Wharton Executive Education: Excellence for the Modern-Day Leader
Wharton Executive Education programs provide accomplished leaders and senior executives with the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in today's rapidly evolving business landscape. These programs offer a range of immersive, cohort-based experiences and tailored learning journeys, led by Wharton's renowned faculty, and are designed to invigorate leadership skills, strengthen strategic prowess, and accelerate career advancement. Upon completion of select programs, participants are granted highly sought-after Wharton alumni status.
Programs for Senior Executives and Accomplished Leaders
Owner/President/CEO (OPC) Program
The Owner/President/CEO (OPC) Program from Wharton Executive Education is an immersive, cohort-based experience for accomplished leaders of established companies. This program allows participants to step beyond day-to-day demands and shape the future of their businesses.
The OPC program is structured around three in-person modules:
- Module 1: Leadership and Finance (Apr. 27 - May 8, 2026, Philadelphia, PA)
- Module 2: Innovation (Jan. 24 - 28, 2027, San Francisco, CA)
- Module 3: Legacy and Growth (Sep. 20 - Oct. 1, 2027, Philadelphia, PA)
The program fee is $115,000, and participants gain Wharton alumni status upon completion.
Flagship Leadership Program
Wharton's flagship leadership program is a transformational and immersive program, designed for senior executives who are at the peak of their careers. This intellectually rigorous and highly experiential program aims to define participants as leaders and strengthen their strategic prowess.
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This modular program is held on campus and live online:
- Mar. 1 - 11, 2026, Philadelphia, PA
- Apr. 1 - 4, 2026, Live Online
- Apr. 22 - 25, 2026, Live Online
- May 13 - 16, 2026, Live Online
- Jun. 8 - 19, 2026, Philadelphia, PA
The program fee is $75,000, and participants gain Wharton alumni status upon completion. The program invigorates, strengthens, and refines leadership skills while elevating management skills. Participants gain operational insight as they advance their business acumen with a focused curriculum that covers finance, leadership, marketing, and strategy. The program accelerates careers while building an invaluable global network.
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Program
The seven-month Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Program from Wharton Executive Education is designed for executives who aim to understand external environments, read early warning signals of disruption, and align their organization's strategy to gain a competitive advantage.
Programs Focused on Finance
Finance for Executives
Accelerate your career by mastering multiple in-demand disciplines within the finance industry. The Finance for Executives program is a comprehensive, tailored learning journey that takes you through six open-enrollment programs - each led by Wharton’s renowned Finance faculty. Upon completion, you will be granted highly sought-after Wharton alumni status.
Asset and Portfolio Management Certificate
The Asset and Portfolio Management Certificate is designed to help current and aspiring financial professionals employ the best practices when putting together an investment portfolio. You’ll learn about key terminology, investment products, and asset allocation strategies to maximize return on investments. Master performance analysis techniques, including Sharpe ratio and tactical vs.
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Strategic Finance Program
A 9-month blended program for senior finance leaders, combining online learning with two in-person immersions in India. Led by Wharton faculty, the curriculum focuses on strategic finance, digital transformation, and enterprise leadership.
Commercial Real Estate Investing Certificate
Empower yourself with the insight you need to successfully navigate the fluctuating marketplace while confidently adding both domestic and global commercial real estate to your client’s or institution’s investment portfolio.
Restructuring Distressed Businesses
Learn how to assess the long-term value of and investment opportunities in companies that are financially distressed. Become knowledgeable about the integral roles that business managers, professional investors, and banking advisors can play in restructuring corporate debt. The program is scheduled for May 11 - 15, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA, with a fee of $12,875.
Making Smart Investment Decisions
Learn how to use financial data to make more-informed business decisions and to evaluate your firm’s performance.
Wharton Fintech Certificate
This six-week online certificate program details the current state of fintech. It leads you from an overview of how technology is revolutionizing the financial sector to the intricacies of international compliance and the complexities of blockchain.
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Fixed Income Investing and Risk Management
Fixed-income investing and risk management have become more important as near-zero interest rates fade into memory. Though the market presents challenges, these new fixed-income products offer an attractive opportunity for investment.
Programs Focused on Technology and Innovation
AI for Business
The AI for Business program is designed to provide learners with insights into established and emerging developments in AI, big data, machine learning, and generative AI, along with the operational changes these technologies will bring. The program has a blended program structure with self-paced online modules in March 2026, live online sessions March 25 - 26, 2026, and an in-person experience April 8 - 10, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA. The program fee is $9,350.
