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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.

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

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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