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    Senior Executive Program—Africa

    Senior Executive Program—Africa
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    • Dates: TBD
    • Format: Blended Blended programs combine both in-person and virtual learning.
    • Locations: South Africa, Virtual, HBS Campus
    • Fee: TBD
    • The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
    Darshan Chandaria

    "I am now able to consider outcomes through a clearly articulated and structured process."

    Darshan Chandaria
    Director and Group CEO, Chandaria, Kenya
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    Director and Group CEO, Chandaria, Kenya
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    "For me, the big takeaway revolved around the technique and science of innovation."

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    Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Kigali, Rwanda, Africa
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    Managing Director, KCB Bank Burundi, Africa
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    Managing Director, KCB Bank Burundi, Africa
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    Program Announcement
    The information below is based on the prior program session and does not reflect potential changes to faculty and course content for future program offerings. For a list of upcoming programs, visit our program finder.

    Summary

    African countries face a distinct set of social, economic, and political conditions that create unique business challenges—along with exciting opportunities. To gain a competitive advantage, businesses across the continent need exceptional, confident leaders. This program prepares you to expand your leadership skills as well as your knowledge of local, regional, and global markets. By improving your ability to design and execute winning strategies, deliver innovative offerings, nurture high-performance teams, and navigate rapid change, you will be ready to help your company drive growth in Africa's dynamic markets.

    HBS offers this program in partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) of the University of Pretoria in South Africa.

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    Summary

    African countries face a distinct set of social, economic, and political conditions that create unique business challenges—along with exciting opportunities. To gain a competitive advantage, businesses across the continent need exceptional, confident leaders. This program prepares you to expand your leadership skills as well as your knowledge of local, regional, and global markets. By improving your ability to design and execute winning strategies, deliver innovative offerings, nurture high-performance teams, and navigate rapid change, you will be ready to help your company drive growth in Africa's dynamic markets.

    HBS offers this program in partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) of the University of Pretoria in South Africa.

    Key Benefits

    Featuring a regional in-person module, an independent work module, and an in-person module on the HBS campus, this program enables rapidly growing organizations to drive business momentum through more effective leadership. By gaining deeper insight into the best practices of successful business leaders, you will be better equipped to lead effectively and help your organization achieve ambitious goals in local markets, regional markets, and across Africa.

    • Design an effective strategy for business growth in an African context—within your country or across borders
    • Differentiate your offerings and deliver more value to customers
    • Implement changes that align your organization for optimal execution
    • Improve your organization's ability to innovate
    • Build a sustainable, accountable organization with greater transparency and stronger governance
    • Develop enduring bonds with accomplished peers from across the African continent
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    Key Benefits

    Featuring a regional in-person module, an independent work module, and an in-person module on the HBS campus, this program enables rapidly growing organizations to drive business momentum through more effective leadership. By gaining deeper insight into the best practices of successful business leaders, you will be better equipped to lead effectively and help your organization achieve ambitious goals in local markets, regional markets, and across Africa.

    • Design an effective strategy for business growth in an African context—within your country or across borders
    • Differentiate your offerings and deliver more value to customers
    • Implement changes that align your organization for optimal execution
    • Improve your organization's ability to innovate
    • Build a sustainable, accountable organization with greater transparency and stronger governance
    • Develop enduring bonds with accomplished peers from across the African continent

    Who Should Attend

    Experienced senior executives in African companies who have significant responsibility in strategic decision-making.

    Participants typically represent growth-oriented organizations, including:

    • Established private or state-owned companies
    • Local, multinational, or pan-African businesses
    • Growing family businesses
    • Nonprofit organizations
    • Government agencies, especially those working closely with the private sector

    Participants might include CEOs, CFOs, business line heads, or other senior members of a company's executive team, as well as directors general of government agencies.

    A limited amount of partial scholarship funding may be available for qualified applicants from not-for-profit organizations. Please include a request for funding in your application.

