Harvard Kennedy School

Executive Education
2023 PROGRAM GUIDE
LETTER FROM OUR DEANS
 LETTER FROM OUR DEANS

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t Harvard Kennedy School, we believe that together we can make a positive difference
in the world. United by our commitment to public service, we aim to generate solutions that
will make life better for the many people we serve — in our organizations, our cities and
towns, and our countries.

Today’s leaders are addressing complex problems in real time, and each Executive Education
program at Harvard Kennedy School is designed to provide the skills and strategies you need.
The future of learning is now — whether you immerse yourself during an in-person program at
Harvard’s historic campus or engage in a live, online program designed by faculty experts to be
highly interactive.

Find the right learning path for your leadership journey by exploring the wide array of Executive
Education program topics and formats. The community at Harvard Kennedy School and the
Executive Education alumni around the globe will become your network as you take on the biggest
public issues of our time.

We look forward to seeing you in the classroom.

Sincerely,

Doug Elmendorf Debra Iles

Dean of Faculty, Harvard Kennedy School Senior Associate Dean
Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy Executive Education at Harvard Kennedy School

“We aim to generate solutions that

will make life better for the many
people we serve.”

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 WHY HARVARD
KENNEDY SCHOOL
FOR EXECUTIVE
EDUCATION?
As a leader looking to strengthen your skill set
and accelerate your impact, Executive Education
at Harvard Kennedy School offers you a unique
opportunity to make a difference.
Through our wide array of on-campus and online
programs, you will explore innovative frameworks
and cutting-edge ideas with distinguished Harvard
faculty. Attend an open-enrollment program with
peers from around the globe, or customize an
option for your organization. Each offering, no
matter the length or format, will immerse you in
a collaborative, interactive learning environment
where you will gain the tools and strategies
needed to address current issues in real time and
make valuable lifelong connections with your
global peers.
It’s an experience that can’t be duplicated
anywhere else.

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World-renowned faculty.
World-class learning.
From politics to policy, the local to the global, our
esteemed scholars and practitioners advance the public
interest and generate solutions to the world’s most urgent
and challenging problems.

In the classroom, they lead a variety of stimulating,

thought-provoking sessions. Regardless of the program
or its length, each achieves a level of academic excellence
and rigor you would only expect from Harvard.

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CHOOSE YOUR HARVARD
LEARNING PATH

On Campus
For the most immersive, invigorating, and intensive
learning experience, nothing compares to being on
Harvard’s historic Cambridge campus.

Live Online
Engage with the highest caliber of colleagues from
around the world while experiencing the rigor and
academic excellence of Harvard from home.

Blended
Benefit from both learning formats, including
concentrated on-campus modules complemented by
live online action learning and communities of practice.
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Find the program

