Deadline: April 30, 2023.

Every year, they select a remarkable group of exceptional leaders under the age of 40 who have the tenacity, foresight, and track record to better the world. They seek individuals who reflect global diversity, innovate to advance the public interest, and place a premium on genuine public-private cooperation exchanges. These individuals will be invited to join the community and embark on a three-year transformational journey.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To be eligible to join the Class of 2024, candidates will need to fulfil the criteria below:

1. Candidates from the corporate sector must be responsible for the full operation of a corporation or division and hold one of the following titles (or equivalent): president, board chair, chief executive officer, managing director, or managing partners. Candidates should have demonstrable commitment to serving society, beyond their day-to-day responsibilities (e.g., volunteering, corporate social responsibility activities, charity, boards of institutions).
2. All applicants must be born between 1 January 1985 and 31 December 1995.
3. At the startup level, candidates must be founders, chief executive officers or chairs of boards. Series C start-ups and unicorns are strongly preferred.
4. For the public sector, government leaders should be ministers, parliament members, mayors of capital cities or highly populated cities, governors, or heads of political parties. Leaders of international organisations should be at least P-5 level or equivalent.
5. For civil society leaders and social entrepreneurs, candidates should be founders and chief executive officers of consequential civil society organizations or social enterprises, or hold a senior leadership role in a large global NGO.
6. From academia, candidates should be deans or professors from top tier regional or national universities.
7. Artists, athletes, and cultural leaders must have leveraged their arts or notoriety to address a systemic issue and serve society at large (e.g., tangible initiatives, social media campaigns, etc).
8. From media, candidates should be editor-in-chiefs, publishers, journalists or social media influencers with a clear focus on public good topics.

NOMINATION

Would you like to nominate a candidate to join the Young Global Leaders Community? Please contact yglnomination@weforum.org.

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