Leadership New Jersey
216 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608

Phone  609 802 0880
Fax 609 802 0883
E-Mail info@leadershipnj.org

Leadership New Jersey helps leaders in New Jersey become leaders of New Jersey.

New Jersey's greatest resource is the quality of its leaders. Leadership New Jersey's goal is to expand and improve the pool of the state's civic leaders. The program, founded in 1986, honors men and women who combine a successful career with leadership in serving their communities. It challenges them to do more.

Each year, LNJ selects a new group of about 50 emerging leaders from more than 100 applicants. Fellows come from all parts of the state and from diverse backgrounds in business, government, non-profits, the arts, health care, the professions, and labor. Their politics and philosophies differ, but they share a commitment to making New Jersey a better place in which to live and work.

LNJ Fellows enjoy a rare opportunity to develop their knowledge of state issues and hone their skills to solve statewide problems. In 10 monthly seminars they travel across the state to explore the trends, forces and people shaping the state's future. Fellows complete the program having developed a network of new relationships with leaders across the state. They deepen their understanding of New Jersey's problems and opportunities, of its needs and resources. New Jersey benefits from the increased pool of potential leaders and from the heightened sense of civic concern that those leaders develop.

In the commencement ceremony in December, each Fellow reflects on the meaning of leadership by addressing the incoming and graduating Fellows by completing the phrase "Leadership is. . ." For a sample click here.

Leadership New Jersey is a not-for-profit organization of leaders of New Jersey's major corporations and smaller businesses, educational institutions, governmental entities, and non-profit institutions. It has received generous financial support from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, ADP, the CIT Group, Prudential Financial, Merrill-Lynch, AT&T, Atlantic Electric, GPU, Hoffman-La Roche, Johnson and Johnson, PSE&G, SME Corporation, and other Leadership members.

Financial aid is available for those who need assistance to meet the tuition for the program. For more information about the application process, click here. Or on the Application links below and on the main menu.

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