RIGHT

for

YOU
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On Campus
Art and Practice of Leadership
Development
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Faculty Chair: Ronald Heifetz
Challenges fundamental assumptions about leadership
and explores what it takes to be a more effective teacher
of leadership or designer of leadership programs. The
curriculum extends beyond conventional notions about
teaching leadership and reveals profound and powerful
concepts, skills, and techniques for people engaged in
leadership development.
PARTICIPANTS: Leadership development professionals and consultants
working in academic institutions, businesses, nonprofits, and
communities
Behavioral Insights and Public Policy
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Faculty Chair: Todd Rogers
Examines how behavioral science can shape public policy.
The curriculum explores behaviorally informed policy tools
such as defaults, active choice, social norms, framing, and
choice architecture. Participants learn how to determine
in which scenarios behavioral insights tools are best used
and how to apply these insights to craft innovative, cost-
effective solutions to public policy challenges.
PARTICIPANTS: Leaders involved in policymaking from government,
nonprofits, civil society, and the corporate sector
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Live Online Blended
Climate Change and Energy
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Faculty Chair: Robert Stavins
Prepares world leaders with the strategies, ideas, and
tools needed to confront climate change. This on-campus
program will help participants gain deep insight into
the design and implementation of subnational, national,
and international policies to address climate change and
closely related aspects of energy production and use. The
curriculum features leading experts in the natural sciences,
economics, and related fields.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior managers in government and corporate and
nonprofit executives who are involved with or interested in energy and
climate change policy; senior analysts and managers of public affairs in
businesses and NGOs
Climate Change Policy:
Economics and Politics
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Faculty Chair: Robert Stavins
Provides deep insights into the science, economics,
and policy of climate change. Participants will dive into
cutting-edge research from the field and be introduced
to analytical tools and conceptual frameworks to better
understand climate-related policies. The online program
focuses primarily on public policy aimed at mitigation
— or reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other
greenhouse gases.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior managers in government and corporate and
nonprofit executives who are involved with or interested in energy and
climate change policy; senior analysts and managers of public affairs in
businesses and NGOs
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Comparative Tax Policy
and Administration
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Faculty Chair: Jay Rosengard
Brings together high-level practitioners from government,
academia, and the corporate sector to examine the
latest developments in the design and implementation
of tax systems around the world. The program provides
participants with practical tools, along with detailed
examples of their application, to help formulate the most
appropriate tax policies and tax administration for their
particular environments.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior managers in government and corporate leaders
who specialize in tax policy design and implementation; scholars and
researchers in the fields of tax policy and tax administration
Crisis Leadership in Higher Education
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Faculty Chairs: Herman “Dutch” Leonard
and Judy McLaughlin
Presented jointly with the Harvard Graduate School of
Education, this program helps college and university
presidents, their senior leadership teams, and other
campus administrators successfully manage, survive, and
recover from unexpected events. The program identifies
communication strategies and reviews techniques
and protocols that can be tailored to a wide range of
institutional circumstances.
PARTICIPANTS: College and university presidents, chancellors, provosts,
vice presidents, deans, and other senior-level administrators responsible
for crisis planning, communication, and external relations
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Cybersecurity: The Intersection of
Policy and Technology
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Faculty Chair: James Waldo
Examines the challenges cyberspace is presenting to
the security of critical infrastructure around the world
and the importance of formulating strategies to address
network-based intrusions. Participants will enhance their
ability to identify, evaluate, and respond to current and
emerging cyberthreats; develop frameworks for the
design of both cybersecurity policy and technology;
and explore innovations in the use of big data and
intelligence-driven security.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior leaders in the government, military, and
corporate sectors who are involved in the oversight of technology
and creation of policy, as well as legal experts focusing on issues
of cybersecurity
Delivering Public Services:
Efficiency, Equity, and Quality
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Faculty Chair: Mark Fagan
Offers a unique approach based in both theory and
practice that gives government and nonprofit leaders
the tools to manage, measure, evaluate, and adapt to meet
the needs of citizens when delivering essential services.
In addition, participants will pursue a personal operational
challenge through the use of a guided framework, root
cause analysis, reengineering, and implementation and
intensive peer consultation.
PARTICIPANTS: Public sector or nonprofit managers who deliver
services to clients, customers, or constituents, such as regional or local
heads of federal agencies; directors of municipal, state, and federal
departments; individuals from multilateral or nonprofit organizations

Driving Nonprofit Performance
and Innovation
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Faculty Chair: Herman “Dutch” Leonard
Presented jointly by the Harvard Business School Social
Enterprise Initiative and Harvard Kennedy School, this
program provides leaders of nonprofit organizations
with the knowledge and skills to develop and implement
performance measures that will help them achieve
their missions. Participants will explore the impact of
measurement on resource allocation, organizational learning,
internal processes, and internal and external accountability.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior executives and board members of nonprofits
and NGOs around the world, including C-level executives, board chairs,
and directors
Emerging Leaders
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Faculty Chair: Christopher Robichaud
Expands the capacity of the next generation of leaders.
This curriculum has three areas of focus: skill building,
integrated communications, and policy analysis. Through
the use of a unique simulation tool created by Harvard
faculty specifically for this program, participants will
confront and diagnose a crisis and develop cooperative
strategies to advance their own solutions.
PARTICIPANTS: Managers in government and executives of political,
public interest, and nongovernmental organizations from developing,
newly industrialized, and transitional countries who have five to 15 years
of professional experience
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Evidence for Equity NEW
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Faculty Chairs: Zoe Marks and
Teddy Svoronos
Develops leaders’ ability to engage in data-driven,
evidence-based policymaking through a lens of equity.
The curriculum provides leaders and practitioners with a
toolkit for diagnosing and analyzing inequalities and for
tackling and transforming policy to achieve more inclusive
and effective outcomes.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior-level executives and leaders from government,
nonprofit, and corporate organizations with an interest in or
commitment to equity-related outcomes
Implementing Public Policy
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Faculty Chair: Matt Andrews
Equips policymakers around the world with the skills
to analyze policies as well as the field-tested tools to
successfully implement them. Through a blended program
delivery model of on-campus and online modules,
participants have the opportunity to apply faculty lessons
in real time. Innovative yet practical, the program provides
you with the opportunity to be inspired and gain valuable
insights into your own policy implementation challenge.
PARTICIPANTS: Mid- to senior-level policymakers and implementers
from the public, nonprofit, and corporate sectors who confront
substantial policy implementation issues
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Infrastructure in a Market Economy Leadership and Character

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Faculty Chair: Akash Deep
Gives officials from the public and corporate sectors the
tools needed to develop public-private partnerships in
infrastructure that are defensible, economically feasible,
and politically acceptable. The program provides
participants with the skills and judgment needed to
formulate and implement well-structured infrastructure
plans that will stand the test of time.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior managers in government and corporate
executives from both industrialized and newly industrialized countries
involved in developing, managing, and financing public-private
partnerships in infrastructure
in Uncertain Times
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Faculty Chair: Christopher Robichaud
Provides a roadmap for how to lead in times of conflict
and disagreement. Participants will explore — through
a combination of live online lectures, an interactive
simulation, virtual group work, and case-study discussions
— adaptive leadership concepts and gain concrete tools
grounded in behavioral sciences to enable them to exercise
moral leadership both within organizations and in society.
PARTICIPANTS: Government managers, policymakers, and practitioners
working in nonprofits, nongovernmental organizations, and the
corporate sector

Investment Decisions and Leadership Decision Making

Behavioral Finance
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Faculty Chair: Jennifer Lerner
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Faculty Chair: Richard Zeckhauser Grounded in theories and evidence from psychology,
behavioral economics, and neuroscience, this program
Explores a revolutionary science for investment
teaches participants how to design better decision
decision-making — behavioral finance. Participants will
environments — ones that reduce bias and inaccuracy,
explore common biases and irrational investment practices
thereby making organizations smarter. Through seminars,
that significantly influence the behavior of financial
case studies, and decision-making exercises, scientific
markets and produce suboptimal outcomes for investors.
discoveries are translated into practical strategies in
The curriculum covers the central principles and latest
order to answer tough questions, improve the accuracy
findings of the psychology of decision making under
of estimates, and structure effective negotiations.
conditions of risk and uncertainty, with attention given to
practical applications for those responsible for managing PARTICIPANTS: Senior managers in government and the military,
as well as nonprofit and corporate executives
assets and constructing portfolios for investment clients.
PARTICIPANTS: Executives in the investment community, including
investment company presidents, chief investment officers, investment
strategists, portfolio and fund managers, pension plan executives, and
corporate investors

