H a r v a r d | B u s i n e s s | S c h o o lExecutive EducationFaced with increasingly complex oversight challenges and demands for greater transparency, how can today's boards do more for their companies? In this board of directors education program, you will gain a deeper understanding of the board's responsibilities in areas such as financial resilience, strategic direction, executive compensation, and regulatory compliance. At the same time, you will learn how to work more effectively with fellow directors and company management to strengthen governance, manage unexpected crises, and make decisions that drive long-term corporate success.
This program is eligible for the Corporate Director Certificate. Learn More
Faced with increasingly complex oversight challenges and demands for greater transparency, how can today's boards do more for their companies? In this board of directors education program, you will gain a deeper understanding of the board's responsibilities in areas such as financial resilience, strategic direction, executive compensation, and regulatory compliance. At the same time, you will learn how to work more effectively with fellow directors and company management to strengthen governance, manage unexpected crises, and make decisions that drive long-term corporate success.
This program is eligible for the Corporate Director Certificate. Learn More
This program is designed to meet the needs of board members, chairs, and directors of publicly held companies and established companies that are planning to go public or undergo a significant transformation.
This program is designed to meet the needs of board members, chairs, and directors of publicly held companies and established companies that are planning to go public or undergo a significant transformation.
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.
Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, case studies, and small group discussions, you and your peers will explore the most important strategic and organizational issues facing corporate boards today—and how the most successful boards are addressing their challenges.
Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, case studies, and small group discussions, you and your peers will explore the most important strategic and organizational issues facing corporate boards today—and how the most successful boards are addressing their challenges.
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.
Lynn S. Paine
John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration. Senior Associate Dean for International Development. Member of the General Management Unit; and faculty cochair of "Women on Boards," "Making Corporate Boards More Effective," and "Preparing to be a Corporate Director."
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"; and faculty cochair of "Making Corporate Boards More Effective," "Strategic Financial Analysis for Business Evaluation," and "Preparing to be a Corporate Director."
Jay W. Lorsch
Louis E. Kirstein Professor of Human Relations. Member of the Organizational Behavior Unit; and faculty chair of the "Corporate Governance Programs."
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; 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.
Lynn S. Paine
John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration. Senior Associate Dean for International Development. Member of the General Management Unit; and faculty cochair of "Women on Boards," "Making Corporate Boards More Effective," and "Preparing to be a Corporate Director."
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"; and faculty cochair of "Making Corporate Boards More Effective," "Strategic Financial Analysis for Business Evaluation," and "Preparing to be a Corporate Director."
Jay W. Lorsch
Louis E. Kirstein Professor of Human Relations. Member of the Organizational Behavior Unit; and faculty chair of the "Corporate Governance Programs."
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; faculty chair of "Senior Executive Leadership Program—India" and "China CEO Renewal Program"; and faculty cochair of "Leading Global Businesses."
