KIPP Alumni Accelerator Programs

Accelerator programs support KIPP alums’ growth through professional development, mentorship, and network-building so they can pursue the paths they choose.

Alumni Accelerator Programs

Across sectors and industries, we envision equitable and meaningful representation of people of color in the highest levels of leadership and influence, who will have an outsized impact on our society, making the world a better place.

2023 Leadership Accelerator Fellows

We are thrilled to announce the 2023 KIPP Alumni Leadership, and Certificate, Accelerator Fellows. The fellowship is a selective, 9-month, cohort-based experience which is personalized based on each fellow’s aspirations! KIPP Alumni Accelerator Fellows build leadership skills, learn how to leverage new tools and frameworks, and network with industry leaders and peers to make the connections necessary for reaching high-level positions of leadership and influence.

2023 Business Accelerator Fellows

We are thrilled to announce the very first KIPP Alumni Business Accelerator cohort! The KIPP Business Accelerator Fellowship supports our Alumni business owners with thoughtfully curated programming to equip and empower them to achieve their business goals through individualized small business coaching, access to a network of experienced business owners and mentors, and industry-specific business development support to strengthen your business operations and profitability.

About Accelerator Programs

  • KIPP Accelerator Fellows build leadership skills, learn how to leverage new tools and frameworks, and network with industry leaders and peers to make the connections necessary for reaching high-level positions of leadership and influence. The fellowship is a selective, 9-month, cohort-based experience which is personalized based on each fellow’s aspirations.

    Up to 23 alumni will be selected to be in the Leadership Accelerator program. The fellowship equips and empowers alums through:

    • Individualized executive coaching
    • Access to a network of influencers and mentors
    • Participation in a peer cohort
    • Virtual and in-person advanced professional development workshops
  • For the first time ever we will have a dedicated program for Alumni business owners! The Business Accelerator is a pilot program. Our Alumni business owners and entrepreneurs have shared some of the challenges they face when starting, running, and growing their businesses.

    We want to support our Alumni business owners with thoughtful and carefully curated programming to equip and empower them to achieve their business goals through:

    • Individualized small business coaching across areas like marketing, sourcing & procuring business, finance & planning, HR, and more!
    • Access to a network of experienced business owners and mentors
    • Participation in a peer cohort
    • Virtual and in-person personal, professional, and small business development workshops with Interise 
    • Industry-specific business development support to strengthen your business operations and profitability

    Up to 20 alumni will be selected to participate in the Business Accelerator program; (10 in Spring Cohort; 10 in Summer Cohort.)

  • Take advantage of this unique opportunity! The Alumni Leadership Certification Program is for alums with about 8 years of work experience and demonstrated ability to lead groups or teams. Alumni selected for this program must also have demonstrated leadership, achievement, vision, and drive in their workplaces and communities.

    The program will equip alumni with:

    • Individualized coaching
    • Participation in a peer cohort
    • Virtual and in-person professional development workshops
    • Leadership Certification from the Center for Creative Leadership 

    Up to 5 alumni will be selected to be in the Leadership Certification program.

Previous Accelerator Fellows

View the fellows from previous cohorts of the Leadership Accelerator.