Center for Public Leadership

From the White House, to Paris, and beyond, Arnold Howitt and Herman Leonard have brought together thousands of global leaders through executive training courses at the Center for Public Leadership’s Program on Crisis Leadership (PCL) to better prepare these public leaders for times of crisis.

Marking the launch of the new Culture and Civil Society Initiative, CPL Director Secretary Anthony Foxx welcomed Grammy Award-winning musician Wynton Marsalis to the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum to discuss why the arts are vital to strengthening democratic societies and shaping public leaders.

CPL’s Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Collaboratory (NCRC) Director Monica Giannone sat down for a Q&A on NCRC's “Why It Worked” initiative.

The Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership has named Leo Varadkar, 14^th Taoiseach of Ireland, as a spring 2025 Hauser Leader.