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We Join & Strengthen

Diverse Leaders To Serve The

Common Good

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River Oaks Country Club

1600 River Oaks BIvd, Houston, TX 77019

OCT | 28 | 6PM

THIS YEAR'S HONOREES

Arturo Chavez

ALF Senior Fellow, Class 39

Lisa Helfman

ALF Senior Fellow, Med Class 4

An evening of celebration, fellowship, and recognition as we honor outstanding leaders in our community.

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BRIDGE
HOUSTON

Building trust, openness,
and connection.

FALL 2025 | SPRING 2026 | FALL 2026 - SPRING 2027

A 3-Step Journey for
Community-Driven Leadership

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The American Leadership Forum is Houston’s premier institute focused on developing, connecting, and activating high impact leaders

We believe that trusted relationships are foundational to make progress on solving the critical issues that leaders and communities in the Greater Houston region face.

ALF Ecosystem

Feel supported throughout your leadership journey.

Fellows Program

Emerge as a more adaptive, mindful, and collaborative leader.

Senior Fellows Program

Join a vibrant, collaborative network to further develop your leadership skills.

Investing
In People

Our people are our most valuable resources. To invest in them is to invest in the future of our city.

Investing
In Space

Being in community requires space that is rooted in community, where people gather to reach their potential.

Investing
In Community

We build bridges to generate more connection, clarity, shared purpose and progress toward solutions.

OUR IMPACT

Transforming our communities through the power of dialogue: discover our impact in numbers.

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Awarded in 2024

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Workshops, Dialogues,
and Events in 2024

Times Leaders Engaged in
ALF events in 2024

Senior Fellows Trained Since
Inception

"ALF is focused on expanding the social capital of community so that we can do good things together through our civic network. The fabric of Houston is stronger because of ALF."

"I believe that there is a soul in a building, and it does either foster or inhibit conversations. An important piece of having great conversations is having great spaces, but it’s not just about the construction. It’s about what you pour into that space."