ABOUT MOUNTAINTOP INTERNATIONAL
Activating transformational leadership worldwide
.png)
VISION
A world where every community has the inner capacity, or "human infrastructure," to lead its own development and flourish so that all people can thrive in body, mind, and spirit.
Amara Chineme, 2025 Mountaintop Fellow
MISSION
Mountaintop International is a nonprofit that builds the inner capacity, or “human infrastructure,” of leaders worldwide in order for their communities to flourish. Mountaintop helps individuals, NGOs, governments, and other socially minded organizations to develop local leadership and deepen systems change.
In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose "Mountaintop" speech called for a locally led movement to stir our global consciousness, we are proud champions of a global revolution that puts people first so that every community can lead its own future.
Lucas Pinzon, 2025 Mountaintop Fellow
WHAT WE DO
Mountaintop's fellowships support the world's most promising leaders to deepen and scale their impact.
Our Fellows receive:
-
World class leadership training at institutions like the Harvard Edmond & Lily Safra Center of Ethics and NYU Stern Initiative on Purpose and Flourishing.
-
1:1 mentorship and professional coaching.
-
Ongoing access to funding, visibility, and a global peer network.
Our fellowship tracks serve local leaders of all types, from emerging grassroots leaders to senior business executives —each united by a commitment to the communities they call home.
Mountaintop currently has three fellowships: Emerging Leaders Fellowship, Nonprofit Executive Fellowship, and Business Executive Fellowship.
Beyond the fellowships, Mountaintop also partners with high impact organizations to create custom leadership development solutions with partners like Trinity Church Wall Street Philanthropies, Aspire Institute, RIVET, 1Day Sooner, and Lumiere Education.
Elvis Nshimba, 2025 Mountaintop Fellow
OUR VALUES
A key part of addressing global challenges lies in strengthening our collective morality. Mountaintop strives to promote our values by embodying them in everything we do.
Universal Compassion: Empathizing with the suffering of others, regardless of who they are.
Example: Thich Nhat Hanh.
Unconditional Love: Loving others unconditionally, even those we deeply disagree with.
Example: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Visionary Wisdom: Making imaginative, evidence-based, and historically informed
decisions. Example: Norman Borlaug.
Long-Term Dedication: Committing over the course of a career or lifetime to a particular
community or cause. Example: Aminatou Haidar.
Selfless Courage: Acting for the greater good even in the face of uncertainty, complacency, inconvenience, risk, or danger. Example: Berta Cáceres.