Mission
LEAD VIRGINIA CONNECTS LEADERS TO SHAPE THE COMMONWEALTH'S FUTURE THROUGH AN ANNUAL PROGRAM OF EDUCATIONAL FORUMS AND REGIONAL SESSION VISITS TO SIX DIVERSE REGIONS OF VIRGINIA. FRAMED AROUND SOCIAL CAPITAL THEORY AND CURRICULUM THEMES OF ECONOMY, EDUCATION AND HEALTH, LEAD VIRGINIA'S ANNUAL PROGRAM ATTRACTS HIGH PERFORMING LEADERS, CHALLENGES PRE-CONCEIVED NOTIONS AND PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH A 360-DEGREE PERSPECTIVE OF VIRGINIA'S REGIONS AND THEIR MUTUAL INTERDEPENDENCE. GRADUATES OF THE PROGRAM ARE INFORMED ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO VIRGINIA'S FUTURE AND PREPARED TO SERVE AT LOCAL, REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE CAPACITIES WITH THEIR STATEWIDE PERSPECTIVE.