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Leadership for the 21st Century:
Chaos, Conflict and Courage
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Faculty Chair: Timothy O’Brien
Introduces a set of conceptual frameworks designed
to challenge fundamental assumptions about how to
courageously and effectively exercise leadership and
authority during difficult times. Through a unique teaching
model, the class will examine issues such as creating and
claiming value, understanding the relationship between
leadership and authority, exerting influence, and managing
the individual and institutional dynamics of change.
PARTICIPANTS: Government, corporate, and nonprofit managers who
wish to better understand the personal aspects of leadership and
improve their capacity to lead
Leadership in Crises
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Faculty Chairs: Herman “Dutch” Leonard and
Arnold Howitt
Helps senior managers work with their peers across
sectors to best position themselves and their organizations
to successfully prepare for, manage, survive, and recover
from the unexpected. This program examines and assesses
crisis responses from real-life situations to build a wide
range of strategic, communication, and personal skills that
will promote successful outcomes.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior managers in government and corporate and
nonprofit executives responsible for disaster management planning,
and/or those who may be called on to assume a decision-making role
during a crisis in their city, state, country, company, or organization
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Leadership, Organizing, and Action:
Leading Change
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Faculty Chair: Marshall Ganz
Advises leaders of civic associations, advocacy groups,
and social movements on how to organize communities
that can mobilize their resources in order to achieve real
change. Participants will interact with peers from around
the world engaged in similar efforts and take part in an
organizing project.
PARTICIPANTS: Global leaders of civic, social, and political organizations
who are conducting real-life organizing projects that support their
organizations’ ongoing work
Leading Economic Growth
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Faculty Chairs: Matt Andrews and
Ricardo Hausmann
Presented in collaboration with the Center for International
Development at Harvard University, this program
focuses on practical approaches to shared growth and
development. Participants will have the opportunity to
work on a country-specific project using the tools and
theories learned during the program, including how to
examine constraints on the growth process, identify ways
to build coordinating capacity through collaborative
networks, and make informed decisions about
diversification and targeted investments.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior leaders in all sectors who have active roles in
promoting economic activity, including government officials, executives
from multinational and national corporations, and program officers from
multilateral institutions

Leading in Artificial Intelligence:
Exploring Technology and Policy
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Faculty Chair: James Waldo
Created jointly by Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard
University’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and
Applied Sciences, this program provides you with the
opportunity to explore ways to bridge the gap between
the technology and policy sectors and gain valuable new
insights into how AI can be used for the betterment of all.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior leaders in government and the military; CTOs,
CIOs, CSOs, or other C-suite officers; product developers and engineers;
leaders of civic, social, and political organizations; and elected
public officials and professionals in health care, financial services,
transportation, utilities, education, and criminal justice
Leading Smart Policy Design:
A Multisectoral Approach to
Economic Decisions
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Faculty Chair: Rema Hanna
Provides leaders and policymakers with actionable
program design strategies to solve pressing policy
problems. Participants explore practical frameworks
for analysis and get hands-on practice using a smart,
systematic, and collaborative approach to data- and
theory-driven innovation. During this program, small
groups will work together to apply the HKS Evidence
for Policy Design Group’s “Smart Policy Design and
Implementation” approach to real-world challenges.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior leaders who design and deliver policies and
programs to address social and economic problems around the world
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Leading Successful Programs:
Using Evidence to Assess Effectiveness
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Faculty Chairs: Dan Levy and
Julie Wilson
Challenges managers to rethink the goals of their
programs and reassess how to gather and use data to
determine their effectiveness. The curriculum covers key
methods of evaluating a program’s impact and when each
should be used. Many types of evaluations are considered
(including design, process, and impact), with a focus
on methodologies that help managers provide better
leadership and make more effective decisions for their
programs.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior leaders in government and nonprofit organizations
Leading Through the Changing
Media Landscape
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Faculty Chair: Nancy Gibbs
Equips leaders in the public and corporate sectors with
the expertise and insights needed to be more successful in
today’s complex media environment. Participants will gain
practical tools and actionable intelligence to communicate
more effectively within their organizations and externally
with the broader public. Learners will navigate topics
ranging from new technologies and platforms to declining
trust, increasing polarization, mis- and disinformation, and
algorithmic bias.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior leaders in government at the national, regional,
or local level; executive directors and senior leaders of nonprofits
and NGOs; military leaders; corporate sector leaders; and leaders in
education, health care, public health, and social services
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“My HKS executive education experience

was about so much more than just taking a
program. It was the beginning of a strong,
everlasting collaboration and relationship
with my classmates and Harvard faculty.”
SAIKAT CHATTERJEE, Senior Policy Program Manager at Google
Mountain View, CA