    Program for Leadership Development participants earn 10 PLDA Points on completion of this program.

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    Who Should Attend

    Experienced senior executives in African companies who have significant responsibility in strategic decision-making.

    Participants typically represent growth-oriented organizations, including:

    • Established private or state-owned companies
    • Local, multinational, or pan-African businesses
    • Growing family businesses
    • Nonprofit organizations
    • Government agencies, especially those working closely with the private sector

    Participants might include CEOs, CFOs, business line heads, or other senior members of a company's executive team, as well as directors general of government agencies.

    A limited amount of partial scholarship funding may be available for qualified applicants from not-for-profit organizations. Please include a request for funding in your application.

    Program for Leadership Development participants earn 10 PLDA Points on completion of this program.

    Dive Deeper into the Experience
    Play video
    Play video
    Inside the ClassroomInside the Classroom
    See how exchange with faculty and peers yields new insights into critical business trends.
    Watch the VideoWatch the Video
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    Play video
    We Celebrate New Ways of Thinking. Are You Ready?We Celebrate New Ways of Thinking. Are You Ready?
    Thrive in a learning environment that welcomes diverse ideas and perspectives.
    Watch the VideoWatch the Video
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    Discover more about business. And yourself.Discover more about business. And yourself.
    Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.
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    Blended Learning and Living at HBS

    When you participate in a blended Executive Education program at Harvard Business School, you get the best of both worlds—a powerful learning experience that combines highly immersive in-person modules in a regional location and on the HBS campus with an interactive self-paced virtual module. The blended format provides opportunities to apply new skills and frameworks in your organization during the program.

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    Both case-based formats are led by HBS faculty, who share their latest research and engage you in a dynamic exchange of ideas with a global community of peers. Each module is carefully designed to maximize the impact, enable immediate application, and accelerate leadership growth.

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    Blended Learning and Living at HBS Dropdown down

    When you participate in a blended Executive Education program at Harvard Business School, you get the best of both worlds—a powerful learning experience that combines highly immersive in-person modules in a regional location and on the HBS campus with an interactive self-paced virtual module. The blended format provides opportunities to apply new skills and frameworks in your organization during the program.
    Review Our Campus Health & Safety Protocols
    Both case-based formats are led by HBS faculty, who share their latest research and engage you in a dynamic exchange of ideas with a global community of peers. Each module is carefully designed to maximize the impact, enable immediate application, and accelerate leadership growth.

    Admissions Criteria and Process

    We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis, and encourage you to apply as early as possible. Although this program has no formal educational requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities.
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    The Application Process

    We select applicants who embrace challenge, seek genuine personal and professional growth, and are ready to innovate—in themselves and in their organizations. The curious, open-minded executive who commits wholeheartedly to the program will find the Senior Executive Program—Africa to be a highly stimulating, rewarding—even life-changing experience.

    To apply, you will submit:

    • The application, telling us about your experience, your organization, and your current responsibilities, goals, and challenges
    • A letter of reference from someone familiar with your work
    To review both the application and letter of reference, download the Application PDF. You can submit your application via our online Application Form or by returning a completed PDF. When submitting the online application form, you will be asked for the email address of the individual serving as your reference. That individual will receive an email with a link to an online letter of reference form.

    Answering Your Questions

    Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and development goals. Contact a program advisor via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the U.S., call +1.617.495.6555).

    Letter of Reference

    To gain a deeper understanding of your background and your potential as a leader, we require a letter of reference from a senior executive within your organization, a board member, or an HBS graduate familiar with your role and responsibilities. To submit the letter, follow the instructions in your application.

    Application Submission

    We recommend that you apply as soon as you can, and at least four weeks before the program start date. You may use our online form or download an application. HBS maintains all application information in strict confidentiality. We acknowledge receipt of applications via email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an acknowledgment, please email us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us at +1.617.495.6226.

