fred Dust, Partner, IDEO. The evening celebrated the graduation of the 4th Class of First Mover Fellows.

2012 First Movers

The Aspen Institute Business and Society Program recently convened the fourth class of First Mover Fellows in Wye, MD for their second seminar. These individuals are working within companies to unite business growth with a sustainable society in the products and services they are developing. This year's Fellows come from a wide variety of industries. Read More

First Movers Fellowship FAQs

The First Movers Fellowship is offered by the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program whose mission is to equip business leaders for the 21st century with a new management paradigm – the vision and knowledge to integrate corporate profitability and social value. Read More

First Movers in the Press

Learn about the projects undertaken by the 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 First Movers during the course of their Fellowship years.

Click here to read about the Program's impacts.

Learn about the Inaugural First Movers Summit that took place the first week of October, 2012.