The Emerging Leaders community consists of a wide variety of global leaders from across the business, civic, and academic sectors

As the historical gathering point of people from different origins, cities are a key nexus of immigration policy implementation and innovative experimentation.

October 13, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff and Dina Smeltz, Download Report (PDF), Should reunification of North and South Korea eventually take place, Americans favor maintaining the alliance but are split on keeping US forces on the Korean Peninsula., As President Park G...

Cohort, 2022, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, Beth Windisch is a national security practitioner and researcher focused on preventing violence through strengthening human networks. Windisch began her career with the US Department of Homeland Security in 2008 ...

Cohort, 2020, Industry, Education, Sector, Academia, In his previous role as vice chancellor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, TJ Augustine oversaw information technology, distance and adult education programs, corporate partnerships, and technology commercialization. Previously, Augustin...

Cohort, 2021, Industry, Law, Sector, Private Sector, Kendra Stead has extensive experience in every phase of litigation and typically represents companies and professional services firms in commercial disputes, securities litigation, and professional liability actions. She counsels corporate clie...

Global cities increasingly shape our world–not only the global economy but its ideas, culture, and policies. On the front lines of the world’s greatest challenges, cities are driving the most innovative solutions.