Silicon Valley Moguls’ Favorite Fellowships
These programs have widened the minds of titans and executives including Mark Zuckerberg, Reid Hoffman and Marissa Mayer.
Picture this: A founder of a buzzy Silicon Valley startup, a top Wall Street executive and the head of a world-changing nonprofit walk into a bar. No, it’s not the setup for a joke. It’s the type of everyday happening that participants in high-profile programs like the Aspen Institute’s Henry Crown Fellowship and the Forum of Young Global Leaders enjoy.
The five fellowships spotlighted below are not junkets or extended moments of garden leave. They come recommended through conversations with Silicon Valley’s elite and boast alums like Reed Hastings, Mark Zuckerberg and Marissa Mayer. As the programs mix together executives from different industries, they span multiple years, offering a mix of educational sessions, networking and mentorship that can often prove difficult to wedge into corner-office life. Many are invite only, and even those with open applications have tiny acceptance rates. And nearly all push participants to make an impact beyond their own industries and consider how they can contribute to society at large.