Yale World Fellows

we’re an incubator for a new kind of global leadership. world fellows brings rising stars from across disciplines and borders for an intense and unpredictable mash-up of ideas, world views and experiences. we’re yale university’s signature leadership development program; unparalleled amongst peer institutions. what happens when brilliant minds are allowed to explore? each year, our four month, on-campus residency program exposes 16 emerging global leaders to new ideas and ways of doing and thinking. they’re given access to all that yale has to offer: courses, research, institutions, professors. fellows are given time and freedom to let their minds explore. bankers deconstruct modern art, engineers read the classics, activists demystify markets, diplomats test game theory. brilliant minds are refreshed, challenged and expanded. we’re building one powerhouse of a network. we were created in 2002 as part of yale’s efforts to become a more globally focused university. in a little more than