Middle East Leadership Initiative
The Middle East Leadership Initiative (MELI) – a collaborative venture between the Aspen Institute and a consortium of leading regional sponsors – seeks to develop a new generation of community-spirited leaders in the Middle East. Using the time-tested Institute method of text-based dialogue and building upon the Institute’s commitment to values-based, action-oriented leadership, the program will provide the tools and perspectives necessary for effective, enlightened leadership in business, government and the nonprofit sector – and in society at-large. The Middle East Leadership Initiative is made possible by the generous support of the Saudi Telecom Company, Booz & Co and the Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Kaye Foundation.
MELI Fellows join more than 2,500 other Fellows from over 50 countries as part of the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN).
Learn more: http://agln.aspeninstitute.org/fellowships/meli
The Middle East Leadership Initiative (MELI) identifies and motivates proven business and civil society leaders from countries in the Middle East—encompassing all countries in the region, including those in the GCC—to apply their unique skills and platforms to solving pressing societal challenges in their communities and countries. Using the time-tested Aspen Institute method of text-based dialogue and building upon the Institute’s commitment to values-based, action-oriented leadership, the program provides selected “Fellows” with the impetus and perspectives necessary for effective, enlightened leadership in business and in society at-large.
The Middle East Leadership Initiative has close to a hundred values-driven, action-oriented leaders from across the Middle East. They come from a variety of sectors, including from the arts, media, finance/banking, retail, telecommunications, real estate, technology, and many others. Fellows get nominated to this program based on strong ethical and professional references, and are selected by a panel through interviews.
The program was founded in 2009 by Chadia El Meouchi Naoum and Shane Tedjarati in partnership with the Aspen Institute.