The launch of LEAD California comes at a time when there is much work to do educating our students to not only become future leaders in their chosen fields, but to be civically engaged leaders—leaders who have developed the knowledge and compassion to work toward a just society, leaders who have the connections and resources to make working toward the common good part of their lives, and leaders who are deeply invested in their communities and the people who live there. LEAD California has the unwavering commitment to provide its member campuses with the tools and training to graduate a workforce who will build community and deepen their roots right here in California and around the world.