Registration is now open for Leadership Austin’s December 3 Engage Breakfast. Behind the Scenes at the Capitol: A Look at Texas’ Legislative Landscape from a Regional View Every two years, the Texas Legislature comes together to vote on statewide issues that have significant regional impact….
On the morning after our city’s monumental election, Leadership Austin gathered experts to survey the new landscape and hear their immediate reactions to the election results. Panelists included Deirdre Delisi, Partner, Delisi Communications; Mike Kanin, Publisher, Austin Monitor; and Randi Shade, civic leader and former…
KLRU, Leadership Austin, The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life, and KUT 90.5, Austin’s NPR Station invite you to Civic Summit: Candidate Runoff Conversations. Join us in Studio 6A for 3 nights of conversations with runoff candidates, and newly elected council members, for Austin’s 10 City Council districts and…
Leadership Austin is pleased to invite graduates of community-based leadership programs in other cities to join Leadership Austin as an Affiliate member. Affiliates are considered alumni and are encouraged to develop relationships with other members of the Leadership Austin family, to participate in programs and…
Chelsea McCullough has made a career out of bringing people together for the social good. So it seemed perfectly fitting that we met at Center 61, a collaborative workspace dedicated to social entrepreneurs. There she is among her tribe. Charming and eloquent, Chelsea carries a…
Let’s look at some numbers that describe our region. 9.0%. That was the expansion of Austin’s overall economic activity in the last 12 months, according to the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank. That extraordinary growth rate beats 4.2% in Fort Worth and 6.6% in Dallas. Six….
This profile marks the beginning of a series of interviews with Leadership Austin alumni. Join us here regularly to learn more about the people—equipped with their Leadership Austin experience—impacting our community. —– Sometimes passionate people can overwhelm a room with their intensity, but Susan McDowell…
While they gather today for the first-ever Emerge Opening Retreat, we’re excited to announce the participants of the 2014 Leadership Austin Emerge Program! This is the eighth Emerge class since the program’s inception in 2007. Please help us congratulate the 55 individuals selected this year…