Center for Public Leadership
The Center for Public Leadership (CPL) is an academic research center at Harvard University that provides teaching, research and training in the practical skills of leadership for people in government, nonprofits, and business. The center works to prepare its students to exercise leadership in a world responding to a rapidly expanding array of economic, political, and social challenges. Located at Harvard Kennedy School, CPL was established in 2000 through a gift from the Wexner Foundation. Mission 
The Center for Public Leadership's mission is to inspire and enhance the capacity for principled, effective public leadership in government, politics, civil society, and business. CPL is a learning community of students, scholars and educators, practitioners, staff, and alumni, who collaborate to bridge theory and practice in three interwoven streams of work: scholarship, education, and community. CPL supports research and writing that illuminates core competencies of public leadership, removes the barriers, and opens paths to leadership, and advances the pedagogy and praxis of leadership development. It also provides programming and teaching tools for public leadership development and opportunities for continuous learning among those aspiring to teach and practice public leadership. Directors 
Hannah Riley Bowles and Deval Patrick currently serve as Co-Directors of the Center for Public Leadership. Hannah Riley Bowles 
Hannah Riley Bowles, Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Management at HKS, was appointed Co-Director of CPL in May 2021 following the departure of Wendy Sherman. A leading expert on gender in negotiation, Bowles also chairs the HKS Management, Leadership, and Decision Sciences (MLD) Area and co-directs the HKS Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP). Deval Patrick 
In February 2022, former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick joined Harvard Kennedy School as Co-Director of CPL and Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership. Past Directors 
David Gergen, former presidential advisor who served during the administrations of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton, served as CPL director from 2000 to 2018. Gergen was succeeded by American diplomat Wendy R. Sherman. Sherman directed CPL until early 2021, when she was appointed United States Deputy Secretary of State under President Joe Biden. Other past directors of CPL include Max Bazerman and Ron Heifetz. Faculty affiliates
CPL affiliates include more than 40 faculty from across Harvard University, including Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Business School, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Fellowships
The Center for Public Leadership's fellowship programs provide tuition support and cohort-based co-curricular programming to students pursuing master's degrees at Harvard Kennedy School and other graduate schools across Harvard University. Gabrielle Bacon Climate Leadership Fellowship — for students dedicated to preserving and enhancing our shared environment. Black Family Fellowship — for U.S. veterans and active duty military committed to public leadership. Emirates Leadership Initiative (ELI) Fellowship — for students from the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East looking to lead in a global marketplace. Equity Fellowship - for students to understanding and dismantling barriers to equity across society. George Leadership Fellowship — for joint-degree students at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School entering the private and public sectors. Gleitsman Leadership Fellowship — for entrepreneurs and agents of social change. David M. Rubenstein Fellowship — for outstanding students innovating in public policy and business. Wexner Israel Fellowship — for inspired and active mid-career students from Israel. Zuckerman Fellows Program — for outstanding students in business, law, and medicine. Research Initiatives 
The following research initiatives are based at the Center for Public Leadership. William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice
 Social Innovation + Change Initiative
 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Collaboratory
 Practicing Democracy Project
 The Leadership and Happiness Laboratory

Hauser Leaders Program
The Hauser Leaders Program allows high-profile leaders from across sectors to join CPL for up to two semesters to advise students and lead events. Hauser Leaders spend their time on campus  teaching skill-building and leadership development workshops, engaging with key external stakeholders, and advising students and alumni

Gleitsman Program in Leadership for Social Change
Through a gift of $20 million from the estate of Alan Gleitsman, the center endowed the Gleitsman Program in Leadership for Social Change in 2007. The program supports the annual Gleitsman International Activist Award and Gleitsman Citizen Activist Award, Gleitsman Leadership Fellows, and social change scholarship. References

Harvard University
2000 establishments in the United States