Leadership

Developing Leaders, Driving Impact

Leadership isn’t just a title—it’s a practice. At the Aspen Institute, we connect and develop leaders across sectors, geographies, and generations, 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

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

Ideas in Leadership

Explore bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and timeless lessons on leadership from across the Aspen Institute.

How Higher Ed is Tackling Climate Change

This is Planet Ed‘s Higher Ed Climate Action Plan is a roadmap to support comprehensive climate action across higher education with recommendations for different stakeholders to catalyze and scale these efforts around the country.

Women and Girls are a Critical Climate Solution

At Aspen Ideas: Climate 2024, women leaders came together to discuss the burden of climate change on women and girls—particularly in securing resources like food and water—and how their innovation and ingenuity can be major contributors to climate solutions.

Navigating The Rural Green Economy

As we envision a green economy for the future, what are the concerns of rural residents? The Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group shares some essential lessons for the green economy of the future coming out of rural communities across America.

Five Big Ideas from Aspen Ideas: Climate 2024

The ideas discussed at Aspen Ideas: Climate in Miami Beach make evident that if climate challenges are plentiful, so are creative solutions, and we can hold these ideas at the same time and choose optimism, with a dash of realism.

Upcoming Events

Through immersive seminars, dynamic discussions, and cross-sector convenings, we create spaces for reflection, dialogue, and action. These gatherings challenge assumptions, foster meaningful connections, and support leaders in navigating an ever-changing world. Explore our upcoming events.

Aspen Institute Leadership Experiences, Designed 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. Learn more.

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National Job Quality Practitioner Survey

If your org is improving #JobQuality, add your voice to this survey from The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program.

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Policy In Action

Policy In Action is a free, in-person event taking place at Betaworks in New York City on November 13.

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 6:00pm EST

Cultivating Resilience, Building Joy: Experiences That Move, Heal, and Connect

Gillian Zettler, co-founder of The Drop In, on shaping inclusive wellness spaces, embracing humility in leadership, and building communities that heal through movement and music.

October 16, 2025

2025 John P. McNulty Prize Award Celebration

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 6:30pm – 8:30pm EST

Building Nonprofit Advocacy Capacity

A free, part-time, virtual course supporting nonprofits in developing a policy advocacy strategy.

Dec 8 – 12, 2025, 9:00am – 11:00am PST

Leadership, Innovation, and the Future of Public Health: A Conversation with Dr. Mehmet Oz

The Aspen Institute welcomed Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), for a wide-ranging conversation.

October 9, 2025
ublic Health Grand Rounds at the Aspen Institute hosted Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, for a conversation on CMS under Dr. Oz’s leadership. Interviewed by Bertha Coombs, CNBC Senior Health Care Reporter, Dr. Oz shared his vision and priorities for CMS as well as the agency’s role in improving healthcare access, quality, and outcomes across the country.

Weaving Communities of Changemakers

Renata Soto, founder of Mosaic Changemakers, is committed to weaving a better South by connecting leaders of color, embracing questions, and building collective movements for equity, belonging and thriving communities.

October 7, 2025