How to Apply

We have high standards for our participants and acceptance into the program is competitive.

Completed applications must include your personal information, professional experience and objectives, and supervisor approval form.

You do not need to complete the application in one session. You can save it and return to it later, noting that some agency’s firewalls prevent application save functions.

Please note, many agencies have specific application guidelines for their employees. Before submitting your application, please make sure that you are following your agency’s internal guidelines and that you have permission from your agency’s leadership to participate in this program.

If you have further questions, please see the FAQ section.

“It’s given me a broader understanding of AI capabilities and challenges and has frontloaded the question of, ‘Can AI assist with this?’ for future endeavors”

—Former participant

Program Structure

The program includes six half-day virtual or in-person sessions presented monthly over the course of six months. Each session is three hours long, with all in-person cohort sessions held from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EDT/EST and virtual cohort sessions held from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT/EST. Select in-person sessions are followed by an optional one-hour networking lunch. The program also includes a one-hour virtual orientation session. Virtual participation will take place via Zoom for Government.

Participants will choose to participate in the full program either virtually or in-person due to the program’s cohort-based nature. Please note that participants will not be permitted to switch between options during the program. All in-person sessions will take place at the Partnership for Public Service offices in Washington, D.C. and applicants who live in the D.C. metro area are highly encouraged to join the in-person program, as out of state applicants are prioritized for acceptance to the virtual cohort.

Dates

Executive Coaches

Once accepted into the program, each participant will be assigned to a cohort led by an executive coach.

Our executive coaching team is dedicated to helping participants reach their leadership goals. Our coaches possess a common set of core qualifications and bring a diverse set of backgrounds, global perspectives and training styles to the AI Federal Leadership Program. Many are former federal leaders from a wide variety of agencies, and all have extensive experience in executive leadership coaching, organizational development, and training and facilitation in the public sector.

“I really appreciated being a part of the AI Federal Leadership Cohort. I learned a lot from the exposure to the topic and loved the insight I gained from experts and other federal executive colleagues about the relevant issues involved in developing AI projects and products. I am grateful for the investment made to convene us and ignite conversations about possibilities.”

—Former participant

FAQs