About Emory University

In 2015, Emory University’s senior leadership requested a new high-potential leadership program. “Emerging Leaders at Emory” prepares mid-level managers for advanced strategic leadership roles. The program incorporates assessments, experiential workshops, mentoring from executive leadership program alumni, peer coaching groups, lunches with senior leaders, guided reflection, and a portfolio project. The talent management-based selection process yielded 56 nominations for 20 seats. Based on the positive reaction, the learning group received additional funding to begin a second cohort less than two months after the initial program kick-off.