Bringing changemakers together
For over 20 years, professionals have participated in Lead New York to maximize their potential in their careers and community-based impact
Lead NY by the numbers
Program Format
Our 1+1 format provides one- and two-year program options
Recent Program Highlights
LeadNY participants travel across New York State for monthly seminars that provide leadership development from teambuilding and listening to finance and governance.
Lead NY in the News
Field Note
Lead NY is for committed leaders in the agriculture and food sectors who wish to step up and make a difference in their community. Whitney Beaman, a member of LeadNY's current class 18, reflects on her career journey from food science to...
Field Note
LeadNY Executive Director Larry Van De Valk reflects on the value of leadership development and professional training as the 35 year old program recruits its 19th class. LeadNY is for committed leaders in the agriculture and food industries who...
News
LeadNY, a pioneering training program for mid-career professionals, provides intensive one- or two-year programs to improve leadership skills, self-awareness, issues analysis, critical thinking and civic engagement. Based at Cornell University’s...