Senior Executive Leadership Program—China

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Make the most of emerging opportunities in China and beyond. Learn how to build a high-performance organization, drive innovation, and deliver global value.

  • Dates

    Sep 7, 2025 – Apr 24, 2026

  • Status

    Accepting Applications

  • Format

    In-Person

  • Location

    HBS Campus, Boston, US; and Beijing, Chengdu, Shenzhen, and Shanghai, China

  • Fee

    630,000 RMB

  • Application Due

    Aug 15, 2025

The program fee covers tuition, program materials, accommodations, and most meals.

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Devise strategies that scale from regional success to global impact. Drive peak performance through organizational transformation. This program will fast-track your growth as a leader, enabling you to take on tasks that would otherwise require years of on-the-job learning. 

Designed to prepare you for the greatest challenges today’s leaders face, the Senior Executive Leadership Program—China will revolutionize how you understand and grow your business. 

Key Program Features

Key Topics

  • Broaden your perspective of your company in the context of the local, regional, and global business environments 

  • Spot and seize growth opportunities and sharpen your strategic thinking 

  • Develop new leadership skills to transform your company and drive global impact  

  • Build a high-performance culture that champions innovation and takes advantage of technological disruption  

  • Enhance your understanding of ethical, accountable, and authentic leadership techniques 

  • Foster agility and position your company’s brand for scalable and enduring success  

  • Create new value for customers and stay competitive through market-specific tactics

Program Format

  • 6
    modules
  • 3
    weeks on the HBS campus
  • 4
    weeks of in-person learning in region
  • 25
    hours of pre-program work

Our distinctive program format maximizes learning and the development of a global perspective, while minimizing consecutive days away from home and work.

Participants will receive a detailed schedule and case materials approximately two weeks before the program starts.

Module Details

Module 1Sep 7 – 12, 2025Full-TimeHBS Campus, Boston, US
Module 2Oct 19 – 24, 2025Full-TimeBeijing, China
Module 3Dec 7 – 12, 2025Full-TimeChengdu, China
Module 4Jan 11 – 16, 2026Full-TimeShenzhen, China
Module 5Mar 1 – 6, 2026Full-TimeShanghai, China
Module 6Apr 12 – 24, 2026Full-TimeHBS Campus, Boston, US

Who Should Attend

This program is intended for two types of executives: 

  • Senior executives, senior functional leaders, or general managers from successful, established companies in China who are preparing to assume new responsibilities or drive growth initiatives 

  • Entrepreneurs with established start-ups and executives planning to establish or expand their presence in China  

Ideal organizations include: 

  • Established companies (either private or state-owned) 

  • Entrepreneurial ventures 

  • Growing family businesses 

  • Multinational firms 

  • Nonprofit organizations 

  • Government agencies, especially those working closely with the private sector 

  • Others looking for business success in China, or who have partners in the region 

Top Countries Represented

Female executive asking a question during the class
76%
People's Republic of China
9%
United States of America
8%
Republic of China
2%
Luxembourg
2%
Mongolia
2%
Singapore

Top Industries Represented

  • 25%

    Financial

  • 12%

    High Technology

  • 9%

    Professional Services

  • 8%

    Consumer Products

  • 5%

    Manufacturing

  • 5%

    Raw Materials / Energy

  • 3%

    Real Estate / Construction

  • 2%

    Agriculture

  • 2%

    Asset Management

  • 2%

    Construction

Experience

Years Worked

  • 13%

    Less than 10 years

  • 18%

    10-14 years

  • 25%

    15-19 years

  • 19%

    20-24 years

  • 11%

    25-29 years

  • 5%

    30-34 years

  • 8%

    35-39 years

  • 1%

    40 or more

Companies That Have Participated

  • JD.com
  • Google China
  • Midea Group
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Tencent
  • Li Auto Inc.
  • Unilever China
  • H world Shanghai
  • Trip.com Group
  • Marriott International, Inc.

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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

Faculty

The HBS Experience

This is a blended program that alternates in-person and virtual elements. Our regional programs feature modules in relevant major cities around the world in addition to modules at our storied campus at the heart of Boston's vibrant business, academic, and technology hubs.

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

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.