Harry Kay Center for Leadership Excellence

For more than 30 years, the Harry Kay Center for Leadership Excellence (HKCLE) has inspired and assisted emerging leaders in addressing the issues and challenges facing Jews as a community and individually.  

The successes of the HKCLE have brought passionate people together from both sides of the river, introduced a new generation of leaders to the struggles and opportunities in the Jewish community and given them the skills and tools to navigate them, and raised the profile of Jewish organizations here in the Twin Cities and around the world. 

In the fall of 2023, we welcomed 30 new leaders to the Harry Kay family–Cohort XI.   

Harry Kay Leadership Institute

What will the Jewish community look like in 2030? 2045? If the Harry Kay Leadership Institute alumni have anything to say about it, we should all feel pretty optimistic. Learn more.

Harry Kay Alumni Network

We created the Harry Kay Alumni Network as an opportunity for alumni to re-engage with each other during leadership summits, salons, reunions, and other programs. Learn more.

Who is Harry Kay?

Great question.

The short answer: a man who cared deeply about the Jewish community. The long answer: click here.