The Leadership Alliance Consortium

What The Leadership Alliance Consortium does

The Leadership Alliance is a national non-profit consortium founded in 1992 and headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, that develops underrepresented students into leaders across academia, public, and private sectors. The organization operates a portfolio of interconnected programs spanning the academic-to-career pipeline: the flagship Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP), academic year workshops, virtual professional development, the annual National Symposium, career development workshops, grant writing coaching, Leadership U for Humanity (delivered with the Korn Ferry Charitable Foundation), the Virtual Conference on Mentoring (with Dillard University), and the Cultivating Culturally Responsible Mentorship in STEM regional conference (with Johns Hopkins and Morgan State University). The 2026 AI and Innovation Summit extends the portfolio into AI and future-of-work programming. The underlying technology surface is modest: TLA Connect serves as the consortium's online mentoring and networking platform (job postings, fellowships, mentor matching), with Whova used for event logistics. No proprietary AI/ML, data assets, or significant software IP is disclosed.

The consortium delivers programs through a member-institution model that includes flagship academic members (Brown, Harvard, MIT, Yale) and additional research universities, with corporate members AbbVie and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals providing industry pathways. A 19-person staff coordinates the network. Revenue is not publicly disclosed but is described as deriving from member institution dues and support, grant funding (including a confirmed National Science Foundation grant for the 2025 mentoring conference), and donations (routed through Brown University). Over 30 years, the organization reports 1,091 doctoral scholars completing PhD or MD-PhD programs, 90 MD-PhD completions, and 6,000+ SR-EIP participants, and it marked the milestone with the 2025 Forbes Books publication 'A Legacy of Purpose' by Malcolm D. Allen.

Name

The Leadership Alliance Consortium

Legal name

The Leadership Alliance

Website

https://theleadershipalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Leadership Alliance Consortium is a non-profit founded in 1992 that operates a national consortium of U.S. universities and corporate partners, running mentorship and research programs (SR-EIP, workshops, symposia, TLA Connect) to develop underrepresented students into research and industry leaders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Diversity and Research Workforce Development Programs

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inclusive Leadership & Leading Diverse Teams (EDABAAAM), Executive Summits & Invitation-Only Forums (MPAGAGAK), Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Research workforce development
• Diversity in STEM
• Undergraduate research programs
• PhD pathway mentorship
• Higher education consortium

Headquarters

HQ city

Providence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Institution Dues and Support: The consortium operates with member institutions from academia and private industry who participate and support the alliance's mission and programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Leadership Alliance Consortium is a national non-profit consortium of major U.S. higher education institutions and private industry that delivers mentorship, research training, and professional development programs to develop underrepresented students into leaders in academia, public, and private sectors. Its offerings span the Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP), academic-year and virtual workshops, a national symposium, career development and grant writing coaching, the Leadership U for Humanity program, and specialized mentoring conferences, all supported by the TLA Connect online community.

Product overview

The Leadership Alliance is a national consortium operating as a platform of interconnected programs designed to develop underrepresented students into leaders in academia, public, and private sectors. The core portfolio includes the Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP) as the flagship offering, supplemented by academic year workshops, virtual professional development, and the annual Leadership Alliance National Symposium. Career development is supported through dedicated workshops, grant writing coaching, and Leadership U for Humanity (a partnership with Korn Ferry). The consortium maintains TLA Connect as its online mentoring and networking platform, while hosting specialized conferences including the Virtual Conference on Mentoring and Cultivating Culturally Responsible Mentorship in STEM. The 2026 AI and Innovation Summit represents a new initiative exploring AI's impact on the future of work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TLA Connect: Online mentoring and networking platform where job opportunities, fellowships, and programmatic announcements are shared and mentoring relationships are formed.
• Leadership U for Humanity
• Charles Ogletree Public Forum Series

Products and services

• Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP) Flagship summer research program that places undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds in research experiences at leading member institutions, preparing them for PhD or MD-PhD pathways. Over 6,000 students have participated over more than 30 years.
• Academic Year Workshops
• Virtual Professional Development
• The Leadership Alliance National Symposium
• Career Development Workshop
• Grant Writing Coaching Group
• Leadership U for Humanity
• Virtual Conference on Mentoring Virtual conference series highlighting best practices for mentoring individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in biomedical research careers, hosted in partnership with Dillard University.
• Cultivating Culturally Responsible Mentorship in STEM Two-day regional mentoring conference co-hosted with Johns Hopkins University and Morgan State University, focused on building networks and amplifying underrepresented voices in STEM fields.
• TLA Connect

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,091 alumni have successfully completed a PhD or MD-PhD
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Johns Hopkins UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Co-hosting the 'Cultivating Culturally Responsible Mentorship in STEM' regional mentoring conference with Morgan State University at Johns Hopkins University.
• Morgan State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Co-hosting the 'Cultivating Culturally Responsible Mentorship in STEM' regional mentoring conference with Johns Hopkins University at Johns Hopkins University.
• Dillard UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership with Dillard University to host the Virtual Conference on Mentoring titled 'Realizing Your Mentoring Mosaic', highlighting best practices for mentoring individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in biomedical research careers.
• Korn Ferry Charitable FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Korn Ferry Charitable Foundation to offer Leadership U for Humanity, a leadership and career development program for research professionals that helps individuals build management skills, grow a personal brand, and ignite leadership potential.
• AbbViecoreOthersMember institution and corporate partner represented by Joy Jackson-Guilford, MS, PHD, Director, Pipeline Partnerships, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) - Corporate Human Resources.
• Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.coreOthersMember institution and corporate partner represented by Alexander Steele, University Relations at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (IOPS focus).
• Brown UniversityflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlagship member institution represented by Alycia Mosley Austin, Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion. Home to SR-EIP program site with institutional coordinator managing programs.
• Harvard UniversityflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember institution represented by Gisselle Velez-Ruiz, Director of GSAS EDIB.
• MITflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember institution represented by Noelle Wakefield, Assistant Dean, Diversity Initiatives and Director of the MIT Summer Research Program, and Denzil A. Streete, Senior Associate Dean and Director, Office of Graduate Education.
• Yale UniversityflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember institution represented by Michelle Nearon, Associate Dean for Graduate Student Development & Diversity.
• Union Chapel InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for the National Town Hall Symposium 'Beyond the Algorithm: Leaving a Legacy of Purpose in an AI-Driven World' as part of the Charles Ogletree Public Forum Series.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/leadershipallia
• Facebookfacebook.com/theleadershipalliance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-leadership-alliance-consortium
• Instagraminstagram.com/theleadershipalliance

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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