Civic formation for Utah's next generation

Character before office. Service before ambition.

Utah Emerging Leaders is a nonpartisan civic forum preparing rising leaders to serve with judgment, courage, and a durable sense of public duty.

Our mission

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We convene serious young adults, experienced practitioners, and public-minded institutions around one question: what does worthy leadership require of us?

The standard

Three habits of public leadership.

01

Moral courage

The willingness to act rightly when comfort, approval, or advantage point elsewhere.

02

Practical competence

The judgment, discipline, and practical skill required to turn worthy aims into results.

03

Civic friendship

The trust that grows when citizens meet across differences in pursuit of the common good.

The founding season

Help shape an institution
built to outlast us.

Join the founding circle