2026 Fall Leadership Summit

Before you are fully entrenched in the 2026 campaign cycle, join the State Legislative Leaders Foundation in San Francisco for Leading Through Turbulent Times. As a legislative leader, you will almost certainly face high-stakes crises, unexpected challenges, and moments that test both your leadership and your institution in the months leading up to Election Day. In a polarized world where misinformation spreads faster than facts and incentives reward outrage over governance, are you prepared to respond effectively? This timely program will equip you with practical strategies to manage crises, navigate emerging threats, and lower the temperature inside and outside the legislature. You won’t want to miss this!

• Think fast, lead well: learn the three actions that separate effective leaders from the rest when crisis strikes.
• Exchange ideas with fellow legislative leaders on rebuilding public trust and leading with credibility in an era of skepticism and division.
• Sharpen your adaptive leadership skills with Harvard Kennedy School’s David King, a returning program favorite, and learn practical strategies for leading when the path forward isn’t clear.
• Discover how history’s most consequential leaders rose to moments of uncertainty—and what their experiences can teach you about leading through today’s challenges.

Registration is by invitation only.