The Leadership Fellows program offers nonprofit and public-sector organizations the opportunity to leverage the experience, energy, and analytical skills of MBAs for one year. Fellows apply their expertise to roles where they produce immediate results and build long-term capacity within the organization while gaining exposure to senior leaders within the sector.

• Reviews proposals from interested organizations and works with qualifying organizations to create a mutually beneficial Fellowship position.
• Provides a framework and logistics for the interviewing and hiring process.
• Awards $55,000 toward the Fellow’s annualized salary of $110,000 in addition to a $5,000 upfront relocation benefit to each incoming Fellow.
• Support Fellows with two professional development days on the HBS campus, for increased understanding of the sector, ability to have impact in the Fellowship year, and to explore careers beyond the year. (HBS covers travel and accommodations for these sessions.)

• Creates a Leadership Fellow position that meets the program goals of access, impact and leadership. Fellows will have the opportunity to gain exposure and insight to work being done at the highest levels of the organization as a function of the work assigned.
• Follows all HBS Recruiting Policies in engaging with students and through the candidate selection and interview process.
• Ensures sufficient resources to support the experience of an MBA.
• Commit to pay $55,000 toward the Fellow’s annualized salary plus the costs associated with providing standard benefits offered to full-time employees of the organization, including health insurance.

• Access – Meaningful engagement with senior leaders in the organization and in the field via a direct reporting relationship to the CEO or another senior executive along with regular meetings with the CEO.
• Impact – Ability to work on and influence projects of key strategic importance to the organization with the potential to help build organizational capacity.
• Leadership – An experience that involves management and leadership development activities distinct from a full-time position and tailored to advancing post-MBA skill sets for the benefit of the Fellow and the organization.

• First, review the Leadership Fellows Proposal Guide to determine if your organization and the role are fit with the program. Note: the program will be accepting a limited number of applications from early-stage organizations during the Spring 2022 application cycle. Additional information for these organizations can be found here.
• If your organization and role align with the guidelines set forth by the program, review the Sample Proposal as a guide for what the program is looking for in an excellent proposal.
• Download the 2022-23 HBS Leadership Fellows Proposal, review, and develop a position that will align with organization and program goals.
• Contact the HBS Leadership Fellows Program with any questions.

Key Dates for Fall 2021:

• September 10, 2021 12pm ET: organization application deadline
• September 20, 2021: organizations selected by HBS
• Last week of October: virtual first-round interviews

Key Dates for Spring 2022:

• January 19, 2022: organization application deadline
• January 31, 2022: organizations selected by HBS
• 2nd week of March: first-round interviews

Below is a sample of Leadership Fellows recruiting partners from 2001 through 2020. View a full list of recruiting partners and past Fellows.

ACLU	City of San Jose Mayor’s Office	Sesame Workshop
American Ballet Theatre	Harlem Children’s Zone	Social Finance, Inc
Boston Children’s Hospital	Juilliard School	Teach For America
BRAC USA	Kresge Foundation	U.S. Department of Education
City of Boston Mayor’s Office	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)	Whitney Museum
Code for America	Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research	World Wildlife Fund

Questions? Email lfp@hbs.edu.