FOX Fellowship- Cohort 8 Program

The FOX Fellowship is the only national program in the charter sector built for senior finance and operations leaders. The FOX Fellowship is a a 10-month, hands-on fellowship that moves CFOs and COOs into the next phase of their executive leadership. Fellows graduate the program able to:

  • Partner strategically with their CEO;

  • Lead with disciplined executiuon;

  • Deliver measurable organizational impact; and

  • Drive stronger student outcomes.

Strong candidates for the FOX Fellowship are finance and operations leaders with:

  • A growth mindset;

  • The focus and time to make the most out of their Fellowship experience; and

  • A CEO committed to supporting their development.

The FOX Fellowship is open to CFOs, COOs and combined finance/operations chiefs, or the highest-ranking finance or operations leader where there's no chief title.

There are 5 unique programmatic components of the FOX Fellowship:

  • The FOX Team surveys the needs of each cohort to determine the technical content scope and sequence.

    It pairs Fellows with coaches who are experienced and expert current and former CEOs, CFOs, and COOs with a proven track record of success that can guide their success. Their coaching is based on a bespoke professional development plan, real-time problem solving and direct in-field observations. This coaching is supported by an expert coach of coaches that provides support and mentorship to maximize coaching impact.

  • The Fellowship will foster a success triad between the Fellow, direct manager/CEO and coach meant to develop a supportive environment that facilitates the work of each Fellow. Coaches will work with Fellows on a dedicated one-on-one basis, while ensuring the deliberate and active involvement of a fellow’s manager, typically the CEO.

    For this reason, we also offer a tailored CEO professional development scope and sequence to enhance a CEO’s understanding and involvement in finance and operational issues.

  • FOX brings together practitioners from organizations throughout the country. Throughout the Fellowship, we facilitate relationship building by fostering connections among cohort members and FOX alumni. Beyond the cohort relationships, Fellows are placed into largely homogenous and tight-nit Advisory Hubs to enhance networking, trust, peer accountability, and professional lifeline support.

  • Unlike typical leadership programs, the FOX Fellowship focuses on results-oriented adaptive and technical skill building based on proven best practices. Fellows receive coaching to achieve technical competencies. This coaching includes adaptive development designed with the individual leader in mind.

  • Any leader must have a tangible win on a yearly basis. This sets the tone for their tenure, it facilitates working relationships among their peers, and engenders trust among their team. The FOX Capstone Project is meant to provide this win for Fellows. The spirit behind this Fellowship-long project is to demonstrate application of core FOX competencies, while driving an initiative of significant impact to the organization.