The world’s first school for CEOs featuring applied research and peer-driven learning.
The Chief Executive Leadership Institute (CELI) is the pioneer of CEO learning. The Institute hosts CEO summits, bringing together business leaders, policy makers, and leading academics in a unique learning environment that fosters candid, off-the-record exchanges.
About CELI

CEO Summit
National leadership summits of short duration, where CEOs and other top leaders gain perspective on their own current leadership challenges.

CEO Caucus
A semiannual roundtable for business leaders, political leaders, and scholars to discuss the business implications of urgent national and global events.

Mayors College
Bringing together mayors from mid-sized to large cities across the U.S. with leading scholars in healthcare policy, urban sociology, and history for an intensive one-day, peer-driven roundtable.

Yale Higher Education Leadership Summit
Annual Summit for leaders in higher education to explore pivotal ideas and trends shaping colleges and universities.
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