Leader

Alumni News

We are excited to announce the date and location for this years Alumni Event!  Coming soon…

We also in the process of finalizing locations and teams for the 2012 LEADERites.

LEADER Endowment Fund

Thanks to terrific work by Executive Directors of the past few years and increased support from LEADER Alumni, the Project has been able to set aside $50,000 to create the LEADER Endowment Fund.

Please e-mail us at leaderproject@ivey.ca if you’re interested in joining.

LEADER Purpose

LEADER has changed its focus over the past few years to become more entrepreneurial in response to the demands of our partner institutions.  This has caused us to really think about what LEADER is trying to accomplish.  Can MBAs, HBAs and PhDs with no entrepreneurial experience be credible when teaching budding entrepreneurs? Our answer to this is yes, as long as we understand our limitations.

The key for LEADER to pursue this approach will be to identify the right groups of entrepreneurs to offer this learning.  Over the next few years, we plan to slowly transition the Project to work with more of these groups.

Geographic Focus

LEADER has almost exclusively been about Eastern Europe, with a brief and successful stop in Cuba.  Our poll of a few years ago showed some support for staying with that, and some who thought we should help wherever we can.

The 2009 trip to Macedonia showed us that a well organized group can deliver the perfect teaching base for our entrepreneurial curriculum.  In March 2010, the Board opened up the possibility of looking at other regions, as long as a similar organization existed to help smooth the way.  All seven sites remain in Eastern Europe for 2012, but we are open to looking at other opportunities.  If you know of any exciting opportunities, let us know!