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Colin Powell Mission Statement
Eisenhower Fellowships identifies, empowers and links outstanding leaders from around the world, helping them to achieve consequential outcomes across sectors and borders. EF provides a transformational experience leading to lifetime engagement in a global network, where dialogue and collaboration make the world more prosperous, just and peaceful.

Frequently Asked Questions about Eisenhower Fellowships

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
We bring two groups of approximately 20 outstanding mid-career Fellows (aged 32-45) drawn from 47 different countries to the U.S. annually for an intensive, individually designed program in the Fellow's professional field. Fellows are identified by high-level in-country nominating committees and selected by a committee at Eisenhower Fellowships headquarters in Philadelphia. Click for more information on our programs

USA PROGRAM
We send approximately eight to ten high-achieving mid-career (aged 32-45) U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents abroad for an intensive, individually designed program in the country of their choice. Fellows are selected by blue ribbon steering committees and are currently recruited from Philadelphia, Research Triangle North Carolina, New England (Boston), and St. Louis. At least one Fellow per year is selected for an Agricultural Fellowship, the only USA Eisenhower Fellowship currently available nationwide. Click for more information on our programs

ALUMNI ACTIVITIES
During the fellowship travel period, we challenge the Fellows to identify tangible, concrete outcomes which they will undertake upon their return home, and we track the results. Since our founding in 1953, some 1,900 emerging world leaders have become Eisenhower Fellows who better the world around them through their individual actions as well as their collaborations within their countries and across national borders. They compose a global network with a varied menu of events and activities around the world. Click for more information on our alumni network

KEY STAFF

John S. Wolf, President Dan Geisler, Vice President

Stephanie Gropp, Director of Finance & Administration
Diane Shoemaker, Director of Alumni Network
Mark Carnesi, Senior Director of International Programs
Erin Hillman, Director of USA Programs