About Us
We are a collaborative community of innovators leading the radical renewal of higher education.
The Alliance for Innovation & Transformation (AFIT) is a national CEO membership organization that brings together visionary higher education leaders committed to reimagining the future of higher education.
AFIT partners with world-class organizations and thought leaders — many from sectors outside of higher education — to help institutional leaders explore emerging trends, navigate disruption, and design bold, future-focused strategies.
Through collaborative learning experiences, executive networking, and innovation-focused programming, AFIT helps leaders prepare their institutions for a rapidly changing world.
Learn from Innovators Outside of Higher Education
AFIT inspires innovation by partnering with world-class learning partners from organizations outside of higher education to introduce our members to new models and "next" practices. Over the years, we've learned from:
- Apple
- Christensen Institute
- Cognizant's Center for the Future of Work
- Delivering Happiness
- Disney
- GBMC Healthcare (a 2020 Baldrige recipient)
- Great Place to Work
- Kimberly-Clark
- Microsoft
- Ritz-Carlton
- Southwest Airlines
... and many more!
Transform Your Organization with Actionable Team Learning
Every year, AFIT partners with thought leaders to explore a timely, relevant theme. Member CEOs and their Reps have a chance to preview the annual learning design at our CEO Forum & Reps Meeting. Their feedback is then used to shape the final learning design, which is presented at the Summer Institute — a team-based, interactive learning experience that gives CEOs and their teams an opportunity to learn and problem-solve together — and collaborate with other AFIT teams.
Network & Collaborate with CEOs Nationwide
Whether you're a first-time president or a seasoned leader, it can be lonely at the top. AFIT offers in-person and virtual networking opportunities that provide a safe space for CEOs to have candid conversations and lively idea exchanges about the leadership challenges and hot button issues impacting their organizations. We host in-person networking sessions twice a year at our annual conferences.
Check out our upcoming discussion topics and facilitators — and join the conversation! See the schedule »
Moonshots:
AFIT’s Strategic Vision for the Future
We are a collaborative community of innovators leading the radical renewal of higher education.
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Something Different
"As a longtime community college president, I’ve seen it all. I'm looking for something different. AFIT is that something different."- Dr. Leah Bornstein, President, Aims Community College (CO)