    English Proficiency

    Proficiency in spoken and written English is essential for active participation in fast-moving classes and small group discussions. If English is your second language, or if you have less than one year of experience working in an English-speaking environment, please provide a brief statement documenting your proficiency. We may also ask for an interview.

    Learning Commitment

    Residency is required for in-person modules and attendance of live synchronous sessions is expected. Your active participation in all classroom sessions, case discussions, and other program activities is essential, so you must be free of other responsibilities during the program.

    Application Review

    To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review applications monthly and will contact you via email with the Admissions Committee's decision.

    Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

    The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals. You will be invoiced upon admission to the program. Invoices are due within 30 days of receipt, or upon receipt if the program start date is less than 30 days from the invoice date. If you need to cancel or defer your participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Cancellation or deferral requests received 14 to 30 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a fee of one-half of the program fee. Requests received within 14 days are subject to full payment.

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    We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis, and encourage you to apply as early as possible. Although this program has no formal educational requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities.

    The Application Process

    We select applicants who embrace challenge, seek genuine personal and professional growth, and are ready to innovate—in themselves and in their organizations. The curious, open-minded executive who commits wholeheartedly to the program will find the Senior Executive Program—Africa to be a highly stimulating, rewarding—even life-changing experience.

    To apply, you will submit:

    • The application, telling us about your experience, your organization, and your current responsibilities, goals, and challenges
    • A letter of reference from someone familiar with your work
    To review both the application and letter of reference, download the Application PDF. You can submit your application via our online Application Form or by returning a completed PDF. When submitting the online application form, you will be asked for the email address of the individual serving as your reference. That individual will receive an email with a link to an online letter of reference form.

    Answering Your Questions

    Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and development goals. Contact a program advisor via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the U.S., call +1.617.495.6555).

    Letter of Reference

    To gain a deeper understanding of your background and your potential as a leader, we require a letter of reference from a senior executive within your organization, a board member, or an HBS graduate familiar with your role and responsibilities. To submit the letter, follow the instructions in your application.

    Application Submission

    We recommend that you apply as soon as you can, and at least four weeks before the program start date. You may use our online form or download an application. HBS maintains all application information in strict confidentiality. We acknowledge receipt of applications via email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an acknowledgment, please email us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us at +1.617.495.6226.

    English Proficiency

    Proficiency in spoken and written English is essential for active participation in fast-moving classes and small group discussions. If English is your second language, or if you have less than one year of experience working in an English-speaking environment, please provide a brief statement documenting your proficiency. We may also ask for an interview.

    Learning Commitment

    Residency is required for in-person modules and attendance of live synchronous sessions is expected. Your active participation in all classroom sessions, case discussions, and other program activities is essential, so you must be free of other responsibilities during the program.

    Application Review

    To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review applications monthly and will contact you via email with the Admissions Committee's decision.

    Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

    The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals. You will be invoiced upon admission to the program. Invoices are due within 30 days of receipt, or upon receipt if the program start date is less than 30 days from the invoice date. If you need to cancel or defer your participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Cancellation or deferral requests received 14 to 30 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a fee of one-half of the program fee. Requests received within 14 days are subject to full payment.

    What You Will Learn

    The Senior Executive Program—Africa is designed to help you grow as a leader while minimizing time away from work. Emphasizing business challenges of greatest relevance to leaders in African markets, the curriculum examines the real-life experiences of executives from Africa and around the world to illuminate best practices in management and leadership.

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    What You Will Learn

    The Senior Executive Program—Africa is designed to help you grow as a leader while minimizing time away from work. Emphasizing business challenges of greatest relevance to leaders in African markets, the curriculum examines the real-life experiences of executives from Africa and around the world to illuminate best practices in management and leadership.

    Program Format

    The program includes three modules over five months. The intensive in-person Module 1 takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa and includes a focus on strategy, innovation, and leadership through networking, faculty presentations, and simulations. Module 2 incorporates an independent business challenge project at your location of choice. This time back at your organization provides the opportunity to begin incorporating new strategies and tactics immediately.

