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"When I look back on CLA, the Spanish proverb 'dime con quién andas, y te diré quién eres (tell me who you’re with and I’ll tell you who you are)' comes to mind. I am standing with leaders destined to make continued change in Chicago and beyond."

Over the course of its 10 years, the University of Chicago’s Civic Leadership Academy has trained 300 emerging and high-potential leaders in Chicago-area nonprofit and local government agencies to help those organizations thrive.

"When you get comfortable, leave."

"There was a remarkable level of interest in our program this year!” said Grace Hammond, executive director of the Stone Center.

Natasha Mathur, MSCAPP’19, a New York native and graduate of New York University’s Stern School of Business, was drawn to the Harris School of Public Policy by its rigorous MSCAPP program, a Masters in Computational Analysis & Public Policy.

"I became and experienced the Civic Leadership Academy’s Fellowship program during one of the most intense and toiling periods of my career."