The Excel Fellowship Executive Cohort

If you will it, it is no dream; and if you do not will it, a dream it is and a dream it will stay.

Theodor Herzl

About the Excel Fellowship Executive Cohort

The Excel Fellowship, powered by Birthright Israel, has launched the Executive Cohort. The Excel Fellowship is a prestigious global community of 1,500+ top Jewish professionals from over 20 countries focused on connection with Israel, business leadership, and Jewish identity. The Executive Cohort, which is designed for Jewish executives with ten or more years of business experience, will begins with a five-month immersive experience which will evolve into lifelong engagement with the Fellowship. Intended for those eager to shape the Jewish future, this exclusive program fosters personal growth, professional advancement, and a deeper connection with Israel and Jewish identity.

What to Expect

Join a selective, tight-knit cohort

Committed to accelerating personal and professional growth. You’ll develop close relationships with your cohort and members of the larger Excel network.

Scholar-Led Programming

Engage in conversation about professional identity, innovative Israeli business solutions, challenges facing the Jewish world, and inter-personal dynamics.

Put thought into action with a capstone leveraging your business expertise

How can we secure Israel’s long-term economy and strengthen the middle class?

What innovative pathways can be taken towards peace? How can we build on the Abraham Accords?

How do we combat rising antisemitism and foster unity in the digital age?

Program Schedule

Excluding the optional Excel Global Summit in March, the program consists of 3 equivalent days in Philadelphia and 6 days in Israel

Participants should plan on joining the following 2027 events:

January

15-17

Excel Senior Fellow Retreat

Join senior members of the vibrant global Excel community for strategic dialogue and relationship-building focused on Jewish and professional journeys

Philadelphia

March

26-27

Excel Global Summit - Senior Shabbat

Engage with senior fellows in breakouts to shape markets, policy, technology, and community; Connect with Israeli community in NYC

New York City

June

2027

Cohort Mission

An immersive, six-day on-the-ground experience with your cohort to examine Israel’s economic engine, geopolitical reality, innovation ecosystem, and security landscape, not from the outside, but from within. Meet your Israel Excel peers and CEOs of major tech companies like Check Point and Wiz, and attend the Israel Excel Forum.

Israel

Are you a candidate?

Yes, if...

you’ve achieved career success and know there’s more to accomplish-personally and professionally. You want to amplify your Jewish identity and align it with your professional ambitions. you’ve achieved career success and know there’s more to accomplish-personally and professionally. You want to amplify your Jewish identity and align it with your professional ambitions.

As a cohort member, you’ll gain...

A transformative leadership experience that aligns with both your career and personal success while shaping the Jewish future membership in the thriving Excel Fellowship community, a powerful network of professionals dedicated to innovation, leadership, and impact.

About the Excel Fellowship

Since 2011, the Excel Fellowship has cultivated a prestigious global community of 1,400+ top Jewish professionals (700 Israeli and 700 diaspora Fellows). Excel identifies and develops future Jewish and business leaders. You’re joining a boutique, global network of entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders deeply committed to strengthening the Jewish future and fostering business ties with Israel.

22 Excel Fellows have been selected for Forbes 30 Under 30.
50+ Excel Fellows are startup founders.
Excel Fellows lead in top-tier firms such as Google, Palantir, Amazon, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Moelis & Company, General Atlantic, and McKinsey.
Excel Fellows have invested in dozens of fast growing Israeli companies.
Numerous Excel Fellows have been honored with prestigious Jewish leadership awards.
Excel Fellows have driven substantial response, recovery, and advocacy efforts in the wake of October 7th.