Participants are senior-level leaders from the public, private and nonprofit sectors. They'll start a 10-month program this fall to become 'deeply exposed to challenges and opportunities facing Northeast Ohio with a goal of becoming inspired to use their new knowledge and connections to advance the region,' the Cleveland Leadership Center says.
Elizabeth Hijar knows the value of applying hard-won knowledge from outside the legal profession, and as the newly promoted chief operating officer of Walter | Haverfield, she aims to do just that. The Harvard Law graduate’s previous law experience includes serving as an associate at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner’s New York office, as well as a stint with Thompson Hine LLP, a full-service business law firm in Cleveland.