RON BROWN LEADERS PROGRAM

CONNECTING
EXTRAORDINARY TALENT
WITH LEADING EMPLOYERS.

LEARN HOW

INTRODUCING THE RON
BROWN LEADERS
NETWORK

Each year over 5,000 African American high school students compete for the prestigious Ron Brown Scholarship, $40K over four years. Candidates undergo a rigorous screening which involves assessment of their academic achievements, leadership experience, writing skills, commitment to service and financial need. Twenty or more will be awarded and named Ron Brown Scholars. The remaining top 2-3% of top applicants (around 150) are named Captains and selected to join our invitation-only Ron Brown Leaders Network where they receive personal and professional development services alongside the Scholars.

Over 800 Scholars and Captains currently attend college. You will find them in the nation's top universities where they consistently hold significant leadership roles and carry on the Ron Brown commitment to service. Corporate Partners within the Ron Brown Leaders Network provide a trusted source of job and internship opportunities for the students facilitated through networking and recruiting activities. Our young leaders and Corporate Partners stay connected through an invitation-only LinkedIn Group, monthly webinars, regional events and our annual conferences.

IT ALL STARTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL TALENT.

Each year, we recruit gifted African-American students across the nation to participate in our program.

TOP SCHOOLS REPRESENTED (2018)

Harvard University 85
Stanford University 56
Yale University 56
University of Pennsylvania 52
Duke University 45
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 45
Princeton University 40
Columbia University 39
Brown University 28
Cornell University 27
Johns Hopkins University 26
Vanderbilt University 26
Howard University 23
University of Chicago 23
Washington University, St. Louis 23
University of Virginia 20
Georgia Institute of Technology 17
University of Southern California 17
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 16
University of Texas, Austin 16

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (2018)

4.2 Average
HS GPA
1400 Average Comp.
SAT Score
31 Average Comp.
ACT Score

ACADEMIC INTERESTS (2018)

FEATURED CONNECTIONS

In 2015, the Ron Brown Leaders Network facilitated over 50 career connections between our students and corporate partners. Below, you’ll see some of these connections firsthand.

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Goldman Sachs

Njeri Grevious
Risk Analyst

Otis Elevator Company

Jeyla Brown
Sales Intern

Deloitte

Sean Means
Strategy & Operations Analyst

Lockheed Martin Space Systems

Melanie Grierson
Engineer, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

Corporate Scholarship Recipient

Andrew Moton
Wake Forest University Masters of Management Program

Google

Alexander Tekle Engineering Intern

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FEATURED EVENTS

Ron Brown Leaders come together regularly throughout the year for personal and professional development programs. These programs are designed to develop skills in our Leaders or introduce them to career opportunities with our Corporate Partners.

OUR PARTNERS

When corporations become Leaders Network Partners, they engage with both Scholars and Captains for recruiting and professional development purposes. Our current
partners are: