Program Dates: June 20 - July 31, 2010 Application Deadline: April 30, 2010 Program Tuition: $54,000 USD
The Stanford Executive Program is designed for seasoned executives with at least 12-15 years of management experience and strategic responsibilities at the company- or country-wide level. The program's curriculum covers a broad range of topics at the strategic level and proceeds at a very fast pace. Participants are expected to quickly digest large amounts of reading material, actively contribute to study group discussions, and articulate informed positions on a variety of issues – all on a daily basis. The typical participant in the Stanford Executive Program has set aggressive professional goals for the years ahead and often faces a number of professional challenges which may include:
Promotion to a position with significant global leadership responsibilities
Transition from a top-level, functionally-centered role to a senior-level, general management role
Rapidly changing industry environment that demands new strategies and capabilities
Shift or planned shift in organizational strategy that demands fresh leadership perspectives
Participant Mix
Age
50 or Older
18%
45 - 49
30%
40 - 44
35%
35 - 39
17%
Functional Area
General Management
45%
Finance, Accounting, Legal
15%
Technology, Operations
15%
Marketing, Sales
10%
Other
15%
Geographic Origin
North America
40%
Europe
30%
Asia Pacific
20%
Africa, Middle East
5%
South America
5%
Industry
Manufacturing
25%
Financial Services
17%
Technology, Electronics
11%
Government, Nonprofit
10%
Utilities, Energy
10%
Communications, Media
8%
Other
19%
Benefits for Participants
The Stanford Executive Program offers four primary
benefits to participants.
Broaden Your Expertise. Given
the need for today's top managers to possess broad expertise that spans
business disciplines, the Stanford Executive Program enables executives
to quickly expand their knowledge base across all core functional areas through the program's integrated core curriculum.
The program's unique elective course component compliments the core curriculum and allows
executives to focus on specific areas in which they lack formal
training. The wide range of functions, industries, and countries
represented by the diverse mix of program participants also provides
exposure to valuable new perspectives on management.
Refresh Your Knowledge. Most senior
executives do not have the time to constantly refresh their core
managerial skills with the latest academic research and best practices.
Even if they already have an MBA or related business degree, many
executives are still relying on skills and principles learned years ago
to manage in a business environment that changes dramatically every
year. Attending the Stanford Executive Program enables executives
to quickly update and extend core management skills that apply directly
to today's global, highly competitive, and dynamic business landscape.
Map Your Direction. All program participants are given time to conceive, create, and develop their own Personal Roadmap. The Roadmap serves as a canvas upon which participants record their own key insights during the program, visually map and relate these insights to each other, and identify solutions to the strategic challenges faced by their organization. In addition, participants often share their Roadmaps with each other as a basis for discussion and debate. As a result, participants return to their organization with both a plan and the tools to drive results.
Shape Your
Organization's Future. While covering general management
principles in detail, the curriculum of the Stanford Executive Program
emphasizes strategy and global leadership. Courses highlight the
strategic impact of each core functional area of business, and
significant class time is devoted to strategic leadership in the global
economy. This focus enables executives who have devoted much of
their careers to internally or operationally focused roles to step back,
expand their perspectives, and identify breakthrough insights that will
drive their organizations' future success.
Class Session
Each session of the Stanford Executive Program is divided into two concurrent class sections to enhance interaction during classroom sessions. The two class sections are reassigned midway through the program to increase peer exposure and knowledge sharing.
Sample of Companies Sponsoring Past Participants
Aerospace, Transportation
APL
Boeing
Cathay Pacific Airways
CNF
Hertz
Lockheed Martin
Scandanavian Airlines
Construction
ABB
Bechtel
Granite Construction
Electronics, Technology
Cisco Systems
eBay
Google
Hewlett-Packard
Hitachi
Intel
Microsoft
Oracle
Palm
SanDisk
SAP
Siemens
Sun Microsystems
Energy, Utilities
Atel
Meridian Energy
Scottish Power
Southern Company
Westinghouse
Financial Services, Insurance
ABN AMRO
American Express
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
Barclays Bank
Capital One
Citigroup
Credit Suisse Group
ING
Scotia Bank
Swiss Reinsurance Group
Wells Fargo & Co.
Government, Nonprofit
Government of Singapore
Hong Kong Police
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Permanente Medical Group
U.S. Postal Service
The World Bank
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
Alcon Laboratories
Bayer
GlaxoSmithKline
Johnson & Johnson
Merck & Company
Novo Nordisk
Philips
Manufacturing (Consumer)
adidas-Salomon
Cargill
Earthbound Farms
Foster's Group
Grupo Bimbo
Heineken
illy
Nike
Unilever
Manufacturing (Industrial)
Baosteel
Caterpillar
Daimler AG
Holcim
Johnson Controls
Monsanto
Nissan Motor Co.
Praxair
Renault
Schlumberger
Media, Printing, Publishing
Belo
EMI
Finnish Broadcasting Co.
Penguin
Time Warner
Wall Street Journal
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources
BP
Georgia-Pacific
Petróleo Brasiliero
PetroSA
Saudi Aramco
Valero
Weyerhaeuser
Professional Services
Bain & Co.
Deloitte
KPMG
PricewaterhouseCoopers
White & Case, LLP
I signed on for the Stanford Executive Program because I really wanted to get a global experience. I was amazed from the very beginning by the quality of people. The professors are top-notch, and the diversity of industries and expertise represented in the class was outstanding. As a result of the program, I have become much more aware of the various drivers in a business environment, as well as different global and business cultures.
Kourosh Hadi
Chief of Product Development
The Boeing Company , SEP 2007
Program dates, fees, and faculty are subject to change. If a program is cancelled, Stanford will refund the program tuition in full but is not responsible for travel, accommodations or other expenses incurred by the participant.
Lisa Blair
Associate Director, Programs
Office of Executive Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business