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Negotiation Strategies:
Building Agreement Across Boundaries
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On-Campus Faculty Chairs: Kessely Hong
and Brian Mandell
Online Faculty Chair: Kessely Hong
Addresses the challenges of building working relationships
across cultures, sectors, and organizations by going
beyond basic negotiation skills training. This program
examines the effects of both social and organizational
culture on negotiation while at the same time helping
participants develop the adaptive techniques needed to
translate their skills and experience to novel settings.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior leaders in government and corporate and
nonprofit executives responsible for leading negotiations; intended for
people who have some practice in negotiation in a professional context
or who have taken a negotiations course in the past
Nonprofit Financial Stewardship
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Faculty Chair: James Honan
Helps leaders of nonprofit and nongovernmental
organizations understand the tools, techniques, and
concepts of good financial management. The program
represents a unique online learning opportunity for
participants to improve their financial literacy and gain
the skills and tools necessary to make sound decisions.
The curriculum focuses on four areas: mission, money,
and impact; understanding financial statements; tools,
frameworks, and concepts in financial management;
and budgeting and resource allocation.
PARTICIPANTS: Executives of nonprofits and NGOs from around
the world
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Nonprofit Management and Leadership:
Strategies for Organizational Success
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Faculty Chair: Arthur Brooks
Offers the latest research and best practices in nonprofit
management to help leaders run organizations more
effectively. Participants will strengthen essential skills in
fundraising, marketing, human resources, strategic finance,
performance measurement, and social enterprise. This
online program provides a deeper understanding of the
nonprofit sector at large and develops core leadership
skills for success.
PARTICIPANTS: Executive directors, directors, and managers of
nonprofits; social entrepreneurs; leaders of international governmental
organizations; foundation officers; senior-level nonprofit consultants;
leaders of public agencies and government officers; corporate social
responsibility officers; for-profit leaders working for nonprofits
Persuasive Communication:
Narrative, Evidence, and Impact
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Faculty Chair: Lauren Brodsky
Enables you to build a critical set of skills in writing,
speaking, and presentation by providing a dynamic forum
in which to learn, practice, and receive feedback on these
essential tools. Participants will have the opportunity to
gain a better understanding of effective communication, as
well as reflect on the role of communication in the larger
policy landscape, the most strategic way to approach
a situation, and how communications can play a role in
achieving their goals.
PARTICIPANTS: Public- and private-sector officials in mid- to senior-level
roles responsible for communications, public relations, human resources,
and corporate social responsibility
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Promoting Racial Equity
in the Workplace
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Faculty Chair: Robert Livingston
Focuses on developing strategies for diversity in public,
private, and nonprofit organizations. This online program
presents cutting-edge, evidence-based research related
to effective hiring, motivation, team building, innovation,
and decision making. Participants will gain a deep
appreciation for the value of diversity and tactics to
reach organizational goals.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior leaders in government at the national, state,
and local levels; corporate executives, including C-level officers, vice
presidents, and directors; nonprofit and NGO leaders; and public safety,
security, and military officials
Public Narrative:
Leadership, Storytelling, and Action
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Faculty Chair: Marshall Ganz
Builds leadership capacity through the use of the public
narrative framework. Participants will learn how they can
link their unique personal stories to the shared experiences
in their community in order to create an empathetic bridge
that enables others to respond to urgent challenges
of loss, difference, and change in organizations or
communities with a call to collective action.
PARTICIPANTS: Elected public officials; senior leaders in government;
NGO and nonprofit leaders; leaders of civic, social, and political
organizations; individuals leading advocacy groups or other social
movements; and teachers, artists, students, and leaders in health care,
public health, and education
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Senior Executive Fellows
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Faculty Chair: Dana Born
Guides managers seeking to advance to executive
leadership positions. This program sharpens the critical
skills necessary for impactful and authentic leadership.
Set in the context of the U.S. political and historical
environment, the curriculum focuses on skill development
in the areas of negotiation, persuasion, problem resolution,
and decision making, and incorporates OPM’s Executive
Core Qualifications for Senior Executive Service.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior managers seeking executive-level responsibility,
including U.S. federal government managers at the GS-14 and GS-15
levels and military officers at the O-5 and O-6 levels; and international,
multilateral, and corporate managers
Senior Executives in National and
International Security
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Faculty Chair: Eric Rosenbach
Gives senior national security leaders a unique opportunity
to deepen their understanding of the most pressing
national and international security challenges facing our
world today. The program provides participants with a
forum to exercise evaluation and decision-making skills
among a group of peers while contributing their own
ideas and perspectives. The curriculum encompasses
topics such as security policy analysis, negotiation,
and regional and transnational threats, including global
terrorism and cybersecurity.
PARTICIPANTS: General and flag officers and civilian leaders from
defense agencies worldwide, the U.S. State Department, the intelligence
community, Capitol Hill, and foreign governments

