17th Annual Mid-Level Managers' Symposium - Executive ...

ship in the C-suites and boardrooms of
major corporations,” said ELC President
and CEO Arnold W. Donald.
“Throughout our 25 years we have
dedicated ourselves to helping fill the
pipeline of promising African Americans
from the classroom to the boardroom.
We expect our support for
LEAD to have a measurable impact on
accomplishing that objective.”
A half million dollars of funding was
provided by The Executive Leadership
Foundation through its Community
Impact Initiative, chaired by ELC
members Lynton Scotland of Sustainable
Star and Susan Chapman of
American Express. Both serve on the
Foundation’s Board of Directors.
In addition to ELC’s financial support,
LEAD benefits from working with
individual ELC members to make an
even greater impact – ensuring ELC
members feel a strong connection with
this worthwhile program through
engagement. LEAD’s Business, Engineering
and Computer Science Programs
take place on some of the
leading campuses around the country.
(Please see sidebar box for this year’s
dates and schools.)
The ELC and LEAD invited members
to visit and engage the students in
“fireside chats” to share their stories
and words of advice and encouragement.
Some members are expected to
host meetings with students at their
offices.
Also, eighteen 9th and 10th grade students
representing all nationalities,
religious and socio-economic backgrounds
will join thirty-six South
African students in the third annual
LEAD Summer Global Institute held
at the University of Cape Town. For
the past three years, LEAD has facilitated
a global career and cultural
immersion experience for highachieving
students with South African
peers from regional tribes.
Beyond friendships cultivated, students
participate in an atmosphere of
cross-cultural collaboration to gain
understanding of the global landscape
in the areas of business, engineering
and the health sciences. They are
exposed to college level curriculum,
learn from corporate executives, tour
global companies and engage in cultural
exchange activities to foster
greater appreciation for the South
African culture.
The LEAD Summer Global Institute
has had more than 250 participants.
LEAD was started in 1980 by University
of Pennsylvania Wharton Business
School professors and executives from
McNeil Pharmaceuticals to increase
exposure to minority role models in the
corporate sector. Thirty-one years later,
over 8,500 academically talented students
from across the United States
have earned either an undergraduate or
graduate degree from top universities
and are working in business, engineering,
sciences and law careers.
LEAD promotes minority college
attendance and graduation, has
increased representation of minorities
in business and engineering roles
where they traditionally have been
underrepresented, and has provided a
replicable framework for partnerships
to improve educational and career outcomes
for underrepresented minorities.
“With generous support from The
Executive Leadership Foundation and
ELC members we will have a positive,
lasting impact on so many more minority
youngsters interested in pursuing
careers in business, engineering and
the health sciences,” said Ric Ramsey,
president and CEO of LEAD Program.
“We are thrilled that we have been able
to accomplish so much since last October
and look forward to updating ELC
members with more information about
how the Community Impact Initiative
has helped change lives.”
For more information about LEAD,
please visit www.leadprogram.org or
contact Dan Gill, Director of External
Affairs for LEAD at 215-753-2490 or
dgill@leadprogram.org. Or contact
Camilla McGhee, ELC COO and
Director of Corporate Council Programs
at cmcghee@elcinfo.com or
(703) 706.5200.
LEAD Business
2011 Program Dates:
• University of Virginia:
June 5-25
• Dartmouth College:
June 26 - July 16
• Stanford University:
June 24 - July 16
• Northwestern University:
June 26 - July 16
• University of Illinois:
July 10-29
• University of Michigan:
July 10-30
• Duke University:
June 18 - July 8
• University of Pennsylvania:
July 3-30
http://www.leadbusinesssite.org/
LEAD Engineering
2011 Program Dates:
• CalTech: July 6-27
• Georgia Tech: July 10-29
• Villanova University: July 10-28
http://www.leadengineeringsite.org/
• LEAD Engineering Computer
Science Institute 2011 Program
Dates:
– University of California
(Berkeley):
July 10-30
(Level II Foundations)
– University of Virginia:
June 12 - July 1
(Level II Foundations)
– Stanford University:
August 1-8
(Level I Experience)
– University of Michigan:
June 27 - July 1
(Level I Experience)
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