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The Leadership Development Program (LDP) is a highly selective career track designed to develop top MBA graduates for senior management positions within Western & Southern Financial Group, a diversified financial services corporation with more than $47 billion in assets owned, under management, and under its care.

The two branches of LDP – the full-time program for LDP Associates and summer assignments for LDP Interns – enable MBA graduates and current MBA students to make a strategic impact, achieve high visibility, and sharpen their leadership ability.

Through invaluable advanced experience inside a world-class financial services corporation, LDP Associates and Interns will:

   •  work on broad-based, challenging, strategic assignments
   •  gain exposure to a variety of business units/subsidiaries
   •  develop reporting and mentoring relationships with
       senior management

After successfully completing three years as an LDP Associate, our LDP Graduates are promoted to officer positions in Western & Southern Financial Group companies.

Learn more about how our unique Senior Management Mentoring shapes and matures future business leaders within the Leadership Development Program.


One of my most challenging LDP Associate rotations was assisting senior management in the development of the customer service capabilities of Western & Southern Financial Group's newest subsidiary, Fort Washington Trust Company. Building the company from ground up was both exciting and challenging. Throughout the rotation, I continually leveraged my MBA knowledge. The educational experience provided reference points and best practices that I drew upon in devising innovative ideas and practical solutions.

- Mary Noll
Vice President of Operations
Fort Washington Savings Company




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