2025 Program Experience

Core Program Components

• 1:1 executive coaching: be paired with a certified Black executive coach to expand on topics and sessions throughout the program. 

• Virtual and in-person sessions with industry leaders: intimate conversations by design for you to drive the conversation and hold masterclasses with experts across the industry. Former speakers include the CEO of American Express National Bank, Ovetta Sampson from Google, Black Women on Boards leaders, and C-suite leaders from Reddit to name a few. 

• 2-day in-person retreats: join hands-on workshops with professional facilitators and bond with your cohort peers over meals & social events 

• Cohort & goal-focused workshops: dive deeper into assessing your goals and milestones, identifying your values, strengths, and opportunities to support your cohort peers 

• Certified assessments: get a better understanding of yourself and how you show up as a leader. Assessments may include Clifton Strengths, DiSC 360 or other professionally certified assessments with an external facilitator. 

• Networking opportunities: build community with leaders in the field, Executive Accelerator alumni, and fellow senior-level members across the /dev/color community. Assemble your personal board of directors through this program. 

Sample Program Calendar

This program offers foundational content - such as leadership principles and values workshops - as well as responsively designed content to meet the cohort's just-in-time needs. This program is highly interactive, meaning each cohort member has a chance to shape the conversation with speakers and share questions they'd like to hear speakers address. The /dev/color team regularly seeks feedback from the cohort in order to adapt and respond to the group's perspectives as the program progresses. 

Below is a sample experience from last year's Executive Accelerator. You can expect to see similar foundational content, as well as new speakers and experiences as the program design is finalized.