Emerging Leaders Alliance seeks to foster leadership in the engineering and scientific community. Our mission is to provide an interdisciplinary community of learning for engineering and scientific professionals, promoting the development of great leaders to guide our professions in addressing the needs of people in the 21st century.

Academic institutions address some of these needs through undergraduate programs. Traditionally, large corporations have provided leadership training programs to their employees. More frequently, however, job growth has been driven by small and medium corporations, which may not have the resources to provide training.

Furthermore, the challenges facing the scientific and engineering community of the future require the engagement of professionals in industry, academia and government agencies. As such, it is particularly appropriate for professional societies to provide training in these areas.

Our Support

The Emerging Leaders Alliance is supported by the United Engineering Foundation and organized by these member societies:

ELA Member Societies

ASME ASCE AIChE
SME SPE TMS