American Express Leadership Academy
A Common Purpose Programme in partnership with the American Express Foundation.

Supporting new leaders for tomorrow through the American Express Leadership Academy

Common Purpose has worked with American Express since 2010 to deliver its Leadership Academy programmes for not-for-profit leaders in the UK, India, Singapore and Hong Kong. We have run the American Express Leadership Academy in the UK since 2010, in Hong Kong since 2015 and in Singapore since 2017 for not-for-profit leaders from Singapore and across the wider ASEAN region. The Leadership Academy in India ran between 2011 and 2016.

Over 500 leaders from the not-for-profit sector have attended the Academy programmes in the UK, India, Singapore and Hong Kong and joined alumni of the American Express Leadership Academy programmes around the world.

Charlotte Duerden, Vice President / General Manager UK Consumer Cards and International Currency Cards, American Express

"You leave having built all these relationships with people from all walks of life. The next time a challenging situation comes up at work you can pick up the phone and bounce ideas off someone you trust, who will give you a fresh perspective."

Evaluation report

UK American Express Leadership Academy Five Year Evaluation Report

Upcoming academy programmes and more information:

To find out more about the American Express Leadership Academy programmes in 2019 please contact:

Hong Kong:

John-Paul Lui

Singapore:

Keely Cheong

London:

Ridhima Tomar

Timothy J. McClimon, President, American Express Foundation

“Nonprofit and social sector organizations are tackling some of our most challenging issues, and we believe fostering a pipeline of talent will help ensure nonprofits thrive in the future. Our Leadership Academy programmes created in partnership with Common Purpose have proven to be an effective tool for building the leadership and business skills that are critical to the sector’s success.”

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Impact stories

Alumni share the impact that the American Express Leadership Academy had on their lives.

The Importance of Being Authentic

I’d heard so many good things about the American Express Leadership Academy and was super keen to attend myself having just been promoted to my first Director role. More...

A Creative Space, Room to Process and an Affirmation of Integrity

The application for the American Express Leadership Academy was shared with me by a colleague at work and I was really interested in the process from the outset. More...

Leadership isn’t out of reach - it starts with us

Back in the summer my organisation invited me to apply for the American Express Leadership Academy, a course aimed at ‘Emerging Leaders in the Not-for-Profit’ sector. That sounds fancy, I thought, I’m not sure I’m an ‘Emerging leader’– so I was surprised to receive the congratulations email inviting me to join this residential Academy in London. More...

Leadership enlightenment: A soul-searching journey

As a member of the British deaf community, I have always been attracted to leadership positions because I want to challenge hearing people’s perceptions of me as a profoundly deaf person. More...

My “light bulb” moment

In October 2016 I took part in the Amex Leadership Academy run by Common Purpose. The next few days changed my perspective on my life and career. More...

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