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Leadership isn’t just a title—it’s a practice. At Aspen Institute, we connect and develop leaders across sectors, generations, geographies, and viewpoints, building a community of individuals committed to addressing the world’s greatest challenges. Through dialogue, reflection, and shared learning, we cultivate the skills, relationships, and perspectives leaders need to navigate complexity, foster trust, and create meaningful, lasting change.

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Aspen Institute Leadership Seminars provide a transformative space for reflection, dialogue, and growth, equipping leaders with the insights and skills to navigate complexity.

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Aspen Forum on Children and Families 

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Fearless Leadership in a Time of Great Change

| Aspen, CO

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2026 Socrates Winter Seminars

| Aspen, CO

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Communicating for Policy

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The Promise of Rising Generations

| Aspen, CO

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Scoping a Policy Problem

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Policy 101

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How to Tell Governments What You Think

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Building Nonprofit Advocacy Capacity

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Getting a Job in Policy

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Environmental Policy Accelerator

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Leadership in Conflict: An Immersive Journey to Kigali, Rwanda

| Kigali, Rwanda

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Scoping a Policy Problem

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Policy In Action

| New York City, New York

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Susan and John Klein Book Series featuring Meenakshi Ahamed

| Washington, D.C.

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Custom Seminars

Leadership Experiences For Your Organization

Aspen Institute Custom Leadership Seminars offer tailored experiences that foster reflection, dialogue, and growth. Designed for organizations and teams, these seminars cultivate purpose-driven leadership, trust, and collaboration, equipping participants with the mindset and skills to navigate complexity and drive meaningful impact.

Latest in Leadership

Leadership is about action, not just position. Explore how Aspen cultivates leaders who think deeply, act boldly, and collaborate across differences to solve complex challenges.

The Year Ahead at Aspen
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The Year Ahead at Aspen

Here are the events, seminars and initiatives Aspen Institute staff and program leaders are most excited about in 2026.

Fellows On Fellows: The Responsibility to See Our Humanity
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Fellows On Fellows: The Responsibility to See Our Humanity

Two AGLN Fellows talk honestly about the cost and necessity of choosing relationship over division.

What Will Great Business Leadership Look Like in 2026?
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What Will Great Business Leadership Look Like in 2026?

Guiding companies through this time of turbulence and sweeping technological change will require exceptional empathy, listening and communication, and an ability to cultivate vibrant cultures of collaboration and inquiry.

Fellows On Fellows: Leading with Purpose in the Public Eye
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Fellows On Fellows: Leading with Purpose in the Public Eye

Two finance leaders explore the challenges of public leadership and the communities that sustain them.

Standing in Hope and Gratitude: Leading With Vulnerability and Purpose
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Standing in Hope and Gratitude: Leading With Vulnerability and Purpose

Michael O’Neil, Health Innovators Fellow, has spent the past two decades reshaping how people engage with their own health. As Founder and CEO of GetWellNetwork, he pioneered the field of Interactive Patient Care, creating technology that gives millions of patients around the world a meaningful voice in their care journey.

Bridging Divides with Humility: A Leadership Journey Rooted in Purpose
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Bridging Divides with Humility: A Leadership Journey Rooted in Purpose

After more than a decade in public office, the question isn’t whether the work continues—it’s how. Tony Vargas, Civil Society Fellow, shares how humility, bridge-building, and values-driven leadership have shaped his journey, from elected office to the work he continues today.

Turning Compassion Into Action: A Lifelong Fight to Protect Children
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Turning Compassion Into Action: A Lifelong Fight to Protect Children

Real change doesn’t always start big. Sometimes it starts with one idea — and an unwillingness to look away. Mandy Powers Norrell, Liberty Fellow, has spent her life serving the communities that shaped her, passing legislation that helped children recognize and report sexual abuse — proof that once you do one hard thing, an avalanche of change can follow.

What Did You Learn in 2025?
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What Did You Learn in 2025?

Across our conversations, a single theme emerged: leaders are being asked to make decisions under conditions of heightened scrutiny, political complexity, and accelerating change.

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