    The intensive in-person Module 3 on the HBS campus combine case studies, presentations from both HBS faculty and Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) faculty, dynamic classroom discussions, small group exercises, and guest speakers. Between these two sessions of highly focused learning, you will work on a special project in which you will address an important business challenge facing your organization. You will also have ample opportunity for interaction with faculty and peers inside and outside the class sessions.

    Collaborative learning is an integral part of the experience. To maximize the benefit for everyone, you are expected to attend every session, complete all assignments, and contribute effectively in the class and in small groups.

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    Program Format

    The program includes three modules over five months. The intensive in-person Module 1 takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa and includes a focus on strategy, innovation, and leadership through networking, faculty presentations, and simulations. Module 2 incorporates an independent business challenge project at your location of choice. This time back at your organization provides the opportunity to begin incorporating new strategies and tactics immediately.

    The intensive in-person Module 3 on the HBS campus combine case studies, presentations from both HBS faculty and Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) faculty, dynamic classroom discussions, small group exercises, and guest speakers. Between these two sessions of highly focused learning, you will work on a special project in which you will address an important business challenge facing your organization. You will also have ample opportunity for interaction with faculty and peers inside and outside the class sessions.

    Collaborative learning is an integral part of the experience. To maximize the benefit for everyone, you are expected to attend every session, complete all assignments, and contribute effectively in the class and in small groups.

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    Module 1: Strategy, innovation, and leadershipModule 1: Strategy, innovation, and leadership
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    Format: In-Person, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Business success begins with a sound strategy—one based on a clear-sighted understanding of your firm's capabilities and the competitive dynamics. You will learn how companies deliver value to their customers, enable innovation, and evolve their offerings to sustain competitive advantage. You will also learn how to evolve your leadership style in ways that enhance your organization's success. Before attending Module 1, you should identify a business challenge for your organization, which you will work on during the program as part of the Business Challenge Project. (Upon acceptance to the program, you will receive information to help you select your project.) Key topics include:

    • Creating superior customer value
    • Choosing your market position
    • Designing corporate strategy in a multi-business organization
    • Developing design-thinking capabilities
    • Aligning product and service innovation plans with business strategy
    • Building and leading high-performance teams
    • Understanding leadership within an African context
    • Maximizing the contributions of top talent
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    Format: Self-Paced, Applying your learning in your workplace

    Time to put your newfound knowledge into action at your workplace. Working with your team, you will assess your markets and competition and evolve your corporate strategy. You will also take steps to improve your organization's ability to successfully execute your strategy.

    You will test out your enhanced leadership skills and explore ways to adapt your leadership approach to meet the needs of your organization. As you become a more effective leader, you will reflect on the results, gathering insights and questions to share with faculty and peers.

    In addition, you will work on a plan to address your chosen business challenge—and prepare to present your plan during Module 3.

    Module 3: Thinking globally, driving local and regional growth, and sustaining successModule 3: Thinking globally, driving local and regional growth, and sustaining success
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    Format: In-Person, HBS Campus, Boston, U.S.

    Convening with peers and faculty in Boston, you will examine a new realm of leadership topics and gain a deeper understanding of the connections among businesses, governments, and the international economy. You will also present the results of your Business Challenge Project to faculty and peers, using their feedback to refine your action plan and prepare to execute it. Key topics include:

    • Competing in the global economy and understanding trends that will impact African businesses
    • Choosing an optimal path for growth
    • Recognizing and addressing institutional voids
    • Serving the bottom of the pyramid in diverse African markets
    • Building effective partnerships and financing major projects
    • Creating a sustainable organization through improved approaches to governance and leadership development
    • Measuring and communicating performance
    • Navigating corporate finance and expanding your knowledge of financial markets, institutions, and instruments
    • Connecting with consumers by leveraging the power of marketing

