for Future Leaders" project aims to identify organizations in the U.S. that excel in nurturing highly influential leaders. This project explores questions like:"Where are top U.S. leaders typically educated?" and"Which companies often act as key stepping-stones and development platforms for U.S. leaders advancing to high-ranking positions?" These rankings offer insights into the organizations significantly contributing to the career trajectories of such leaders.
The selection criteria for leaders in the sample focused on their current roles, emphasizing the paths they took to reach these highly influential positions. For this reason, current positions were removed from consideration, meaning that the data focused exclusively on the roles that brought leaders to their current positions.
Board and advisory roles, as well as honorary degrees and positions, were excluded from consideration, as these often recognize existing success rather than contributing to career development.