Owner/President Management

Executives in HBS classroom

Drive the vision for your enterprise. Become an entrepreneurial leader with the skills to maximize your impact and take your company to the next level.

  • Status

    Waitlisted

  • Format

    In-Person

  • Location

    HBS Campus

  • Fee

    $50,000 (Unit 1 only)

The program fee is for Unit 1 only and covers tuition, program materials, accommodations, and most meals.

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Program Announcement

Thank you for your interest in this program. The May session currently is waitlisted. The Admissions Committee will consider additional applications should space become available. You may wish to consider applying to the October 12 – 31, 2025 session.

Each OPM session is delivered in three units that span 24 months.
Applications submitted through our website are for Unit 1 only. Once you have completed Unit 1, you will be notified when registration opens for Units 2 and 3 to confirm your seat. Unit 2 and 3 fees may differ from Unit 1.

Building, leading, and growing a successful business can be an all-consuming challenge that leaves leaders little time for personal and professional growth. As your business expands, so will its challenges. Your strategic vision and go-to-market options should expand too.

Owner/President Management is a transformational program for pushing yourself towards operational excellence and advancing your company's agenda. Expand your mindset as a leader. Leave inspired to drive growth, innovate through disruption, cultivate an agile culture, and sustain enterprise success.

Key Program Features

Key Topics

  • Drive growth while managing uncertainty

  • Manage financial risks strategically to inform decision-making

  • Identify opportunities and challenges in doing business globally

  • Lead and manage people to effectively execute your strategy

  • Craft successful sales and marketing strategies that drive value

  • Maximize ROI through effective sales strategies

  • Strengthen your negotiation skills in a variety of contexts and environments

  • Set and achieve long-term strategic goals

Program Format

  • 3
    units
  • 9
    weeks on the HBS campus
  • 30–40
    hours of pre-program work

Each OPM session is delivered in three units over 24 months so that you can apply new insights at your company throughout the program.

Applications submitted through our website are for Unit 1 only. Once you have completed Unit 1, you will be notified when registration opens for Units 2 and 3 to confirm your seat. Unit 2 and 3 fees may differ from Unit 1.

Participants are expected to complete all three units of the same cohort for completion of the program, unless there is an extenuating circumstance that prevents them from doing so. If this happens, with approval from the Program Director, participants may join a subsequent cohort.

Unit Details

Unit 1: May 2025May 11 – 30, 2025Full-TimeHBS Campus
Unit 2: Feb 2026Full-TimeHBS Campus
Unit 3: Mar 2027Full-TimeHBS Campus

Pre-Program

Work will begin about one month prior to the start of the program. Pre-work is self-paced and includes both case preparation and access to HBS Online coursework taught by V.G. Narayanan—HBS faculty and Senior Associate Dean of Executive Education and HBS Online. Participants should set aside 10-12 hours per week to complete pre-work before the start of Unit 1.

Each unit is focused on a theme:

  • Unit 1: Analyzing and Pursuing Opportunities

  • Unit 2: Leading Growth and Transformation

  • Unit 3: Planning Future Transitions

Between units, you will assess and improve your leadership performance as you apply what you've learned to tackle opportunities and challenges at your company.

Who Should Attend

OPM is designed for business owners and founders who meet the following criteria:

  • You (or your family) hold a significant equity stake in the firm

  • You have an active operating role in the firm

  • The business has experienced substantive growth and scale since company inception

  • Your role covers the scope of chief executive officer, chief operating officer, president, managing director, or executive director of the company

While the curriculum emphasizes entrepreneurial leadership, participants from multigenerational family businesses and long-established companies are also welcome to attend.

Global Perspective

Two female and two male executives sit and smile around a table filled with notes.
4%
Africa
25%
Asia Pacific
15%
Europe
19%
Latin America
6%
Middle East
31%
North America

Top Industries Represented

  • 13%

    Real Estate / Construction

  • 11%

    Financial

  • 11%

    High Technology

  • 10%

    Consumer Products

  • 8%

    Manufacturing

  • 7%

    Health Care

  • 7%

    Professional Services

  • 4%

    Retail Services

  • 3%

    Raw Materials / Energy

  • 3%

    Transportation

Education

Highest Level Attained

  • 3%

    JD/Law

  • 1%

    MD

  • 2%

    PhD

  • 24%

    MBA

  • 17%

    MS/MA

  • 33%

    BS/BA

  • 3%

    Two Year College

  • 5%

    Foreign Diploma

  • 4%

    High School Diploma

Teaching Team

All our executive education programs are developed and taught by a team of widely recognized HBS faculty. Many are 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 Chair

  • Headshot of Deepak Malhotra

    Deepak Malhotra

    Eli Goldston Professor of Business Administration Chair, OPM

Faculty

The HBS Experience

This in-person program takes place on our storied campus where you'll live and learn at the heart of Boston's vibrant business, academic, and technology hubs.

At HBS, every detail is carefully calibrated to drive your success. Living arrangements and classrooms that spark connection. Unrivaled academic resources. And rejuvenating fitness, dining, and cultural amenities.

View of Executive Education area of HBS campus

The dedicated Executive Education area of campus features multiple classroom buildings and three residence halls around a quad

Residence hall bedroom and bathroom, with woman looking out a window

Our well-appointed residence halls feature private bedrooms, living group lounges, and courtyards to fuel vibrant discussions

Admissions

We admit applicants on a rolling, space-available basis, so you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible.

The selective admissions process is based on professional achievement, organizational responsibility, and the admissions criteria for each program as described in Who Should Attend. There are no formal educational requirements for HBS Executive Education programs.

Learn more about the admissions process and requirements.

Program content, dates, schedule, fees, technology platforms, and faculty are subject to change. In accordance with Harvard University policy, Harvard Business School does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex or sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, veteran status, or disability in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities.