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We Join & Strengthen

Diverse Leaders To Serve The

Common Good

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BRIDGE
HOUSTON

Building trust, openness,
and connection.

FALL 2025 | SPRING 2026 | FALL 2026 - SPRING 2027

A 3-Step Journey for
Community-Driven Leadership

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THE FELLOWS PROGRAM

Nominations are now open!
2-part application due by June 1st!

To be considered for the ALF Fellows Program, individuals must be nominated by two ALF Senior Fellows. We select ALF Fellows with the goal of representing the diverse leadership in Greater Houston, including social, ethnic, gender, geographic, political, religious, and work sector diversity.

COMMIT TO NOMINATE A LEADER FOR THE 2027 FELLOWS PROGRAM

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The American Leadership Forum is Houston’s premier institute focused on developing, connecting, and activating high impact leaders

We believe that trusted relationships are foundational to make progress on solving the critical issues that leaders and communities in the Greater Houston region face.

ALF Ecosystem

Feel supported throughout your leadership journey.

Fellows Program

Emerge as a more adaptive, mindful, and collaborative leader.

Senior Fellows Program

Join a vibrant, collaborative network to further develop your leadership skills.

Investing
In People

Our people are our most valuable resources. To invest in them is to invest in the future of our city.

Investing
In Space

Being in community requires space that is rooted in community, where people gather to reach their potential.

Investing
In Community

We build bridges to generate more connection, clarity, shared purpose and progress toward solutions.

OUR IMPACT

Transforming our communities through the power of dialogue: discover our impact in numbers.

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Awarded in 2024

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Workshops, Dialogues,
and Events in 2024

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ALF events in 2024

Senior Fellows Trained Since
Inception

"ALF is focused on expanding the social capital of community so that we can do good things together through our civic network. The fabric of Houston is stronger because of ALF."

"I believe that there is a soul in a building, and it does either foster or inhibit conversations. An important piece of having great conversations is having great spaces, but it’s not just about the construction. It’s about what you pour into that space."

"ALF helped me professionally to come outside the box of looking at leadership, particularly in healthcare, as having a broader community impact."

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OUR PARTNERS

We find strength in collaboration. Our partners share in our mission

to bring together diverse leaders for the common good and to co-create new possibilities.

ALF Houston

THE FELLOWS PROGRAM

Nominations are now open!
2-part application due by June 1st!

COMMIT TO NOMINATE A LEADER FOR THE 2027 FELLOWS PROGRAM