HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL trains leaders at all levels so that they have the tools and capabilities to serve their communities more effectively—whether as elected officials or policymakers, leaders of social movements and nonprofits, or innovators driven by a sense of public purpose. Between our degree programs and executive education, more than 80,000 students and program participants have joined the HKS community as part of their journey in public leadership. 

Read more about the ways in which the Kennedy School inspires and trains leaders from the United States and around the world.

“The only valid test of leadership is the ability to lead, and lead vigorously.”
John F. Kennedy | July 15, 1960