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William W. George
Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School
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William W. George
Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School
Featured Program
Leading Global Businesses
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Accepting Applications

Date

19–24 FEB 2023

Format

In-Person Learning takes place on the HBS campus or a designated location.

Location

HBS Campus

Build and lead your global organization while boosting its ability to create and sustain advantage and adapt nimbly to changing conditions.
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Featured Program
Leading Global Businesses
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Accepting Applications

Date

19–24 FEB 2023

Format

In-Person Learning takes place on the HBS campus or a designated location.

Location

HBS Campus

Build and lead your global organization while boosting its ability to create and sustain advantage and adapt nimbly to changing conditions.
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William W. George is executive fellow at Harvard Business School (HBS), where he has taught leadership since 2004. He is the author of:  Emerging Leader Edition of True North, Discover Your True North and The Discover Your True North Fieldbook,  Authentic Leadership, True North,  Finding Your True North, 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis and True North Groups.

He was chair and CEO of Medtronic, the world's leading medical technology company. Under his leadership, Medtronic's market capitalization grew from $1.1 billion to $60 billion, averaging 35 percent a year. He joined Medtronic in 1989 as president and COO, was CEO from 1991 to 2001, and was chair of the board from 1996 to 2002. Earlier in his career, he was an executive with Honeywell and Litton Industries and served in the U.S. Department of Defense.

He has served as a director of Goldman Sachs, ExxonMobil, Novartis, Target, the Mayo Clinic, and World Economic Forum USA. He received the 2014 Bower Award for Business Leadership and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2012. He has been named one of the Top 25 Business Leaders of the Past 25 Years by PBS, Executive of the Year by Academy of Management, and Director of the Year by National Association of Corporate Directors.

Bill received a BS in industrial engineering with high honors from Georgia Tech and his MBA with high distinction from Harvard University, where he was a Baker Scholar. He has received honorary PhDs from Georgia Tech, Mayo Medical School, University of St. Thomas, Augsburg College, and Bryant University. He and his wife, Penny, reside in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

For more information about Bill and projects he is working on, follow him on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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Featured Program
Leading Global Businesses
Status

Accepting Applications

Date

19–24 FEB 2023

Format

In-Person Learning takes place on the HBS campus or a designated location.

Location

HBS Campus

Build and lead your global organization while boosting its ability to create and sustain advantage and adapt nimbly to changing conditions.
Download Download Brochure
Need Help? Contact Us:
Program Advising team
Email: executive_education@hbs.edu
Featured Program
Leading Global Businesses
Status

Accepting Applications

Date

19–24 FEB 2023

Format

In-Person Learning takes place on the HBS campus or a designated location.

Location

HBS Campus

Build and lead your global organization while boosting its ability to create and sustain advantage and adapt nimbly to changing conditions.
Download Download Brochure
Need Help? Contact Us:
Program Advising team
Email: executive_education@hbs.edu

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