ABSTRACT: LEADERSHIP, PLANNING, AND EVALUATION Leadership, Planning, and Evaluation efforts of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) focus on developing a comprehensive, inclusive system to engage Consortium Institutional Leaders, Senior Leadership, Members, community advocates, staff, patients, and caregivers in pursuit of the SKCC mission. This effort includes well-tested and integrated mechanisms to monitor, evaluate, and adjust the Center's Program activities, Shared Resource services, funding allocations, and strategic directions. Planning and Evaluation ensures that future directions are achievable, and that resources and investments are targeted effectively while providing the ability to respond to new opportunities. SKCC's Planning and Evaluation process is highly integrated with institutional planning and resource allocation activities across the consortium to ensure alignment and ability to capitalize on institutional investments. Once formally appointed as Center Director, Dr. Chapman immediately identified the development of a new five-year strategic plan, IMPACT PHL, as one of his first priorities. Consistent with his management style, he created a transparent and inclusive planning process with high engagement throughout the consortium including members, university and health system leaders, and other stakeholders including the Community Advisory Board. This process was developed to augment a change of culture and effectively define the SKCC's vision, creating a mechanism to guide decisions, assess progress, and make changes to ensure success. The plan was completed within 6 months of his appointment and has shaped leadership investments, recruitments, and consortium initiatives. Significant progress has already been made. In addition, the Research Executive Cabinet (REC), comprised of senior leadership, conducts intensive annual Program and Shared Resource reviews, through which they assess progress against goals, and cancer relevance relative to catchment area needs. REC serves to: 1) ensure the Center Director's vision by overseeing implementation of strategic processes that ensure effective resource allocation, development and management of Programs, Shared Resources, and other components; 2) foster a collaborative scientific environment that facilitates high-impact research and clinical care; 3) enable a focus on cancer problems applicable to the catchment area; and 4) develop effective training and educational programs for basic, clinical, and population researchers that prioritize the development of a diverse and inclusive workforce. Planning and Evaluation processes serve to: 1) develop and oversee action plans that align with the SKCC vision to achieve Center goals; 2) implement well-organized internal, external, and institutional planning and evaluation processes that engage leaders, members, and advisors and enable the Center to achieve goals; and 3) provide ongoing mechanisms to monitor, evaluate, and improve Programs, ...