# Commerce Lexington Announces 48th Leadership Lexington Class **Published:** 2026-07-27T12:43:00.943Z **Source:** [Commerce Lexington](https://www.commercelexington.com/news/commerce-lexington-announces-48th-leadership-lexington-class) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/commerce-lexington-announces-48th-leadership-lexington-class LEXINGTON, Ky. — [Commerce Lexington has announced the selection of its 48th Leadership Lexington class](https://www.commercelexington.com/news/commerce-lexington-announces-48th-leadership-lexington-class), continuing a tradition of developing community leaders that dates back more than 45 years. [The competitive program accepts roughly 50 participants annually](https://www.commercelexington.com/leadership-lexington.html) from the greater Lexington area, requiring applicants to be employed by Commerce Lexington member companies. [The makeup of each year's class is intended to reflect the cultural diversity of the city](https://www.commercelexington.com/leadership-lexington.html), with selection based on a rigorous evaluation process conducted by a steering committee of program alumni. [Since 1979, the program has produced more than 1,800 graduates who have shaped Lexington's development in areas including youth mentoring, public art, healthy living, hunger relief and community engagement.](https://www.lanereport.com/188046/2026/06/2025-26-leadership-lexington-program-graduates-51-members/) The most recent graduating class, the 47th, completed the program in June with 51 members and undertook community projects ranging from youth golf mentorship to nonprofit philanthropy initiatives. [The 11-month program provides participants the opportunity to better understand the city and prepare for challenges it faces by meeting with and learning from today's leaders.](https://www.commercelexington.com/leadership-lexington.html) [Applications for the 2026–2027 Leadership Class are now closed, with applications set to reopen in Spring 2027.](https://www.commercelexington.com/leadership-lexington.html) [Tuition for the program is $3,500](https://www.commercelexington.com/leadership-lexington.html), with participants committing to an intensive schedule beginning with an August orientation retreat and continuing through monthly day-long sessions and community project work. ## Sources - [Commerce Lexington](https://www.commercelexington.com/news/commerce-lexington-announces-48th-leadership-lexington-class) - [Commerce Lexington Leadership Lexington program details](https://www.commercelexington.com/leadership-lexington.html) - [Lane Report article on 2025-26 class graduation](https://www.lanereport.com/188046/2026/06/2025-26-leadership-lexington-program-graduates-51-members/) --- This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from Commerce Lexington, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://www.commercelexington.com/news/commerce-lexington-announces-48th-leadership-lexington-class.