Best executive courses in United States

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Mergers and Acquisitions

Tackle the entire M&A process through an interdisciplinary curriculum and a hands-on, weeklong team simulation project. Through a dynamic mix of lectures, case studies, class discussions, hands-on learning, and visits from guest speakers, this program provides critical insights and powerful...

The Wharton School

Mergers and Acquisitions

As M&A activity begins to rebound, growth opportunities are emerging for companies of all sizes in many industries. But seizing these opportunities by managing a merger or acquisition can be one of the greatest challenges faced by an organization. To reap maximum value, leaders must consider...

Sloan School of Management

Future Family Enterprise: Sustaining Multigenerational Success

Stanford Graduate School of Business

The Emerging CMO: Strategic Marketing Leadership

Transform marketing in your organization with strategic frameworks, customer-centric innovation, and persuasive communication and leadership skills. With an ever-expanding mandate, today’s CMOs need to own the customer experience, think strategically, and communicate with purpose to give their...

Kellogg School of Management

Finance for Executives

If you’re new to financial decision-making or want a firmer grounding in the discipline, this “finance for non-finance managers” program will dramatically increase your knowledge, deepen your practical understanding, improve your fluency and give you greater confidence in the decisions you make...

The Wharton School

Venture Capital

Venture capital is the fuel that drives emerging companies and ambitious entrepreneurs worldwide. But for every successful, disruptive, trailblazing start-up, there are dozens of other businesses that fail, even after receiving multiple infusions of capital. Venture Capital, a program from...

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders

Gain general management training — combining conceptual knowledge with individual experiences — and increase your impact in the nonprofit sector. The Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders brings together leaders from social and human services, health care, community development, arts,...

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Managing Risk and Reputation in a Complex World

Anticipate and develop strategies to address critical beyond-market forces, from legislation and regulation to activism and the media. Your company’s reputation takes years to build; yet it can be destroyed in a matter of minutes. Thinking ahead can make all the difference. Leading in Turbulent...

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Executive Leadership Development

Learn to lead with confidence in this rigorous, general management program for executives on the verge of achieving even greater things. Executive Leadership Development is a comprehensive, experiential program that encompasses analysis to action — with an emphasis on the action. It’s a unique...

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Customer-Focused Innovation

Learn about cutting-edge social science frameworks and design thinking techniques in a unique partnership between Stanford GSB and d.school. Clean models. Dirty hands. Customer-Focused Innovation is the perfect blend of theory and practice, strategy and innovation — an opportunity to flex both...