Applications Invited for Aspen Institute Fellowships

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About the Organization

We are a global convener of changemakers building a better world. We were founded in 1949 as an experiment—as a place to reflect on values and lead with purpose in a complex, changing world. We convene diverse voices to explore complex challenges and spark ideas and foster relationships that lead to real-world impact.

We seek to align business decision-making with the long-term health of people and planet—because a strong economy depends on a sustainable environment and the well-being of the people who power it. We believe business can be a force for shared prosperity when guided by deep curiosity, principled action, and a commitment to the common good. We value open dialogue, diverse perspectives, and the conviction to look beyond today’s constraints.

About the Fellowship

Our Fellowships empower business leaders to step outside the day-to-day, connect with peers across industries, and explore how values-driven leadership can spark lasting change and deliver business value.

Through robust curricula, peer learning, tailored coaching and exposure to diverse perspectives, the Fellowships equip business leaders to develop their skills and advance projects that create business value and drive real impact.

First Movers Fellowship:

The First Movers Fellowship enables accomplished global innovators inside companies to create new products, services, and management practices that increase business value and make the world a better place.

Since 2009, the First Movers Fellowship Program has equipped business leaders with the tools, skills and confidence they need to drive innovations that increase business value and make the world a better place.

The Aspen Institute First Movers Fellowship is the leading global network and professional development program for corporate social intrapreneurs.

We’re looking for candidates who:

• Work in core business functions (e.g., finance, marketing, legal, etc.) of large companies, rather than sustainability, social impact, and CSR departments
• Have demonstrated passion and capacity for working at the intersection of business growth and positive social and environmental change
• Have a track record of innovation, coupled with a sense of humility about their accomplishments
• Come from a diversity of backgrounds, including race, ethnicity, functional expertise, and more
• Would be excited about and committed to an Aspen Institute Fellowship that requires:
• Attendance at three four-day seminars over one year
• Active engagement with peers and experts across industries
• Pursuit of a meaningful project at their company that combines business profitability and social or environment impact
• Participation in a lifelong community of exceptional social intrapreneurs
• Corporate sponsorship of their Fellowship fee ($30,000), which covers programming and all on- site costs such as meals and accommodations.

Economic Mobility Fellowship:

The Economic Mobility Fellowship is designed for corporate leaders who are committed to enhancing economic opportunity in the US while delivering business value for their companies.

The Aspen Institute Economic Mobility Fellowship helps business leaders to scale initiatives that expand economic opportunity for low-income families while delivering value to their companies.

We are looking for leaders who:

• Are working at a large, established, for-profit company (not government, start-ups or non-profits)
• Work in core business functions (e.g., finance, marketing, legal, human resources, product development etc.) of large companies, rather than corporate foundation or CSR departments
• Possess 10+ years of experience in their fields, a track record of innovation and the authority to lead a new change initiative
• Are pursuing a meaningful project at their company which has passed the ideation stage and ready for optimization, acceleration and/or scaling for impact on economic mobility

The fee to participate in the Aspen Economic Mobility Fellowship has been greatly subsidized, thanks to the generous funding by the Ballmer Group. Companies will required to pay a fee of $17,500 that helps cover program delivery costs, as well as accommodations and all meals during the three Economic Mobility Fellowship seminars in New York, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also covers post-Fellowship follow-up, including check-ins on projects progress, ongoing program evaluation, and the introduction of new Fellows into the broader Aspen Business & Society Fellows community. Fellows' companies also pay travel costs to/from the seminar locations.

How to Apply

First Movers Fellowship: Nominate a fellow

Economic Mobility Fellowship: Nominate a fellow

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