AI for Marketing
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how firms create, deliver, and sustain customer value. Designed for senior marketing and strategy leaders, this blended program explores how AI transforms every stage of the marketing value chain - from insight generation to implementation. The program is scheduled for Sep. 22 - Oct.
Analytics for Leaders
Harness the power of analytics to transform and strengthen your business strategies. Led by a powerhouse team of Wharton faculty, this multidisciplinary program guides you through the most current skills and best practices to help you overcome real-world challenges by understanding, cultivating, socializing, and employing data. The program is scheduled for Mar. 16 - 20, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA, with a fee of $12,875.
Innovation Strategy and Design Thinking Certificate
Innovation isn’t guesswork - it’s a discipline that can be learned, practiced, and mastered. The Innovation Strategy and Design Thinking Certificate is Wharton Online’s end-to-end innovation credential, spanning three self-paced courses that take you from fundamentals to execution.
Introduction to Innovation
Innovation is the engine of growth and survival in every organization, but many struggle to turn ideas into impact. Introduction to Innovation equips professionals with the clarity, confidence, and tools to approach innovation as a disciplined process.
Innovation Tournaments and the Process View
Great ideas don’t just appear - they emerge through process. Innovation Tournaments and the Process View equips professionals with a proven, tournament-based framework to transform ad-hoc creativity into a scalable innovation engine.
Design Thinking: Developing the Solution Concept
Great ideas only matter if they become solutions that work. Design Thinking: Developing the Solution Concept teaches a structured, customer-centered process to turn insight into innovation.
Business Model Innovation in the Age of AI
Uncover industry-disrupting, revenue-building innovation through changing your current business model and understand how to leverage AI in the process. Learn to create, implement, and promote growth drivers for immediate application within your organization. The program is scheduled for Mar. 30 - Apr. 3, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA, with a fee of $12,875.
Leading in the Digital Age
Emerging digital technologies present strategic threats and new opportunities for innovation and growth. Take the lead in the age of AI. This online, self-paced program prepares you to harness the potential of artificial intelligence in your work and leadership.
Digital Leadership Certificate Program
The Digital Leadership Certificate Program is a collection of digital business education courses designed to help professionals expand their leadership skills and become more digitally savvy.
Generative AI: Business Transformation and Applications
The emergence of generative AI has the potential to launch companies into game-changing growth. This program draws on insights from Wharton’s renowned AI research center to provide an in-depth analysis of generative AI’s technology and transformative capabilities. The program is scheduled for May 4 - 7, 2026, in San Francisco, CA, with a fee of $13,250.
Managing in the Global Digital Economy
Are your managers getting the training they need to make good management decisions? Managing in the Global Digital Economy is designed to help managers understand the evolving digital landscape and how to apply omnichannel strategies at regional, national and global levels. International managers, marketers, data-savvy professionals and strategists of all kinds will benefit from this 4-week program.
Programs Focused on Leadership and Strategy
Global C-Suite Program
Accelerate your global leadership impact with Wharton’s Global C-Suite Program - a flexible, self-paced online experience designed for senior executives worldwide. This program equips C-suite leaders with the strategic, financial, and operational insights needed to drive organizational success in today’s complex global economy.
Executive Influence: Increasing Your Impact with Persuasion and Power
Research shows that even the most brilliant executives must also possess the skills to influence people. The last mile in getting anything done is convincing others to go along. Executive Influence: Increasing Your Impact with Persuasion and Power will greatly expand your range of power and influence skills, helping you deploy them with confidence and integrity. The program is scheduled for Apr. 27 - May 1, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA, with a fee of $13,250.
Strategic Decision Making Advantage
Ascend to greater levels of management by honing your business acumen in multiple core competencies and advance your strategic decision-making capabilities to think faster, smarter, and more creatively. The program is scheduled for Mar. 23 - 27, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA, with a fee of $13,250.
Leading Organizational Change
Expertly lead change initiatives within your organization by learning how to apply actionable steps to overcome resistance, establish greater resilience, and drive positive change behavior.
From Plan to Performance: Venture Implementation
Execution is where entrepreneurial ideas become reality. From Plan to Performance: Venture Implementation equips you with the tools to assemble teams, mobilize resources, and build the structures that turn plans into progress.