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    Module 1: Strategy, innovation, and leadership

    Format: In-Person, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Business success begins with a sound strategy—one based on a clear-sighted understanding of your firm's capabilities and the competitive dynamics. You will learn how companies deliver value to their customers, enable innovation, and evolve their offerings to sustain competitive advantage. You will also learn how to evolve your leadership style in ways that enhance your organization's success. Before attending Module 1, you should identify a business challenge for your organization, which you will work on during the program as part of the Business Challenge Project. (Upon acceptance to the program, you will receive information to help you select your project.) Key topics include:

    • Creating superior customer value
    • Choosing your market position
    • Designing corporate strategy in a multi-business organization
    • Developing design-thinking capabilities
    • Aligning product and service innovation plans with business strategy
    • Building and leading high-performance teams
    • Understanding leadership within an African context
    • Maximizing the contributions of top talent

    Module 2: Independent work: business challenge project

    Format: Self-Paced, Applying your learning in your workplace

    Time to put your newfound knowledge into action at your workplace. Working with your team, you will assess your markets and competition and evolve your corporate strategy. You will also take steps to improve your organization's ability to successfully execute your strategy.

    You will test out your enhanced leadership skills and explore ways to adapt your leadership approach to meet the needs of your organization. As you become a more effective leader, you will reflect on the results, gathering insights and questions to share with faculty and peers.

    In addition, you will work on a plan to address your chosen business challenge—and prepare to present your plan during Module 3.

    Module 3: Thinking globally, driving local and regional growth, and sustaining success

    Format: In-Person, HBS Campus, Boston, U.S.

    Convening with peers and faculty in Boston, you will examine a new realm of leadership topics and gain a deeper understanding of the connections among businesses, governments, and the international economy. You will also present the results of your Business Challenge Project to faculty and peers, using their feedback to refine your action plan and prepare to execute it. Key topics include:

    • Competing in the global economy and understanding trends that will impact African businesses
    • Choosing an optimal path for growth
    • Recognizing and addressing institutional voids
    • Serving the bottom of the pyramid in diverse African markets
    • Building effective partnerships and financing major projects
    • Creating a sustainable organization through improved approaches to governance and leadership development
    • Measuring and communicating performance
    • Navigating corporate finance and expanding your knowledge of financial markets, institutions, and instruments
    • Connecting with consumers by leveraging the power of marketing

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    A multi-module program creates the opportunity to build close, trusting relationships with a small, diverse group of peer executives who can understand your challenges—but are not part of your organization. Throughout the program, you will work with a small group of peers who will stimulate your learning as you:

    • Absorb global insights by working with executives from different countries, cultures, and professional backgrounds
    • Share diverse perspectives as you discuss cases and assignments
    • Complete small group exercises as a team
    • Give and receive feedback and advice—personal and professional—in a safe environment

    While on the HBS campus in Boston, you will also share common space with your living/discussion group, forging relationships that serve as a valuable source of peer feedback, support, and advice.

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    Throughout the program, you will work on a practical plan for addressing a major business challenge confronting your organization. This exercise will enable you to:

    • Transform your learning into meaningful action for your business
    • Improve your skills at articulating an issue to peers and soliciting their input
    • Identify and prepare for potential roadblocks and leadership challenges that may arise as you work to implement your plan
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    Your connection to HBS will continue long after the program ends, providing exclusive access to information that can help you continue to develop as a leader, expand your network, and sustain your company's success. Upon completion of the program, you will receive:

    • A complimentary subscription to Harvard Business Review
    • Membership in HBS online communities through which you can exchange business ideas
    • Periodic emails from HBS Working Knowledge, offering you a first look at cutting-edge thinking from HBS faculty
    • Certificate of completion from the Harvard Business School Executive Education Senior Executive Leadership Program—Africa

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    Living/discussion group work