Senior Executives in State
and Local Government
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Faculty Chair: David King
Helps senior leaders serving in state and local
governments meet the changing needs of their
constituents and communities. The curriculum focuses
on leadership, cooperative governance, decision making,
public-private partnerships, fiscal economics, and
negotiation. Participants benefit from an open classroom
environment, which serves as a forum for raising difficult
issues and practicing the skills of creating and maintaining
a conversation that leads to change.
PARTICIPANTS: All senior-level managers serving in or working with
state and local governments, including government officials, elected
officeholders, and executives of nonprofit organizations, foundations,
and national associations
Senior Managers in Government
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Faculty Chair: Linda Bilmes
Provides public officials serving at the most senior
levels of government with an exclusive opportunity for
professional enrichment. This program focuses on policy
development, political strategy, performance management,
organizational design, negotiation, persuasion, and
leadership. Participants will deepen their ability to think
broadly, sharpen critical skill sets, and gain the tools
necessary to address complex public challenges.
PARTICIPANTS: Elected, appointed, and senior career officials in the
Senior Executive Service and senior congressional staffers and their
military and international counterparts
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Strategic Fundraising for
Nonprofit Leaders
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Faculty Chair: Arthur Brooks
Offers the latest research and best practices in
nonprofit fundraising grounded in real-world situations.
The curriculum explores topics such as the historical
perspective of nonprofit fundraising, the psychology and
science behind why people give, and how to strengthen
donor acquisition and retention skills. Participants will
gain essential skills that can be immediately applied to
organizational and professional goals.
PARTICIPANTS: Executive directors, directors, and managers of
nonprofits; social entrepreneurs; leaders of international governmental
organizations; foundation officers; senior-level nonprofit consultants;
leaders of public agencies and government officers; corporate social
responsibility officers; for-profit leaders working for nonprofits
Strategic Leadership:
Enhancing Your Personal Effectiveness
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Faculty Chair: Robert Wilkinson
Focuses on core leadership skills aimed at preparing
participants to tackle their specific leadership challenges
and organizational mandates with renewed capacity,
vision, and skill. This program explores a set of four critical
leadership domains to improve personal effectiveness,
enabling participants to effectively lead across political,
cultural, racial, and other divides.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior leaders in both the public and private sectors,
including senior executives in government, corporate, and nonprofit
organizations who wish to better understand the personal aspects
of leadership
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Strategic Management of Regulatory Trade Policy for Today’s World

and Enforcement Agencies
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Faculty Chair: Robert Lawrence
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Faculty Chair: Malcolm Sparrow Provides trade practitioners at all levels with the
opportunity to analyze and discuss the formulation,
Explores the distinctive strategic and managerial
negotiation, and implementation of effective policies and
challenges faced by leaders of regulatory and enforcement
practices in the field of trade. Participants will improve
agencies, focusing on issues of social regulation as well as
their understanding of concepts in international trade
the operations and management of these agencies. The
economics and institutional analysis. State-of-the-art
curriculum covers key topics such as strategic management,
negotiation training as well as interactive sessions with
the role of enforcement, emerging compliance strategies,
senior officials from around the world create a unique
organizational structure, performance management, and
and collaborative learning environment.
information and analytic support.
PARTICIPANTS: Leaders from government, nonprofits, and the corporate
PARTICIPANTS: Senior federal, state, and municipal policymakers and
sector who are involved in developing and implementing trade policy
enforcement officials who oversee, support, or run organizations that
have significant regulatory or enforcement components

