My most valuable learning experience with LEAP was trying to think out of the box with topics not related to my industry.
James L. Welch
President & Chief Executive Officer
Yellow Transportation


The LEAP program was a great format and a good alternative to the case study approach. The length of time was ideal.
Robert Cox
Senior Vice President & COO
Chubb Specialty Insurance


I think the program is of real value - the interactive sessions bringing together academics and executives were of particular interest.
Gando Matyumza
Deputy CEO
Petronet (South Africa)



This session has been fabulous. I loved it . . . I would hope I can get invitations in the future.

George W. Buckley
President, Mercury Marine
(promoted to President & COO of Brunswick Corporation)

 
The combination of both business and academic presenters added great value to the overall experience.

David Niggli
Executive Vice President, Merchandising
FAO Schwarz
(promoted to Chief Operating Officer)

 
I found the 2 day (academic) sessions to be very beneficial. Key points -- lots of discussion, having a mix of academics and business people in the room, (and) CEOs as guest speakers. The field visit was really time well spent. It went really fast. We examined parallel issues on network management, labor relations, handling test markets and gained valuable new perspectives in each area.

Rick Campana
Vice President & Head of
Product Development Group
United Parcel Service

 
It was a great opportunity to interact with executives on organizational issues outside of my ordinary course of business. The academic viewpoints also added value to the sessions. Regardless of industry, there are core issues and concerns common to most organizations. The exposure to a variety of perspectives (both corporate and scholars) was very enlightening.

Thomas M. Rubinate
Manager, Human Resources Compensation
State Farm Insurance Companies

 
I found the academicians outstanding, and the exchange was extremely useful. I was able to learn how they would go about solving several specific challenges that we are facing right now. It was a great experience.

James S. Skesavage, Jr.
Global Partner
INVESCO

 
The high point was Jeff Sonnenfeld, for me, the CEO discussions and Joel Klein was very timely. My most valuable learning experience was meeting company representatives to discuss current and relevant issues!

Evelyn V. Follit
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
RadioShack Corporation (formerly Tandy Corporation)

The highlights of my visit to your CEO Summit included the session I had with the LEAP "Students", listening to the dialogue about corporate governance on Tuesday night, the Joel Klein presentation and the very spirited discussion you personally led on both Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. The whole experience was first rate, thought provoking and memorable.

David S. Fowler
Chairman
Chubb Computer Services

The whole program was amazing, and it worked out only because of the excellent facilitation. Each participant had an area of expertise that they spoke about spontaneously. There was a wide range of opinions argued from all sides with every one being heard with candor but without anger. All of the issues were covered thoroughly, and you beat the covers of business press by a couple of weeks.

Mark Sheffield
Vice President, Marketing
United Parcel Services

Excellent Program -- Iím thrilled to be part of it. The opportunity for dialogue and exchange of ideas and experiences were the highpoints of the initial LEAP session.

Manuel Sousa
Vice President, Human Resources
INVESCO

I found the LEAP program to be very beneficial to me personally and also of value to Ford. It was a very rich experience to visit with the senior management at Marriott, and the field work on their hotelsí relations with franchisees had strong lessons for our own approach to building multiple brands within our dealership network. In fact, Marriott followed up by sending one of their executives into Ford.

Alex P. Ver
Executive Director of Vehicle Operations, North America
Ford Motor Company
(promoted to VP, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering)

LEAP made learning fun again and led me to rethink my own approach to my professional development. I found it to be invaluable to engage peers from an intellectual perspective on the day to day aspects of management in a major institution. In addition, I found that networking with the scholars was as valuable as with my peers.

David L. Campbell
VP, Alliance Base Maintenance
American Airlines