The mission of the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership is to seek out, recognize, and reward leadership potential commencing with promising high school sophomores.

To give young leaders a better understanding and appreciation of America's economic system, our democratic process, and to encourage their active participation in designing their world of tomorrow.

To encourage and assist members of this formative age group in their quest for self-identification and self-development.

To stimulate opportunities for these young people to demonstrate their leadership abilities.

To enhance learning and understanding.

To provide face-to-face interaction with distinguished leaders in business, industry, education, science and government to the end that they will better understand the American Incentive System, our democratic process and the need to seek out and make informed judgements based on facts.

To focus on prevailing social, economic and political realities that they will have in their future.

To focus greater understanding of the American Incentive System among youth of other countries.

To active the concept of world peace through greater understanding on the part of the yough of the world through interaction with youth of other countries.