Strategies for Building and Leading Women and Power

Diverse Organizations
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Faculty Chairs: Hannah Riley Bowles and
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Farayi Chipungu
Faculty Chair: Robert Livingston
Enables women leaders to step out of their daily lives and
Examines effective diversity strategies that both improve
reflect on their own personal and professional journeys.
organizational effectiveness and build strong relationships
The curriculum focuses on strategies for women’s
with diverse populations. In this on-campus program,
leadership advancement and is led by unparalleled faculty
participants will be immersed in the classroom and gain a
at the forefront of gender, leadership, and diversity
better understanding of the importance of diversity, how
studies. Participants also gain a new personal network of
it can greatly improve their organization’s impact, and the
accomplished women in leadership from around the world
tools to create an effective organizational structure.
working in a variety of sectors.
PARTICIPANTS: Senior leaders in government at the national, state,
and local levels; corporate executives, including C-level officers, vice PARTICIPANTS: Senior executives in the public, nonprofit, and corporate
presidents, and directors; nonprofit and NGO leaders; and public safety, sectors, including C-level officers, presidents, vice presidents, and board
security, and military officials chairs, as well as nonprofit board members

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 ALL PROGRAMS

“Being on campus is a totally immersive

experience that offers a special opportunity to
absorb new cutting-edge content and reflect on
those learnings, which is so valuable in today’s
reactive world.”
ANNE COLLINS, Senior Associate Administrator for Enforcement
U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Washington, DC

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 Executive
CERTIFICATES
In addition to earning a Certificate of Completion for
each program you attend, Harvard Kennedy School
Executive Education also offers Executive Certificates in
four concentration areas to further support you in your
pursuit of continuous professional development.
• Economic Development
• Nonprofit Leadership
• Public Leadership
• Public Policy
To date, 1,372 learners have earned a Harvard Kennedy
School Executive Certificate, a formal recognition of
their commitment to the lifelong learning required of
today’s most effective leaders.
To learn more about eligible programs, available
discounts, and how to apply, please visit
hks.harvard.edu/ee/certificate.

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 HOW TO EARN YOUR HARVARD
EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATE
On Campus or Online

Economic Development

Select the concentration Nonprofit Leadership

area of your choice Public Leadership

Public Policy

Choose from a range

of programs to
create a personalized
learning experience

Complete three
programs within six
years in your chosen
concentration area

Receive your HKS

Executive Certificate
and add it to your CV

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 CUSTOM PROGRAMS

FOR ORGANIZATIONS
Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education provides
customized training options to support the advancement of your
organization’s goals and the public good.
We are committed to excellence in public policy and leadership. We design and deliver programs to
meet the specific needs of government agencies, nonprofits, foundations, and multilateral organizations.

“Custom programs give us an opportunity to get to know our clients so we can

tailor our curriculum to meet their most pressing needs.”
KESSELY HONG, Faculty Chair of a Custom Advanced Negotiations Program, Chair of Negotiation Strategies:
Building Agreement Across Boundaries, and Senior Lecturer at Harvard Kennedy School

Custom Programs
Identifying custom program opportunities for your organization is a collaborative effort at Harvard
Kennedy School. We work with you to create a tailored approach to learning, whether on campus,
online, or at your location. Our programs encompass the broadest range and highest caliber of
training in public policy, each led by renowned Harvard Kennedy School faculty.

Strategies for Small Groups

Whether they learn online or on campus, enrolling a small team in an HKS executive program will
provide lasting benefits to both the participants and your organization. With so many options, we
offer strategic consultation to help identify the programs that best match your needs. Once enrolled,
your team will join a diverse global cohort and engage directly with Harvard faculty to explore the
latest ideas in their field.

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 ALUMNI BENEFITS

“W hen participants come here,

they are fresh out of the workplace
and have problems that they are
working on actively. That’s a
wonderful learning experience for
the faculty as well.”
HANNAH RILEY BOWLES, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
Harvard Kennedy School

PROFESSIONAL AND
LIFELONG LEARNING
ALUMNI BENEFITS
Upon completing an HKS Executive Education program, you will receive your distinguished Harvard
Kennedy School Certificate of Completion and become a member of a vibrant global network
of leaders. Executive Education alumni are part of the HKS professional and lifelong learning
community who receive the following advantages:

• Professional recognition of your achievement listed on your resume, CV, and LinkedIn profile
• Exclusive invitations to HKS events happening online and around the world
• The opportunity to join a regional alumni network or shared interest group
• Eligibility to serve on the HKS Alumni Board
• Access to resources from the Office of Career Advancement for hiring HKS degree-program students
• Updates on HKS Executive Education news and special events via our monthly email newsletter

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 TAKE THE NEXT STEP
Join a powerful global network of Harvard
Kennedy School Executive Education alumni.