    A multi-module program creates the opportunity to build close, trusting relationships with a small, diverse group of peer executives who can understand your challenges—but are not part of your organization. Throughout the program, you will work with a small group of peers who will stimulate your learning as you:

    • Absorb global insights by working with executives from different countries, cultures, and professional backgrounds
    • Share diverse perspectives as you discuss cases and assignments
    • Complete small group exercises as a team
    • Give and receive feedback and advice—personal and professional—in a safe environment

    While on the HBS campus in Boston, you will also share common space with your living/discussion group, forging relationships that serve as a valuable source of peer feedback, support, and advice.

    Business challenge project

    Throughout the program, you will work on a practical plan for addressing a major business challenge confronting your organization. This exercise will enable you to:

    • Transform your learning into meaningful action for your business
    • Improve your skills at articulating an issue to peers and soliciting their input
    • Identify and prepare for potential roadblocks and leadership challenges that may arise as you work to implement your plan

    Ongoing support and networking

    Your connection to HBS will continue long after the program ends, providing exclusive access to information that can help you continue to develop as a leader, expand your network, and sustain your company's success. Upon completion of the program, you will receive:

    • A complimentary subscription to Harvard Business Review
    • Membership in HBS online communities through which you can exchange business ideas
    • Periodic emails from HBS Working Knowledge, offering you a first look at cutting-edge thinking from HBS faculty
    • Certificate of completion from the Harvard Business School Executive Education Senior Executive Leadership Program—Africa

    The HBS Advantage

    HBS 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.

    In the Senior Executive Program—Africa, HBS faculty teach alongside top African faculty who are deeply immersed in African business practices, enabling participants to benefit from a wide range of African and global business insights and best practices.

    Faculty Cochairs
    Ramon Casadesus-Masanell
    Ramon Casadesus-Masanell
    Ramon Casadesus-Masanell

    Ramon Casadesus-Masanell

    Herman C. Krannert Professor of Business Administration

    HBS Unit:
    Strategy

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    Morris Mthombeni
    Morris Mthombeni
    Morris Mthombeni

    Morris Mthombeni

    Gordon Institute of Business Science University of Pretoria:

    Executive Director of faculty and Lecturer in the Leadership Cluster

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    Faculty
    Nick Binedell
    Nick Binedell
    Nick Binedell

    Nick Binedell

    Gordon Institute of Business Science University of Pretoria:

    Founding Director and Sasol Chair of Strategic Management

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    Mihir A. Desai
    Mihir A. Desai
    Mihir A. Desai

    Mihir A. Desai

    Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance

    HBS Units:
    Finance
    Entrepreneurial Management

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    Caroline M. Elkins
    Caroline M. Elkins
    Caroline M. Elkins

    Caroline M. Elkins

    Harvard Business School:

    Visiting Professor of Business Administration

    Harvard University:

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    John D. Black Professor of Business Administration

    HBS Unit:
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    Herman C. Krannert Professor of Business Administration

    HBS Unit:
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    Gordon Institute of Business Science University of Pretoria:

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    Nick Binedell

    Gordon Institute of Business Science University of Pretoria:

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    Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance

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    Caroline M. Elkins

    Harvard Business School:

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    Harvard University:

    Professor of History and of African and African American Studies

    HBS Unit:
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    Sunil Gupta
    Sunil Gupta

    Sunil Gupta

    Edward W. Carter Professor of Business Administration

    HBS Unit:
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    Enase Okonedo

    Enase Okonedo

    Lagos Business School:

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    V. Kasturi Rangan

    V. Kasturi Rangan

    Baker Foundation Professor, Malcolm P. Mcnair Professor of Marketing, Emeritus

    HBS Unit:
    Marketing

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    Forest L. Reinhardt
    Forest L. Reinhardt

    Forest L. Reinhardt

    John D. Black Professor of Business Administration

    HBS Unit:
    Business, Government and the International Economy

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