itrek helps thousands of rising-professionals and current influential leaders experience Israel. By empowering leaders to bring their networks to Israel, itrek is able to foster an understanding and appreciation of the country’s unique culture, diversity, and complex reality, which participants carry back into their own lives and leadership roles.

 

itrek’s 3 Programs at a High Level:

 

1. Graduate: itrek partners with students from the world's top MBA, Law & Policy programs to support them in bringing their peers to Israel. 

2. Launchpad: itrek Launchpad partners with institutions and individuals to bring high-level influentials in business, government, education, and minority communities, to experience Israel.  Examples include tech entrepreneurs and founders, supreme court clerks, state legislators (AZ and TX), Millennium Fellows of The Atlantic Council, and national Black leaders, including Presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. 

3. REALITY: REALITY Journeys attract top industry leaders across tech, storytelling, music, new media and beyond, and are led by itrek. 

 

Scale and Scope: Since 2011, itrek has helped 25,000+ current and future leaders connect with Israel, starting an authentic relationship with ripple effects on their ever-growing circles of influence for years to come.

 

What Sets itrek Apart:

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Here are a few unique aspects of itrek's work and impact:

 

1. itrek’s peer-leadership model is authentic and highly scalable. Israel Treks are led by mission-aligned leaders who recruit their networks, plan the itineraries, and lead the Israel Treks themselves. 

2. 91% of participants are not Jewish and visiting Israel for the first time.

  3. 50% of the program is paid by participants: Participants from graduate schools pay either all or a significant portion of their Israel Treks, matching funder dollars 1-1 in aggregate.