Established in 2005, Ascend has grown to serve professionals and corporations across various professions and across multiple industries.
Ascend reaches 60,000 people with 45 student chapters and 22 professional chapters located in both the United States and Canada around major business hubs and educational institutions. We offer robust professional development, exceptional networking, and community service programs.
Networking
Professional Development
Executive Development
We are committed to offering our members strategic professional development programs and unparalleled access to key decision makers and senior executives across a wide cross-section of industries. Our goal is to help each member reach their career aspirations and maximize their leadership potential while bringing increased value to their organizations. We stand to enhance the presence of our leaders.
Ascend offers a wide range of career-enhancing programs, national and regional conferences, business roundtables, mentorship programs, and social networking opportunities where members can engage with and learn from high-potential colleagues and more experienced Ascend members from within our network of corporate partners and sponsors spanning all industries across the United States and Canada.
Our executive community is offered senior development opportunities through the Corporate Executive Initiative (CEI) and through collaboration with the highest ranking business schools in the world, such as the Stanford Graduate School of Business. These collaborative executive level training programs integrate the latest research, outstanding academic curriculum, and Fortune global executive insight.
WHO WE ARE
Ascend is powered by a network of accomplished professionals and executives from Fortune 1000 companies who generously volunteer their time in order to drive positive and productive change in the workplace and the world.
MISSION
We support and empower top talent at every stage in the career lifecycle with an inclusive network that enables our members to serve our vibrant communities to the best of their abilities.