Dive back into your studies at Harvard Business School Executive Education and examine new frontiers in board governance with our annual Advanced Corporate Director Seminar.

In this program, offered exclusively to past participants of select HBS corporate board-focused programs, you will explore new cases and engage in the most pressing topics facing corporate boards today—all while reconnecting with your HBS Executive Education colleagues and growing your network within the board of directors community.

Take part in these vital conversations to stay up to date on the latest faculty research and developments in corporate governance. Wherever you are in your boardroom journey, you will acquire invaluable insights that will help you enhance your board's effectiveness.

Summary

Dive back into your studies at Harvard Business School Executive Education and examine new frontiers in board governance with our annual Advanced Corporate Director Seminar.

Key Benefits

Debate and learn from cases examining the changing nature of the board's role. As you explore board responsibilities in an evolving business context, you will also expand your network—and uncover new ways you can improve your company and your board.

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Re-examine your company's role in society and its overall purpose
Study best practices in balancing shareholder and stakeholder needs
Explore the board's evolving role in innovation, technology adoption, digital transformation, AI adoption, and related risk management
Gain new perspectives on diversity, equity, and inclusion at the corporate board level
Identify the potential impact of climate change, geopolitics, the changing nature of globalization, and important cultural shifts on your corporate governance strategy
Debate the future of business and prepare to make choices that will put your company at the forefront
Consider the future of corporate governance
Assess your board's readiness to meet emerging challenges

Expand your personal and professional network Expand your personal and professional network

Extend your network by living and working with accomplished board directors from different backgrounds, industries, and countries from around the globe
Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your board, business challenges, and career decisions

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Take action from the boardroom to build a more resilient, sustainable company

Re-examine your company's role in society and its overall purpose
Study best practices in balancing shareholder and stakeholder needs
Explore the board's evolving role in innovation, technology adoption, digital transformation, AI adoption, and related risk management
Gain new perspectives on diversity, equity, and inclusion at the corporate board level
Identify the potential impact of climate change, geopolitics, the changing nature of globalization, and important cultural shifts on your corporate governance strategy
Debate the future of business and prepare to make choices that will put your company at the forefront
Consider the future of corporate governance
Assess your board's readiness to meet emerging challenges

Expand your personal and professional network

Extend your network by living and working with accomplished board directors from different backgrounds, industries, and countries from around the globe
Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your board, business challenges, and career decisions

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for executives who have completed one or more of the following HBS Executive Education programs (in-person or virtual):

Program for Leadership Development participants earn 2 PLDA Points on completion of this program.

Dive Deeper into the Experience

Thrive in a learning environment that welcomes diverse ideas and perspectives.

Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.

See how exchange with faculty and peers yields new insights into critical business trends.

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for executives who have completed one or more of the following HBS Executive Education programs (in-person or virtual):

Program for Leadership Development participants earn 2 PLDA Points on completion of this program.

Dive Deeper into the Experience

Thrive in a learning environment that welcomes diverse ideas and perspectives.

Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.

See how exchange with faculty and peers yields new insights into critical business trends.

Learning and Living at HBS

When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.

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Admissions Criteria and Process

We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis, and encourage you to apply as early as possible. Although most programs have no formal educational requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities.

Answering Your Questions

Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and development goals. Contact a program advisor via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the U.S., call +1.617.495.6555).

Application Submission

We recommend that you apply at least four weeks before the program start date. You may use our online form or download an application. HBS maintains all application information in strict confidentiality. We acknowledge receipt of applications via email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an acknowledgment, please email us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us at +1.617.495.6226.

Application Review

To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review applications monthly and will contact you via email with the Admissions Committee's decision.

Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals. You will be invoiced upon admission to the program. Invoices are due within 30 days of receipt, or upon receipt if the program start date is less than 30 days from the invoice date. If you need to cancel or defer your participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Cancellation or deferral requests received 14 to 30 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a fee of one-half of the program fee. Requests received within 14 days are subject to full payment.

Admissions Criteria and Process

Answering Your Questions

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Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

What You Will Learn

This program offers a powerful learning and networking opportunity that will broaden your perspective on the many ways boards and directors can address emerging challenges—from the need to keep pace with technological advances to the pressures of responding to issues like climate change. Through faculty presentations, case studies, and small-group work, you and your peers will examine the topics affecting today's boards and discover new governance strategies.

This program provides insight from relevant case studies as well as the opportunity to hear directly from some case protagonists. Regardless of when you last attended an HBS Executive Education program, you will discover engaging new ways to deliver more value as a board member.

Participants should expect to spend at least 9-12 hours on self-paced case preparation prior to attending the program. Case materials will be made available approximately two weeks prior to program start.

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Developing a clearer view of how your company and your board can support sustainability and address climate change
Understanding the board’s role in driving corporate purpose
Practicing stakeholder-centered governance while managing shareholder activism
Exploring trends in board fiduciary and legal responsibilities as well as emerging organizational forms
Analyzing key factors that have affected globalization and global supply chains; determining potential impact on your company
Improving board oversight of strategy, innovation, and digital transformation
Overseeing the creation of organizational capabilities relating to artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics; managing related risks
Examining the board’s responsibilities regarding talent management; leadership development; and diversity, equity, and inclusion (both in the company and on the board)
Evaluating risk management in terms of cybersecurity and data privacy

Key Topics

Topics include:

Developing a clearer view of how your company and your board can support sustainability and address climate change
Understanding the board’s role in driving corporate purpose
Practicing stakeholder-centered governance while managing shareholder activism
Exploring trends in board fiduciary and legal responsibilities as well as emerging organizational forms
Analyzing key factors that have affected globalization and global supply chains; determining potential impact on your company
Improving board oversight of strategy, innovation, and digital transformation
Overseeing the creation of organizational capabilities relating to artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics; managing related risks
Examining the board’s responsibilities regarding talent management; leadership development; and diversity, equity, and inclusion (both in the company and on the board)
Evaluating risk management in terms of cybersecurity and data privacy

The HBS Advantage

Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.

Faculty Cochairs

Lynn S. Paine

Baker Foundation Professor and John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration, Emerita

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Suraj Srinivasan

Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration

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Krishna G. Palepu

Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration

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The HBS Advantage: Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.

Faculty Cochairs

Lynn S. Paine

Baker Foundation Professor and John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration, Emerita

HBS Unit:

General Management

Read Full Bio

Suraj Srinivasan

Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration

HBS Unit:

Accounting and Management

Read Full Bio

Faculty

Krishna G. Palepu

Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration

HBS Units:

Accounting and Management

General Management

Read Full Bio

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