AJC National Leadership Development Programs
American Jewish Committee (AJC) is dedicated to cultivating and strengthening its lay leadership. Through its National Leadership Development Programs, AJC educates and empowers participants while providing opportunities to hone skills and expand their AJC networks. These programs prepare participants to take on greater leadership responsibilities as they help advance AJC’s mission. Alumni join a dynamic cadre of thousands of leaders who continue to shape and sustain AJC today.
SHOLOM D. COMAY LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP
The Comay Fellowship is the most immersive leadership program. Named for the late Sholom D. Comay, past national AJC president, the fellowship launched in 1994 as a tribute to Comay’s own youthful rise to leadership and to the legacy he left of exceptional accomplishment and human decency. Carrying on this tradition over the course of a year, fellows have the opportunity to expand their AJC networks and gain a deeper understanding of AJC and what it means to be a global advocate for the Jewish people today and into the future.
HILDA KATZ BLAUSTEIN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
Celebrating its 50th year in 2027, the Hilda Katz Blaustein Leadership Institute is one of AJC's flagship leadership development initiatives. Designed for talented AJC leaders from across the country, HKB provides participants with deeper insight into AJC's mission, advocacy philosophy, organizational priorities, and global impact. Through direct engagement with AJC's senior professionals, national lay leaders, and peers, participants strengthen their leadership, broaden their understanding of AJC's work, and build lasting relationships within a distinguished network of alumni.
AJC-ADENAUER LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE PROGRAM TO GERMANY
The AJC-Adenauer Leadership Exchange Program celebrates the storied history of AJC as the first global Jewish organization to engage with Germany after WWII. For more than four decades, the Adenauer Exchange has developed rising AJC leaders by bringing a small delegation of 10-12 people to Germany for a week of learning about modern-day Germany and engaging in the issues of the trilateral U.S.-Israel-Germany relationship, transatlantic affairs, and German-Jewish relations. This program is the longest running collaborative project between a German political foundation and an American Jewish organization and has trained over 400 AJC leaders.
Participation in any of the above programs is by invitation only. Leaders are chosen through a highly selective nomination process that identifies individuals with demonstrated leadership, commitment to AJC’s mission, and the potential to make an even greater impact in the years ahead. To be considered for the Comay Fellowship and HKB, leaders must be supporting AJC at the Marshall Society Envoys level ($5,000+) and above (or $2,500 in smaller regions where that is the Board minimum). To be considered for the AJC-Adenauer Leadership Exchange Program to Germany, leaders must be supporting AJC at the National Leadership Council level ($10,000+). For more information on eligibility, contact your AJC Regional Director or email [email protected].
