The Programs

PhD Program

Fall 2021

In-Person

Become an outstanding scholar and prepare for a distinguished and meaningful career in research and teaching with a PhD from Stanford GSB.

General Management

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Stanford Ignite – Part-Time

Jan – Mar 2022

Live Online

Acquire the business fundamentals and the hands-on experience needed to turn your ideas into ventures in an eight-week, part-time program.

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Stanford MSx Program

July 2021 – Jun 2022

In-Person

A one-year, full-time master’s program for accomplished mid-career leaders, entrepreneurs, and experienced professionals.

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Discover the Paths to Power

Register Anytime

Self-Paced Online

Learn how to diagnose and react to organizational dynamics, build power, and increase your influence to amplify your impact.

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Disrupt Your Business

Register Anytime

Self-Paced Online

Learn to identify the difference between disruption and an incremental change or a fad. Gain the tools to drive disruption and defend your space.

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Impact Coaching

Register Anytime

Online

Connect with world-class coaches and make meaningful progress toward your professional and personal goals.

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Leverage Diversity and Inclusion for Organizational Excellence

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Self-Paced Online

Inclusion stimulates productivity and growth. Learn to recognize and remove barriers in order to design a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace.

Organizational Leadership

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Sharpen Your Communication Skills

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Self-Paced Online

Communication is key to compelling leadership. Learn effective communication practices that increase your impact.

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MBA Program

Sep 2021 – Jun 2023

In-Person

The Stanford MBA Program is a full-time, two-year general management program that helps you develop your vision and the skills to achieve it.

General Management

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Stanford Executive Program: Be a Leader Who Matters

Two Options

In-Person and Online

Evolve as a leader in an executive education program that reinvigorates and ramps up your professional journey.

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Stanford Business Leadership Series

Register Anytime | 12 Apr 2021 – 11 Jun 2021

Online

Learn to build back better and lead with resilience in a five-part series, created and delivered by Stanford faculty.

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Executive Leadership Development

10 May 2021 – 28 May 2021

Live Online

Learn to lead with confidence in this rigorous live online program for executives on the verge of achieving even greater things.

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The Brains and Guts of Decision Making

10 May 2021 – 13 May 2021

Live Online

Discover the building blocks of decision making and learn how to hack these powerful forces to influence choices and shape behaviors.

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The Emerging COO: Driving Innovation and Operational Excellence

31 May 2021 – 26 Aug 2021

Live Online

Drive and sustain innovation and operational excellence. Strengthen collaboration with C-suite leaders to translate strategies into actionable plans.

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Powering Digital Value Chains

07 Jun 2021 – 10 Jun 2021

Live Online

Rethink and reinvigorate your value chain using the right set of digital technologies and techniques to create more value for your business.

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The Innovative Health Care Leader: From Design Thinking to Personal Leadership

07 Jun 2021 – 11 Jun 2021

Live Online

Experience Stanford business and medicine in a health care leadership program featuring design thinking and personal leadership skill development.

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Leading with an Improv Mindset

14 Jun 2021 – 17 Jun 2021

Live Online

Develop and practice an improv mindset to strengthen your interpersonal toolkit so you can lead with agility, spontaneity, and creativity.

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Managing Teams for Innovation and Success

14 Jun 2021 – 24 Jun 2021

Live Online

Bring effective team management and innovation to your company with actionable strategies, experiential team-based simulations, and design thinking.

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Stanford Ignite – Full-Time

20 Jun 2021 – 14 Jul 2021

Live Online

Learn business fundamentals and get hands-on, practical experience to turn your ideas into successful ventures with this four-week, full-time program.

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Harnessing AI and Big Data: Analysis to Action

21 Jun 2021 – 02 Jul 2021

Live Online

Harness the power of big data and artificial intelligence to improve decisions, gain a competitive edge, and enhance your company’s performance.

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How Fintechs and Banks Are Reshaping the Financial Services Ecosystem

21 Jun 2021 – 24 Jun 2021

Live Online

Explore the economic forces reshaping financial services and some key implications for building competitive advantage and designing sound regulations.

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Design Thinking Bootcamp: Make Impact and Drive Growth in Your Organization

Summer | 12 Jul 2021 – 16 Jul 2021

Live Online

Learn and apply skills to solve real business challenges using human-centered design techniques in a four-day workshop at Stanford’s d.school.

