The Pharmacy Leadership & Education Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to developing servant leaders who will advance the pharmacy profession and the health of the communities it serves. Since 1989, we have reinvested in our mission rather than profit, so that every program, publication, and award strengthens the profession for the next generation.

PLEI Develops

Our in-person and virtual programs are designed as leader development programs, not casual leadership programs. As a mission-driven nonprofit, our goal is to cultivate lifelong servant leaders who give back to the pharmacy profession and society. PLEI conducts leader-development programs ranging from a few hours to 5-day immersion experiences.

Since our first program in 1989, PLEI’s customized leader training has helped many thousands of practicing pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy stakeholders grow as leaders. By fostering self-awareness, providing insights, trading ideas, offering tools, and sharing concepts, our programs bring out the leader in you. Learn more about how our custom leader training can benefit your organization here.

PLEI Transforms

Education is at the heart of our nonprofit mission. PLEI’s 370-page workbook, Lead<-Grow->Shape: A Prescription for Life-Long Leader Development, transforms leader education and helps educators meet the ACPE and CAPE competencies in self-awareness, leadership, innovation, and professionalism. Its 35 modules foster self-development and help individuals enhance their capacity to serve others. The workbook equips on-campus educators to build active learning communities grounded in many of the leadership field’s most respected principles. All proceeds from the workbook support PLEI’s educational mission. See the Lead<-Grow->Shape page for details.

PLEI Inspires

Since 1987, the Albert B. Prescott Pharmacy Leadership Award has recognized outstanding young leaders in pharmacy. Presented annually to an emerging leader no more than 10 years into their career, the award honors Albert B. Prescott, an early leader in pharmacy education whose influence transformed the training of pharmacy students from an apprentice-based trade into a science-based profession. Through this award, PLEI celebrates the next generation of leaders and invests in the future of the profession. You can nominate a young pharmacist and learn more about the award here.

PLEI Invests

True to our nonprofit mission, PLEI invests in the next generation of pharmacy leaders by removing the financial barriers that keep promising students out of the room. In partnership with Phi Delta Chi, we steward endowed funds that grow over time and support leader development in perpetuity. The Leader Legacy Fund is building a lasting endowment to cover registration and leader-training expenses for Brothers who might otherwise go without. The Tony Chaffee Nationwide Brotherhood Travel Fund honors a man who spent his life investing in people, providing travel scholarships so emerging leaders can attend the programs that could change everything.