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MTC @ Medill Fellows gathered at Northwestern last week for its second full-week session focused on locking in performance challenge updates, learning temperament styles, deepening strategy, expanding wins, keeping score and – as always – connecting as a cohort.

MTC @ Medill Fellows gathered at Northwestern last week for its second full-week session focused on locking in performance challenge updates, learning temperament styles, deepening strategy, expanding wins, keeping score and – as always – connecting as a cohort.

MTC is built on the simple but rigorous premise that meaningful organizational change happens when leaders can diagnose what’s broken, imagine what’s possible, and design practical ways to move from here to there.

Organizational change isn’t just a technical problem. It’s a human one. Even the strongest strategy can stall if the people who hold power are misaligned, resistant, or simply unknown.

For CJ Ortuño, Chief Development Officer at Borderless Magazine, the opening session felt less like a fellowship program and more like the start of a collective quest.

The MTC @ Medill Executive Leadership Fellowship Class of 2026 launched its year-long journey last week at the Poynter Institute.

Thirty-one media leaders reflect on the risks they took, the assumptions they unlearned, and the measurable change they led across newsrooms, audiences, and organizations worldwide.

These 30 executives just began a yearlong program recognized for its unique tools, coaching support, and interconnected alumni network​

When the documentary, The Stringer, premiered on Netflix recently, eagle-eyed MTC Alumni may have noticed Santiago Lyon ’12 examining new evidence around an iconic war photograph, a role that underscores his enduring dedication to authenticity, transparency, and strategic leadership.