First Name

Last Name

Primary Email Address  
(This will be the main way we inform you about your application and the program. Please choose an email you check regularly.)

Secondary Email Address  
(We encourage a secondary email in the event you change jobs. This is typically a personal email.)

Phone Number

City Affiliation 
This city should reflect the area in which you work and/or reside. At this time, YALP is only accepting applicants from Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul and MYALP is accepting applicants from: 

• Greater Duluth
• Greater Fargo-Moorhead
• Greater Mankato
• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul
• Greater Rochester
• Greater St. Cloud

(Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul ONLY) MSP Program Selection 
Please review your options below and select which statement best applies to you:

• I am applying for BOTH the Minnesota Young American Leaders Program (May 17- May 20, 2026 at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in Minneapolis, MN) and national Young American Leaders Program (June 23 - 26, 2026 at Harvard Business School in Boston, MA). I understand that I will be considered for BOTH Programs and am open to attend either Program if invited.
• I am ONLY applying for the Minnesota Young American Leaders Program. I understand that I will NOT be considered for the national Young American Leaders Program.
• I am ONLY applying for the national Young American Leaders Program. I understand that I will NOT be considered for the Minnesota Young American Leaders Program.

Current Title/Role

Current Organization

Current Industry
My organization is primarily focused on providing products or services in the following field: (up to two selections)

• Arts
• Banking
• Community Building
• Construction
• Consulting
• Economic Development
• Education
• Environmental Sustainability
• Food Industry
• Human Services
• Healthcare
• Hospitality / Travel
• Housing / Real Estate
• Investment Advisory
• Labor
• Law
• Manufacturing
• Marketing
• Media / Advertising
• Philanthropy / Impact Investing
• Religion / Faith-Based
• Retail
• Technology
• Venture Capital
• Other (Please explain)

Sector Affiliation of Current Organization

• For-Profit
• Government/Public
• Non-Profit

Size of For-Profit

• For-Profit (<10 employees)
• For-Profit (11-99 employees)
• For-Profit (100-999 employees)
• For-Profit (1000+ employees)
• Self-employed

Government/Public Level

• Education (District Level)
• Education (K-12)
• Education (Post Secondary)
• Government (city-level)
• Government (county-level)
• Government (state-level)
• Government (federal-level)
• Other - Government (Please explain)
• Other - Public (Please explain)

Size of Non-Profit

• Non-profit (<10 employees)
• Non-profit (10-49 employees)
• Non-profit (50-249 employees)
• Non-profit (250-999 employees)
• Non-profit (1000+ employees)

The Program focuses on bringing together individuals with varied skills, experiences, and connections from for-profit, government/public, and non-profit organizations to lead across sectors for public good. In addition, the Program requires a significant amount of pre-reading and classroom engagement. Applications that do not meet the below qualifications will not be considered.    

1. A minimum of seven years full-time work experience. Work experience may be non-consecutive as long as the total full-time experience is seven years or more. (All work experience must be clearly stated on your resume or your application to be considered for the Program.)
   Please note:
   1. Successful applicants have experience of leading within and across organizations, with reputational or positional authority, to bring this experience, credibility, and connections to the Program and to their post-Program leadership networks. We have stipulated a minimum of seven years full-time professional experience, but this requirement is a minimum, with preference to be given to those candidates with greater experience leading
   2. Full-time work experience is defined as 32+ hours / week or 1 FTE per role, and can include paid internships.

Please list your work experience

• Job Title
• Organization
• Dates of employment

2. Experience including one or more of the following:
   Select all that apply and provide additional details as requested below (please do not note “see resume”)

• Experience leading a group of five or more other people. This could include a function, working group, committee, task force, department, division, or organization. Please describe (100 word limit)
• Experience leading a cross-organizational, cross-divisional, or cross-departmental process and/or experience representing an organization, constituency, geography or community in a multi-stakeholder initiative, process, or body. Please describe (100 word limit)
• Formal designation by your organization as a "high potential" employee (or similar designation reflecting assessment as someone who has the ability, commitment, and motivation to succeed in senior positions in the organization) or are being trained for senior positions in the organization. Please describe (100 word limit)

*Having more qualifications met is not more valuable than just one of the above qualifications.

Please briefly describe your experience and/or interest in each of the following activities:

• Collaborating across the for-profit, government, and non-profit sectors for the good of my city, state, or region. 
  Please describe (100 word limit)
• Working across functions, roles, professions, differences in political perspective, beliefs, or life experiences. 
  Please describe (100 word limit)
• Making time available outside of your day job to collaborate with other leaders for public good.
  Please describe (100 word limit)

In this section, we ask about your professional and public interests, work, and aspirations. In your response, please be concrete – help us understand what you do in your "day job" and outside of it with specific language and examples.

Please tell us about your current role—be specific about how you spend your time and your responsibilities. (150 word limit)

Please tell us about your work and aspirations outside of your day job to contribute to society more generally, e.g., to your city, region, or community. We’re interested in your past and current work, e.g., volunteering, board service, personal projects, community engagement, as well in your public-oriented interests and goals even where you haven’t yet been able fully to realize them. (150 word limit)

(MSP Only Applying to One Program) Please answer the following question regarding why you have chosen to apply to only one of the Programs (Minnesota or national Young American Leaders Program):  
Why would the Program for which you are applying better serve you, than the Program for which you aren't applying, in developing your network and ideas for contributing to public good in your city, community, region, or the state of Minnesota? (100 word limit)  

• For example, if you are applying to only the Minnesota Young American Leaders Program and not the national Program, how would the opportunity to connect with leaders across Minnesota (v. leaders from cities in different states) better allow you to contribute to public good going forward?

(Optional) What’s something you want us to know about you or your life experience that we didn’t ask? (100 word limit)

Please upload your current resume 
All work experience (minimum of seven years full-time) must be clearly stated on your resume or your application will be rejected as not meeting Program requirements. Your application will not be considered without a resume.