Fellows Program
Leaders in Tech Fellows is a 10-month program for leaders of high growth tech companies who are committed to building high performing and culturally healthy organizations.
Backed by a who’s who of technology investors, we foster an intimate community where leaders help each other grow as individuals and thoughtfully address the most pressing challenges and opportunities in their businesses. Fellows become more powerful and persuasive leaders by learning to develop the interpersonal competencies that are critical both for professional success and personal fulfillment.
300+ Fellows alumni now run companies valued at over $50B and employing thousands of people. You can see a full list of past participants here.
“This is a no brainer, just do it. Transformative. Incredibly insightful in helping me realize exactly what I do/say that influences others. I’m very hopeful that the strong camaraderie that emerged from this impressive group of CEOs will continue for the rest of my life.”
Our Community
Leaders in Tech Fellows is a curated community of founders and executives —one that continues to grow, connect, and support each other for a lifetime. Participants are nominated by a network of industry leaders and selected after a competitive application process. Fellows are placed in small cohorts of 13 participants.
The program starts with a 4-day intensive in-person retreat, then continues throughout the year with learning groups that meet monthly (Zoom and in-person) to deepen and apply learnings. Participants engage in candid dialogue in a confidential setting facilitated professionally, where they can drop the “spin” and salesmanship and speak openly about their biggest challenges. In the process, participants forge deep relationships they can rely for the rest of their careers.
The Fellows program is steered by LIT’s co-founder and world-class teacher Carole Robin. Carole most recently served as the Faculty Director of the Interpersonal Dynamics for High Performance Executives Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB). She received the MBA Distinguished Teaching Award for her work in numerous courses, including Interpersonal Dynamics – the most popular elective course at the GSB for over 45 years. She is the co-author of “Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues,” based on the course, published by Penguin Random House and translated into 14 languages.
The program is overseen and taught by our expert, Stanford-trained LIT facilitators in close collaboration Carole.
See a complete list of Fellows Alumni, and select testimonials.
“Carole Robin built not just a class, nor just a program, but a movement.”
— Andy Dunn, Founder & CEO, Bonobos
Program Details
4-day retreat – This is an experiential learning format focused on discovering when and how you are most influential, how others really think and feel about how you act, and how you lead. The weekend is based on the legendary Interpersonal Dynamics course at the Stanford GSB (nicknamed and known widely as Touchy Feely).
Monthly learning groups – Participants are placed into small groups of 13 that meet once a month over the course of 10 months. Groups meet some months via Zoom and quarterly in-person for a full day session in the Bay Area. These monthly gatherings create a trusted environment for participants to dive deeper into the concepts of building interpersonal skills, forward their action in applying what they’ve learned, and solve their most pressing interpersonal challenges and self-limiting beliefs.
Graduation dinner – Participants will join together with their current Fellows cohorts and Fellows alumni for an in-person graduation dinner at the conclusion of their program.
Program Fee
Leaders in Tech is a nonprofit and we do our best not to turn anyone away because of financial need. Within our resources, we offer financial assistance for participants who are unable to pay full tuition. In addition to financial assistance, we also offer payment plans over four quarters. If you are interested in participating in the program and concerned about cost, we encourage you to apply anyway and we will work with you to try to make it possible.
Tuition for the Fellows program is $19,850 and includes the 4-day retreat (with accommodations, meals, program materials), monthly learning groups, and the graduation dinner.
Please note that the majority of our participants have their companies pay for their enrollment, as they would with an executive coach.
Qualifications
We invite those who have been or currently are founders, co-founders, or CEOs of any pre-seed to pre-IPO startup to apply for Fellows.
Applicants should be committed to growing as leaders and creating culturally healthy organizations.
We are committed to identifying a diverse group of participants who bring a range of backgrounds and perspectives to their businesses.
2026 Fellows
Applications will open for 2026 cohorts of Fellows in October. You can always submit a nomination or your own interest for the program here.
Learn more about the program, including video information sessions with Carole Robin and a panel of Fellows alumni.
Download a one-pager about the program.
If you have questions for us, please get in touch.
You are welcome to nominate a leader for Fellows at any time.
2026 Program Dates
March 5-8, 2026 in Los Gatos, CA
Virtual Sessions (12-2pm PST on Wednesdays): April 8, May 13, July 8, August 5, October 7, November 4
In-Person Sessions* (9am-5pm PST on Tuesdays): June 2, September 1, December 8
July 23-26, 2026 in Santa Cruz, CA
Virtual Sessions (9-11am PST on Wednesdays): August 5, September 2, November 4, December 9, February 3, March 3
In-Person Sessions* (9am-5pm PST on Wednesdays): September 30, January 13, April 7
*In-Person Sessions are in the Bay Area, in close proximity to an airport