Who Believed In You?

Unleash the power of transformative mentorship

Create a new generation of leaders that reach their own potential and make an impact in the world.

Who Believed In You?

All successful leaders stand on the shoulders of their mentor giants—people who saw something in them they may not have seen in themselves and helped them find and achieve their purpose in life. Mentors and their mentees help each other make meaningful impact in their own lives in the organizations in which they are part of and can make a major impact in their communities and beyond.

Who Believed in You shares the mentorship stories of some of our greatest leaders and influencers starting with the journeys of David McCormick and Dina Powell McCormick, and including leaders and luminaries like Stephen A. Schwarzman, Tory Burch, Alex Gorsky, David Chang, and many others. It unpacks the four critical elements of transformative mentorship—mutual trust, shared values, meaningful commitment, and the importance of instilling confidence—and offers guideposts and powerful illustrations from actual mentorship journeys that both show the way and inspire.

David and Dina share how transformative mentoring can be the unifying force in our country that invests in countless lives and helps build a new generation of values-based leaders and communities based on the ethos that “to whom much is given, much is expected.” Dina draws on her experience immigrating to America from Cairo, Egypt as a young girl, not speaking English, and how her mentors helped her realize her potential, eventually serving at the highest levels of the United States Government, most recently as Deputy National Security Advisor to President Donald J. Trump, as well as the highest levels of business and finance. David also shares how mentors in his life inspired him to keep going and reach higher to eventually become a United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

David McCormick and Dina Powell McCormick

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Dina Powell McCormick

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David McCormick
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Mentorship

“We hope to start a movement to mentor values-based leaders who can help meet the urgent challenges and opportunities of our national moment.”
David McCormick and Dina Powell McCormick
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“I think that’s what everyone needs to succeed: one real champion to show you a better pathway, to help you see the value in you that perhaps no one else is seeing.”

Brian Grazer, American Film and Television Producer

 

“A mentorship program is one of the primary ways we can develop and retain our leaders, whether in military or civilian life.”

Joseph Dunford, Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

 

“Mentorship is a two-way street. If you’re a mentor, you have to invest in the person you’re mentoring. You have to believe in them. And if you’re a mentee, you have to earn mentorship.”

Dr. Condoleezza Rice, American Diplomat and Political Scientist

 

“The question I ask myself today is how much do I care about another person’s achievement? How much do I want the best for them?

Satya Nadella, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft

 

“The most important thing about mentoring is that you realize you are a role model. So you better rise to that calling.”

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Governor of Arkansas

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About the Authors

Dina Powell McCormick served at the highest levels of the US Government, most recently as Deputy National Security Advisor to President Donald J. Trump. Dina spent 16 years in several leadership roles at Goldman Sachs including serving on the management committee and as the President of the Goldman Sachs Foundation where she led the development of some of the world’s largest and most successful mentoring programs including 10,000 women, 10,000 small businesses and one million black women.

David McCormick is an American politician and businessman who is a United States Senator for Pennsylvania. He served as chief executive officer of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s largest investment firms, from 2017 to 2022. After graduating from West Point in 1987, he completed Army Ranger school and joined the 82nd Airborne Division. He served in combat in Iraq during the liberation of Kuwait in the Gulf War of 1991. David’s career has included a wide range of positions in business and government, including roles in strategic consulting, as CEO and then President of two publicly traded software companies, the National Security Council, and the US Department of Treasury.