Young American Leaders Program
The Columbus Partnership invests in the Columbus Region’s future by cultivating our next generation of leaders.
Young American Leaders Program (YALP) at Harvard Business School
Each year, the Columbus Partnership and the Columbus Foundation send 10 young, high-impact leaders from Columbus to the Young American Leaders Program at the Harvard Business School. The program includes coursework on the economy, cross-sector collaboration, and leadership.
2026 Cohort 11 Participants
- Nick Bankston
- Ann Bischoff
- Kristen Easterday
- Amanda Epp
- Kesha Garrett
- John McConnell II
- Jeff Schumann
- Mary Shepro
- Jayme Smoot
- Ben Vollrath
Past Cohort Participants
2025 Cohort 10
- Ryan Aguiar
- Derrick Clay
- Kelly Clifford Riehl
- Sophia Fifner
- Jeremy Gutierrez
- Brandy Jemczura
- Elizabeth Joy
- Ian Labitue
- Ken Paul
- Joshua Schottenstein
2024 Cohort 9
- Shereen Agrawal
- Todd Bailey
- Michael Brown
- Dan Crane
- Luke Fedlam
- Ali Haque
- Karen Levin
- Shannon Morgan
- Dr. Cherie Smith
- Stephen White
2023 Cohort 8
- Marshell Arnold
- Lachandra (La) Baker
- Joshua Barkan
- Rebecca Butler
- Suzanne Coates Brown
- Lauren Hagan
- Sonya Higginbotham
- Michael Kelley
- Jo Ann Quinif
- Adrienne Wagner
2022 Cohort 7
- Joe Apgar
- Barbara Benham
- The Honorable Erica Crawley
- Falon Donohue
- Rhoe Fields
- Autumn Glover
- LC Johnson
- Amy Taylor
- Yohannan Terrell
- Nikki Scarpitti
2020/2021 Cohort 6
- Rajesh Bellani
- Jason Block
- Calvin Cooper
- Elon Simms
- Michael Corey
- Joy Bivens
- Michael Copella
- Rachel Friedman
- Traci Martinez
- Shayla Favor
2019 Cohort 5
- Jennifer Adair, Esq.
- Janelle Coleman
- Tony Collins
- Matthew Goldstein
- Megan Kilgore
- Matt McQuade
- Virginia Nunes Gutierrez
- Betsy Pandora
- Kumi Walker
- Mo Wright
2018 Cohort 4
- Frederic Bertley
- Randall Sistrunk
- Mike Schott
- Christie Angel
- Janet Chan
- Kelley Griesmer
- Irene Alvarez
- Elise Spriggs
- Pete Scantland
- Brian Ross
2017 Cohort 3
- Alex Bandar
- Steve Barsotti
- Tasha Booker
- Erika Clark Jones
- Brad DeHays
- Joe DeLoss
- Renuka Mayadev
- The Honorable Jaiza Page
- Doug Ulman
- Bob White
2016 Cohort 2
- Michael Bongiorno
- Andrew Boy
- Chris Crader
- Elizabeth Martinez
- Kenny McDonald
- Marchelle Moore
- Stacy Rastauskas
- Ed Roberts
- Dan Sharpe
- Dawn Tyler Lee
2015 Cohort 1
- Rebecca Asmo
- Liz Brown
- The Honorable Shannon Hardin
- Lisa Ingram
- Brett Kaufman
- John Lowe
- Steve Lyons
- Chris Olsen
- Hannah Powell
- Mark Wood
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