From Idea to Impact: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification
From Idea to Impact: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification gives you a systematic way to spot, evaluate, and compare entrepreneurial opportunities across ventures, intrapreneurial initiatives, acquisitions, and social-impact projects.
Executive Negotiation Workshop: Bargaining for Advantage
Identify and understand your own negotiation style and that of others to negotiate more effectively. The program is scheduled for Apr. 13 - 17, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA, with a fee of $12,875.
Creating Value Through Financial Modeling
Learn how to evaluate the financial implications of strategic business decisions through financial modeling.
Corporate Governance: Maximize Board Effectiveness
Acquire critical management tools and gain new insight into the duties and nuances of board service. Learn how to forge partnerships with company officers to strengthen financial return, conduct better enterprise risk management, and achieve governance diversity during these complex times. The program is scheduled for Jun.
The High-Potential Leaders Program
This four-course online certificate program will help leaders across the organization reach new levels of success. Both individuals and larger teams can access cutting-edge management concepts from nine world-class Wharton faculty.
Leadership in the 21st Century
Leadership in the 21st Century will teach you how to create an environment where your employees can thrive and step up to meet stretch goals for the organization.
Strategic Agility: Building a Resilient Organization
Break through the hurdles of uncertainty and bias to become a powerfully decisive, more strategic leader. Hone your ability to influence and persuade by applying field-based research, proven approaches, and behavioral economics. Return to your organization with actionable knowledge to overcome obstacles and lead your organization to success. The program is scheduled for Mar. 30 - Apr. 3, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA, with a fee of $12,875.
Strategy Execution
Advance your ability to expertly orchestrate the critical execution of your company’s strategies. Work alongside your global peers while building structured, actionable plans - specific to your organization’s culture - to achieve buy-in, create powerful incentives, and overcome your most challenging execution obstacles. The program is scheduled for Mar. 16 - 27, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA, with a fee of $30,250.
Managing the Global Firm
In Managing the Global Firm, world-renowned professor of management Mauro Guillén will teach you how and when to pursue these opportuniti…
Leading the Ever-Changing Health Care Environment
Successfully lead the ever-changing health care environment by understanding the shift in technologies, trends, economics, and dynamics within the ecosystem. Leverage the world-renowned Wharton MBA and Wharton's Health Care Management program faculty to provide unparalleled perspective on the health care industry while strengthening your key leadership skills and overall business acumen. Return to your organization ready to make an immediate impact across all areas with the enhanced decision-making abilities and in-depth skills you need to cultivate innovation and propel your organization forward. The program is scheduled for Apr. 20 - 24, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA, with a fee of $14,500.
Team Leadership: Driving High Performance
For today’s leaders, effective team leadership is no longer just about oversight - it's about strategic people management. Attracting, engaging, and retaining top talent has become a leadership imperative, not just a function reserved solely for HR. Staying ahead of the curve now requires team leaders and senior managers to develop both an evolved skillset and deep understanding of best practices, emerging trends, and technologies.
Programs Focused on Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship: Building and Scaling Ventures
Entrepreneurship begins with how you see yourself and the many ways value can be created. The program is scheduled for May 3 - 8, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA, with a fee of $15,000.
From Idea to Impact: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification
From Idea to Impact: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification gives you a systematic way to spot, evaluate, and compare entrepreneurial opportunities across ventures, intrapreneurial initiatives, acquisitions, and social-impact projects.
From Plan to Performance: Venture Implementation
Execution is where entrepreneurial ideas become reality. From Plan to Performance: Venture Implementation equips you with the tools to assemble teams, mobilize resources, and build the structures that turn plans into progress.
Other Programs
The Family Office Management Program
A historic intergenerational wealth transfer of $84 trillion is underway. This period presents a unique opportunity for wealth advisors to enhance services for family offices and ultra-high-net-worth clients. The program is scheduled for Apr. 27 - May 1, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA, with a fee of $12,875.
Retail Marketing Certificate
Discover the Kahn Retailing Success Matrix and the secrets behind the success of retailers like Amazon and Walmart. Learn how successful brands have differentiated themselves by creating an exceptional customer experience.
E-Commerce Strategy Certificate
Gain an understanding of how the digital economy works and develop the critical insights necessary to succeed in e-commerce and digital and social media marketing.
CEO Institute
This Wharton Executive Education program is the first step of CEO Institute. This week focuses on developing an intuitive understanding of how change impacts your organization.
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