Women's Global Leadership Program
Details
*CSIS offers a reduced tuition rate for individuals working in government or nonprofit sectors.
Overview
The CSIS Women's Global Leadership Program (WGLP) is a year-long program designed for rising women leaders who wish to deepen their understanding of critical geopolitical trends in order to thrive in a complex and competitive global environment. Women nominated by their organizations will join a select network of mid- to senior-level professionals in seminars on global issues and participate in executive leadership and communication training.
Fellows meet quarterly at CSIS headquarters for two-day sessions and participate in monthly conference calls.
Curriculum
WGLP seminars are led by world-class scholars at CSIS, guest speakers drawn from the senior ranks of the policymaking and business communities, and top-flight leadership coaches. Fellows also gain the skills to navigate and engage the power structures of the nation’s capital. The program is built on CSIS’s well-established reputation for bipartisanship, policy relevance, and analytic rigor and its innovative approach to executive education that encompasses both professional and personal growth. The program combines the following elements:Each two-day session lasts includes a mix of interactive leadership development and communications training; seminar discussions on the global economic, security, and technology landscape; and a dinner event with a prominent speaker.
The program’s leadership and communication training addresses specific challenges faced by women executives and builds critical skills to boost Fellows’ career trajectories. Fellows gain skills through a variety of experiential team-based challenges that foster good communication, strategy, and collaboration. Executive communications training, including on-camera training, gives participants tools to hone their message and present ideas with power, passion, and presence.
These calls connect the themes of the quarterly meetings to current events shaping the global environment.
Eligibility
The Women’s Global Leadership Program accepts a limited group of 24 participants to the fellowship each calendar year. Nominees should have at least 15 years of experience and the potential to serve in senior executive positions in business, government, the military, or the nonprofit world.
How to Apply
Applications for the 2021 Fellowship are open and will be due December 11, 2021 at 12:00 AM (midnight) EST. For questions about participating or nominating someone on behalf of your organization for this year’s cohort, please email Barbara Petzen, CSIS Director of Training Initiatives, at bpetzen@csis.org.
*CSIS offers a reduced tuition rate for individuals working in government or nonprofit sectors.
Alumnae
Previous and current fellows include senior women representatives from:
Alcoa Defense, Aramco Services, Arconic, ATHENA International, BAE Systems, BASF, Bechtel, Chevron, Citigroup, Clifford Chance, Coca Cola, The Cohen Group, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, Department of Defense, Department of State, DynCorp, Equinor, EY, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Finmeccanica, General Dynamics, Hogan Lovells, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inter-American Development Bank, International Rescue Committee, Jacobs, Leonardo DRS, Lockheed Martin, Lysi Solutions, Marine Corps, National Counterintelligence and Security Center, National Counterterrorism Center, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, Northrop Grumman, ODNI, Oxfam America, PepsiCo, Raytheon, SAIC, Save the Children, Schlumberger, Siemens, Statoil, TransUnion, Uber, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, World Wildlife Fund
Program alumnae are invited to return to CSIS regularly to network with CSIS experts and other fellows.
Contact
For more information, please contact Barbara Petzen, CSIS Director of Training Initiatives, at bpetzen@csis.org.
