What is the Leven Global Leadership Academy?

The Leven Global Leadership Academy (LGLA) prepares a cohort of Jewish teens from around the world with marketable leadership skills and experiences that are transferable throughout their lives. Designed as an online cohort, it’s based on the three pillars that define a leader—Understanding Leadership Strengths, Relationship Building, and Scaling Impact. These are intended to create a strong force of teens who are our future leaders, committed to a strong Jewish community and a better world.

As a member of the LGLA, you will take part in monthly cohort calls, learn from prominent entrepreneurs and leadership experts, be mentored by past cohort members, and complete projects designed to further develop your leadership skills (like cultivating your strengths, networking, public speaking, and managing a team, just to name a few). You will also deliver a TED Talk at International Convention, which you will develop through the guidance of our mentors, staff, and our friends at TED. You will exit the program with further developed leadership strengths along with skills in relationship building and leading a movement to leave a larger impact.

LGLA generally looks to engage high school sophomores (grade 10, ages 15–16, though we’re open to other ages if it feels like the right fit) who have great leadership potential but may not necessarily hold formal leadership positions. LGLA intends to provide an alternative leadership experience to the experiential training that teens get in board positions.

‍Applications for the 2021-2022 cohort are open through September 1, 2021, and you can nominate a teen for LGLA through August 25, 2021.

Meet Last Year's LGLA Cohort

Past Speakers & Guests

Learn lifelong leadership skills from top leaders across industries and begin building your professional network.

Quotes from Past Cohort Members

“I think that my communication and adaptability has improved so much more. GLA has allowed me to gain so much confidence and this has allowed me to expand my network as well as giving me the opportunity to do this on a global scale.” —Lauren Frankal, United Kingdom & Ireland, 2019-2020

“I have learned to see the bigger impact of what I do. Before GLA, I had only focused on what I could do for myself and not how my leadership affects others. Now, I have a greater understanding of what I can do to help others in my community.” —Gabriella Cohen, Northern Region East: Baltimore, 2019-2020

“If there is one thing I want to bring back to my community from GLA is that being a leader is not necessarily about learning new skills, but it is mostly about taking the skills you already have and sharpening them.” —Evan Forman, Lake Ontario Region, 2018-2019