As the focus on corporate governance and oversight has grown, so has the complexity of regulatory challenges facing audit committees. This corporate governance strategy program explores the best practices that your audit committee can use to fulfill its mandate and increase its strategic contribution. You will acquire the frameworks to align corporate strategy with financial reporting—and help your company operate more effectively in today's rigorous market and regulatory environment.
As the focus on corporate governance and oversight has grown, so has the complexity of regulatory challenges facing audit committees. This corporate governance strategy program explores the best practices that your audit committee can use to fulfill its mandate and increase its strategic contribution. You will acquire the frameworks to align corporate strategy with financial reporting—and help your company operate more effectively in today's rigorous market and regulatory environment.
Attendance by two or more representatives of your audit committee or organization will foster teamwork and enhance the program's impact.
Attendance by two or more representatives of your audit committee or organization will foster teamwork and enhance the program's impact.
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.
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.
The curriculum addresses the core responsibilities of audit committees as well as the emerging area of risk management. You will learn how to strengthen internal control systems and ensure that your company's strategy is reflected in its financial reporting. Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, case studies, and small group discussions, you will explore four key areas critical to effective audit committees:
The curriculum addresses the core responsibilities of audit committees as well as the emerging area of risk management. You will learn how to strengthen internal control systems and ensure that your company's strategy is reflected in its financial reporting. Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, case studies, and small group discussions, you will explore four key areas critical to effective audit committees:
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.
Suraj Srinivasan
Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration. Member of the Accounting and Management Unit; faculty chair of "Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance" and "Compensation Committees: New Challenges, New Solutions"; faculty cochair of "Making Corporate Boards More Effective"; and faculty cochair of "Strategic Financial Analysis for Business Evaluation."
Exploring one of the largest cyber breaches in history.
Jay W. Lorsch
Louis E. Kirstein Professor of Human Relations. Member of the Organizational Behavior Unit; and faculty chair of the "Corporate Governance Programs."
As corporations become increasingly complex, the role of the board is up for debate.
Lynn S. Paine
John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration. Senior Associate Dean for International Development; faculty cochair of "Women on Boards;" cochair of "Making Corporate Boards More Effective;" and member of the General Management Unit.
Krishna G. Palepu
Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration, Senior Adviser to the President of Harvard University. Member of the Accounting and Management and the General Management Units; and faculty chair of "Senior Executive Leadership Program—India" and "China CEO Renewal Program"; and faculty cochair of "Leading Global Businesses."
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.
Suraj Srinivasan
Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration. Member of the Accounting and Management Unit; faculty chair of "Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance" and "Compensation Committees: New Challenges, New Solutions"; faculty cochair of "Making Corporate Boards More Effective"; and faculty cochair of "Strategic Financial Analysis for Business Evaluation."
Exploring one of the largest cyber breaches in history.
Jay W. Lorsch
Louis E. Kirstein Professor of Human Relations. Member of the Organizational Behavior Unit; and faculty chair of the "Corporate Governance Programs."
As corporations become increasingly complex, the role of the board is up for debate.
Lynn S. Paine
John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration. Senior Associate Dean for International Development; faculty cochair of "Women on Boards;" cochair of "Making Corporate Boards More Effective;" and member of the General Management Unit.
Krishna G. Palepu
Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration, Senior Adviser to the President of Harvard University. Member of the Accounting and Management and the General Management Units; and faculty chair of "Senior Executive Leadership Program—India" and "China CEO Renewal Program"; and faculty cochair of "Leading Global Businesses."