International Leadership Center

About us

The International Leadership Center (ILC) develops and supports innovative, effective, and adaptive leaders to address the most acute and complex challenges facing the world.

The ILC provides exceptional rising leaders from government, the private sector, and civil society with opportunities to deepen and broaden their knowledge, skills, and networks and to access world-leading research, scholars, and practitioners.

The ILC is both an ideas incubator and a leadership accelerator — a platform that enables rising leaders to flourish and become outstanding ones. It convenes people from different backgrounds, places, and persuasions to learn, to share experiences, and to strategize on how to address key challenges.

What we do

We equip leaders at critical inflection points in their careers with the tools, perspectives, and networks they need to amplify their impact.

Through competitive international searches, we identify and attract top global talent to participate in our programs. We provide them with access to Yale’s world-leading research, scholars and practitioners — and with the space to explore and experiment with new ideas. We also offer Yale students opportunities to interact with these leaders in the classroom and through a structured mentorship program.