Stanford Executive Program: Be a Leader Who Matters

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Stanford Executive Program: Be a Leader Who Matters

Lead by design, drive success, and foster excellence and innovation, inspired by six weeks of immersive, thought-provoking learning.

Leading. Innovating. Scaling. In the Stanford Executive Program, you’ll focus on all three. Experience cutting-edge research and Silicon Valley innovation.

Expand business fundamentals, and transform them into actionable insights. Learn what it takes to innovate as an organization and how to scale excellence. Then return to work — energized and inspired — with a plan and the tools to drive success.

For over 60 years, global business leaders have come to the Stanford Executive Program to learn from more than 40 world-renowned Stanford GSB faculty members, Silicon Valley business leaders, Stanford University professors, and fellow participants. As you share ideas and experiences with a diverse and dynamic group of colleagues, you’ll develop connections that last a lifetime.

The unique environment and amazing weather at Stanford will invigorate you. You’ll have full access to Stanford athletic facilities, multiple exercise classes every day, yoga and meditation in the evenings, award-winning food, and enriching extracurricular activities.

Key Benefits

Propel performance and catapult your career and your company to new levels, and earn Stanford GSB alumni status.
  • Create and scale an organizational culture in which innovation and excellence thrive.
  • Turn financial, marketing, customer, and economic data into breakthrough insights that drive global success.
  • Lead by design, with authenticity, power, and a deeper understanding of human behavior.
  • Return to work with strategic action plans and the leadership skills to effectively implement them.
  • Gain new perspectives, and collaborate with a global network of highly qualified and diverse change agents.
  • Act strategically and proactively to navigate market and beyond-market forces.
  • Network with fellow alumni through a lifetime membership in the Stanford GSB Alumni Association.

Who Should Attend

  • Senior-level leaders at large companies who are inspired to innovate
  • Senior-level leaders at growth companies who are challenged to scale
  • Seasoned and influential executives who will use this opportunity to make an even greater difference in their career and their organizations’ future

25 Jun 2017 – 05 Aug 2017

Format

In-person|Stanford GSB
Full-time

Deadline

Round 1|28 Oct 2016
Round 2|03 Feb 2017
Round 3|07 Apr 2017

Program Fee

US $67,000

The program fee includes tuition, private accommodations, all meals, and course materials.

Optional Programming

Coaching for Impact

US $5,900

Awarded

Certificate of completion and Stanford GSB alumni status

Contact

Linda Pifer
Associate Director, Programs
Executive Education
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Video Introduction
byStanford Graduate School of Business
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Hear faculty director William Barnett describe how SEP will impact your career and your organization.

Learn More About the Program

Curriculum

Explore our carefully designed curriculum, and go deeper with select course descriptions or a sample schedule.

Application Requirements

Review all eligibility requirements, and learn about the application process.

Participant Profile

Learn more about our past participants, and find out if the program is right for you.
Discover how the Stanford Executive Program gives executives a transformative experience designed to accelerate personal and professional growth.

Faculty Leadership

William P. Barnett
The Thomas M. Siebel Professor of Business Leadership, Strategy, and Organizations
  • Director, Stanford Executive Program: Be a Leader Who Matters

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