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The Innovative Technology Leader

12 Jul 2021 – 23 Jul 2021

Live Online

Explore the intersection of innovation, technology, and business, and learn to drive strategic change across your organization.

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Mergers and Acquisitions

19 Jul 2021 – 29 Jul 2021

Live Online

Tackle the entire M&A process through an interdisciplinary curriculum and a hands-on team simulation project.

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The Emerging CFO: Strategic Financial Leadership Program

21 Jul 2021 – 30 Jul 2021

Live Online

Guide your organization through growth with innovative CFO training that blends financial expertise, strategic thinking, and leadership skills.

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Executive Program for Growing Companies

02 Aug 2021 – 18 Aug 2021

Live Online

Discover business growth strategies and build a stronger company designed to sustain progress, scale management, and facilitate market expansion.

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Black Leaders Program

09 Aug 2021 – 10 Nov 2021

Live Online

Transform your leadership, build community, and explore the complexities of showing up authentically in this unique program for Black leaders.

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Executive Program in Strategy and Organization

09 Aug 2021 – 20 Aug 2021

Live Online

Effectively diagnose and solve problems using proven frameworks for executing change in this multidisciplinary strategic management course.

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Stanford-NUS Executive Program in International Management

15 Aug 2021 – 29 Aug 2021

In-Person

Explore international management, strategy, and leadership perspectives from both sides of the Pacific Rim with NUS Business School and Stanford GSB.

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Innovative Product Leadership: The Emerging Chief Product Officer

16 Aug 2021 – 27 Aug 2021

Live Online

Develop strategic frameworks, customer empathy, and communication and leadership skills to help you move from product management to the C-suite.

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Leading in Turbulent Times: Managing Reputation and Political Risk

16 Aug 2021 – 27 Aug 2021

Live Online

Anticipate and develop strategies to address critical beyond-market forces, from legislation and regulation to activism and the media.

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Stanford LEAD Online Business Program

08 Sep 2021 – 31 Aug 2022

Online

Transform knowledge into impact and drive innovation in your organization with Stanford LEAD, our flagship online business program.

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Design Thinking Bootcamp: Make Impact and Drive Growth in Your Organization

Fall | 13 Sep 2021 – 17 Sep 2021

Live Online

Learn and apply skills to solve real business challenges using human-centered design techniques in a four-day workshop at Stanford’s d.school.

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Directors’ Consortium

20 Sep 2021 – 01 Oct 2021

Live Online

Learn leading-edge strategies, frameworks, and best practices for making complex and crucial board decisions in uncertain times.

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Influence and Negotiation Strategies Program

03 Oct 2021 – 08 Oct 2021

In-Person

Develop powerful negotiating skills in a rigorous, highly interactive program combining hands-on simulations with research-based discussions.

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Stanford Ignite – Post-9/11 Veterans

10 Oct 2021 – 04 Nov 2021

Live Online

Stanford Ignite – Post-9/11 Veterans is tailored to recent U.S. veterans who want to bolster their know-how about innovation and entrepreneurship.

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Leading Change and Organizational Renewal

24 Oct 2021 – 29 Oct 2021

In-Person

Leverage diverse research, proven methodologies, and design thinking for change management in this collaboration between Stanford and Harvard.

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Stanford Executive Program: Be a Leader Who Matters

Flex | 31 Oct 2021 – 18 Feb 2022

In-Person and Online

Evolve as a leader in an executive education program that reinvigorates and ramps up your professional journey.

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Driving Innovation and New Ventures in Established Organizations

06 Mar 2022 – 20 Mar 2022

Live Online

Develop best practices and insights to generate and lead innovation in your organization; then put theory into practice with real-world projects.

Innovation

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Stanford Executive Program: Be a Leader Who Matters

Full-Time | 18 Jun 2022 – 30 Jul 2022

In-Person

Evolve as a leader in an executive education program that reinvigorates and ramps up your professional journey.

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The Emerging CMO: Strategic Marketing Leadership

01 Aug 2022 – 06 Aug 2022

In-Person

Transform marketing in your organization with strategic frameworks, customer-centric innovation, and persuasive communication and leadership skills.

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