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LRI News

Class projects tackle Burrillville’s opioid epidemic

The nine projects undertaken by the 2017 NU II teams, all focused on the rural towns along the Route 102 corridor, bring the number of Leadership In Action projects to 59 since 2010.
LRI News

Innovation takes LRI beyond Rhode Island’s borders

Sharing successful programs beyond Rhode Island's borders is now embedded in LRI's new vision statement.
LRI News

New website features alumni database and more

Become a dues-paying member and receive access to our new searchable alumni database!
Alumni Opinion

An Open Letter: Gary St. Peter

Christine Roundtree remembers Gary St. Peter with great admiration.
Make RI Stronger News

RI Strengths Tours

Starting in 2018, LRI will offer “Strengths Tours of Rhode Island,” an opportunity for visitors to see local businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies where strengths-based practices are flourishing.
Alumni News

CS4RI summit brings tech leaders together to inspire entrepreneurs

In addition to Raimondo, other CS4RI attendees included: R.I. Commissioner of Education Ken Wagner; Barbara Cottam (LRI '00), chair of the R.I. Board of Education; and Leah Gilliam, Girls Who Code vice president of education, strategy and innovation.
LRI News

Remembering Gary: Generous, full of heart

Gary St. Peter '92, a great champion and longtime supporter of Leadership Rhode Island, died earlier this month, a passenger in a tragic car accident in Palm Coast, FL., where he resided with his wife Jan, the center of his universe.
Alumni News

Alan Rosenberg: Looking for the right words

"And then social-media editor Whitman Littlefield, who sits in our producer-editor hub with me, Maria, managing editor Mike McDermott (LRI '17), and several others, got into the conversation."
LRI News

Ex-Citizens Bank CEO, philanthropist George Graboys dies at 85

In addition to an incredibly remarkable career, he was one of the pioneers behind Leadership Rhode Island's establishment in 1981.
Alumni News

Six years in, RIF innovation fellows’ impact unclear as they fight social and economic challenges

Such an initiative “championing innovation … with real money behind it, was new in Rhode Island” at the time, recalled foundation President and CEO Neil D. Steinberg (LRI '91).