Print this material
Request a brochure
Send email to a friend
Contact Program Director
Apply Now!

2008 Dates: June 22 - August 5, 2008
Program Tuition: $52,000 USD
Please contact Michaela Cronin at cronin_michaela@gsb.stanford.edu
if you are interested in applying.

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. Participants are typically either top-level executives seeking to broaden their strategic vision and leadership capabilities or high-performing senior executives positioning themselves for success in top roles. In addition, participants often face one or more of the following professional challenges:

Participant Perspectives: Inspiration
"What are your impressions of fellow
participants?"

[ Windows Media File | Real Video File ]

• A promotion to a position with significant global leadership responsibilities
• A transition from a top-level, functionally-centered role to a senior-level, general management role
• A rapidly changing industry environment that demands new strategies and capabilities
• A shift or planned shift in organizational strategy that demands fresh leadership perspectives

Typical Class Profile

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	35%
	Europe	30%
	Asia Pacific	25%
	Africa, Middle East	5%
	South America	5%
Industry
	Manufacturing	25%
	Financial Services	17%
	Electronics, Semiconductors	11%
	Government, Nonprofit	10%
	Utilities, Energy	10%
	Communications, Media	8%
	Other	19%

Back to the top ^

Benefits for Participants

The Stanford Executive Program offers three primary benefits to participants.

Broaden Your Expertise.  Most executives in senior-level general management roles have not spent their entire careers in general management. Many have risen through the ranks in a specific functional area, whether finance, marketing, operations, or another.  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. Furthermore, the program's unique elective course component 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.

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. Exposure to the collective knowledge and experience of more than 100 peers from around the world plays a key role in this process.

Back to the top ^

Class Size

Each session of the Stanford Executive Program contains up to 144 participants. Participants are divided into two concurrent class sections to enhance interaction during lectures. These two class sections are then reassigned midway through the program to increase peer exposure and knowledge sharing.

Back to the top ^

Sample of Companies

Back to the top ^

The Stanford Executive Program is a unique and absolutely tremendous experience. It is unique because you have the opportunity to learn and share with so many interesting people. It is tremendous because all the people who attend the program are there to learn from each other. So capture every opportunity, every moment, every discussion -- because it will be one of the best and most important times of your life.

Thierry Drilhon
Vice President, EMEA, Cisco Systems, France
Class of 2004