Alumni Lifelong Learning Benefit

An Executive Education Discount

Now you can further your personal and professional growth, while also benefiting from an exclusive 30-percent discount on all open-enrollment HBS Executive Education programs. HBS offers more than 60 executive development opportunities for alumni to return to the campus to reconnect with HBS faculty, recharge their leadership capacity, and interact with an array of leading executives from around the world.

This offer is available to HBS alumni* only, is nontransferable to colleagues, partners, or other company executives, and is subject to the standard HBS Executive Education cancellation and admission policies. The discount is applicable to HBS Executive Education open-enrollment programs only, and cannot be applied to alumni-only programs such as:

  • Breakthrough Insights
  • Charting Your Course: Discovering Working Options

This discount also is not available for the following off-campus programs:

  • Global CEO Program for China (CEIBS, Shanghai, China; IESE, Barcelona, Spain; HBS, Boston, MA USA)
  • Leading Change and Organizational Renewal (Stanford Graduate School of Business)
  • Senior Executive Program for China (Tsinghua-SEM, Beijing, China; CEIBS, Shanghai, China; HBS, Boston, MA USA)

Please view the Alumni Discount Frequently Asked Questions below for more information about this alumni benefit.

Alumni Discount FAQs

What constitutes alumni status?

How can I verify my alumni status?

What is an HBS Executive Education open-enrollment program?

Are all HBS Executive Education open-enrollment programs eligible for the alumni discount?

Can I apply the alumni discount to an HBS custom program for my organization?

Will I receive the alumni discount when attending HBS alumni or past-participant programs?

If I sponsor another manager from my organization to an HBS Executive Education open-enrollment program, can that individual take advantage of my alumni discount?

Can I send or bring my spouse or partner to an HBS Executive Education open-enrollment program and have that person receive the alumni discount, as well?

Do I need to note my alumni status on the application in order to receive this discount?

What constitutes alumni status?

A Harvard Business School alumnus/a is defined as any person receiving a degree from Harvard Business School in a qualifying program.

Current HBS programs that grant alumni status include:

  • Advanced Management Program (AMP)
  • Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
  • General Management Program (GMP)
  • Joint Program with Harvard Kennedy School (MPP/MBA and MBA-MPA/ID)
  • Joint Program with Harvard Law School /Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)
  • Joint Program with Harvard Medical School /Master of Business Administration (MD/MBA)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Owner/President Management Program (OPM)
  • PhD in Business Economics (PhDBE or PhDBusEc)
  • PhD in Information, Technology, and Management (PhDITM)
  • PhD in Organizational Behavior (PhDOB)
  • PhD in Science, Technology, and Management (PhDSTM)
  • President's Program in Leadership (PPL)
  • Program for Leadership Development (plus completion of 10 open-enrollment program days) (PLDA)
  • Visitor for Individual Studies (VIS)

Retired HBS programs which granted alumni status (all attendees are members of the current HBS alumni community)

  • Individuals prior to 2008 having completed one year of an HBS MBA program
  • Advanced Management Program/International Senior Management Program (AMP/ISMP)
  • Central and Eastern European Teachers' Program (ETP)
  • Doctor of Commercial Science (DCS)
  • The General Manager Program™ (TGMP)
  • Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration (HRPBA)
  • Industrial Administrator (IA)
  • International Senior Management Program (ISMP)
  • International Teachers' Program (ITP)
  • Middle-Management Program (MMP)
  • Mid-Officer Certificate (MOC)
  • PhD in Decision Sciences (PhDDS)
  • Program for Global Leadership™ (PGL)
  • Program for Management Development (PMD)
  • Programs for Health System Management (PHSM)
  • Senior Executive Program for the Middle East (SEPME)
  • Senior Executive Programme for Africa (SEPSA)
  • Veterans' Certificate (VC)

How can I verify my alumni status?

To confirm your status as an HBS alumnus/a, first review the definition of alumni status. If you still are uncertain and have questions, you may contact our Executive Education client service specialists at 1-800-HBS-5577 (outside the U.S., dial +1-617-495-6555).

What is an HBS Executive Education open-enrollment program?

Unlike our custom programs and alumni programs, participation in HBS Executive Education open-enrollment programs is available to professionals in both the private and public sectors. Company sponsorship is required, and acceptance is based on professional qualifications. Open-enrollment programs include more than 60 learning opportunities that you can explore by topic, program type, or level of experience.

Are all HBS Executive Education open-enrollment programs eligible for the alumni discount?

The 30-percent alumni discount applies to all HBS Executive Education open-enrollment programs with the exception of three off-campus courses:

  • Global CEO Program for China (CEIBS, Shanghai, China; IESE, Barcelona, Spain; HBS, Boston, MA USA)
  • Leading Change and Organizational Renewal (Stanford Graduate School of Business)
  • Senior Executive Program for China (Tsinghua-SEM, Beijing, China; CEIBS, Shanghai, China; HBS, Boston, MA USA)
Can I apply the alumni discount to an HBS custom program for my organization?

The 30-percent discount is available only for HBS Executive Education open-enrollment programs and may not be applied to HBS custom programs.

Will I receive the alumni discount when attending HBS alumni or past-participant programs?

HBS programs developed exclusively for alumni and former Executive Education participants are not eligible for the 30-percent discount. These include:

  • Breakthrough Insights
  • Charting Your Course: Discovering Working Options
If I sponsor another manager from my organization to an HBS Executive Education open-enrollment program, can that individual take advantage of my alumni discount?

Colleagues, partners, and other company executives also must be HBS alumni in order to qualify for the 30-percent discount. This discount benefit is exclusive to HBS alumni, nontransferable, and subject to standard HBS Executive Education cancellation and admission policies.

Can I send or bring my spouse or partner to an HBS Executive Education open-enrollment program and have that person receive the alumni discount, as well?

Only spouses or partners who qualify for HBS alumni status are eligible to receive the 30-percent discount. This discount benefit is exclusive to HBS alumni, nontransferable, and subject to standard HBS Executive Education cancellation and admission policies.

Do I need to note my alumni status on the application in order to receive this discount?

Your application does not require any alumni reference. The 30-percent discount automatically will be reflected in the invoice you receive upon acceptance into the program.