APPLY ONLINE
Create a Harvard Kennedy School account and apply for a program online at
hks.harvard.edu/executive-education.
Admission is based on professional achievement and organizational responsibility.
There are no formal educational requirements; however, fluency in written and
spoken English is required.

FELLOWSHIPS
Limited fellowships are available to help supplement tuition costs. Please contact
us for more information.

CONTACT US
For further assistance with programs or admissions, contact us at
exed@hks.harvard.edu or +1-617-496-9000 to speak with a Client Services specialist.

CONNECT WITH US
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to keep up to date on new executive
programs, schedules, and news, and to view recent videos on YouTube.

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FIND YOUR TOPIC OF INTEREST
Behavioral Economics
Behavioral Insights and Public Policy, 8
Investment Decisions and Behavioral
Finance, 11
Leadership Decision Making, 11
Crisis Management
Crisis Leadership in Higher Education, 9
Leadership and Character, 11
Leadership in Crises, 13
Decision Making & Negotiation
Behavioral Insights and Public Policy, 8
Crisis Leadership in Higher Education, 9
Delivering Public Services, 9
Emerging Leaders, 10
Investment Decisions and Behavioral
Finance, 11
Leadership and Character, 11
Leadership Decision Making, 11
Leadership in Crises, 13
Negotiation Strategies, 16
Persuasive Communication, 16
Senior Executive Fellows, 17
Senior Executives in National and
International Security, 17
Senior Executives in State and Local
Government, 18
Senior Managers in Government, 18
Strategic Leadership, 18
Trade Policy for Today’s World, 19
Women and Power, 19
Economic Development
Climate Change and Energy, 8
Climate Change Policy: Economics
and Politics, 8
Comparative Tax Policy and
Administration, 9
Delivering Public Services, 9
Implementing Public Policy, 10
Infrastructure in a Market Economy, 11
Leading Economic Growth, 13
Leading Successful Programs, 14
Trade Policy for Today’s World, 19
Environment & Energy
Climate Change and Energy, 8
Climate Change Policy: Economics
and Politics, 8
Financial Management
Comparative Tax Policy and
Administration, 9
Infrastructure in a Market Economy, 11
Investment Decisions and Behavioral
Finance, 11
Nonprofit Financial Stewardship, 16
Infrastructure
Cybersecurity, 9
Infrastructure in a Market Economy, 11
Innovation
Behavioral Insights and Public Policy, 8
Comparative Tax Policy and
Administration, 9
Emerging Leaders, 10
Leading in Artificial Intelligence, 14
Leading through the Changing Media
Landscape, 14
Leading Economic Growth, 13
Leading Smart Policy Design, 14
Strategic Management of Regulatory
and Enforcement Agencies, 19
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Leadership
Art and Practice of Leadership
Development, 8
Crisis Leadership in Higher Education, 9
Emerging Leaders, 10
Evidence for Equity, 10
Leadership and Character, 11
Leadership Decision Making, 11
Leadership for the 21st Century, 13
Leadership in Crises, 13
Leadership, Organizing, and Action, 13
Leading in Artificial Intelligence, 14
Leading through the Changing Media
Landscape, 14
Leading Smart Policy Design, 14
Leading Successful Programs, 14
Nonprofit Management and
Leadership, 16
Persuasive Communication, 16
Promoting Racial Equity in the
Workplace, 17
Public Narrative, 17
Senior Executive Fellows, 17
Senior Executives in State and Local
Government, 18
Senior Managers in Government, 18
Strategic Leadership, 18
Strategies for Building and Leading
Diverse Organizations, 19
Women and Power, 19
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 Nonprofit/Social Enterprise
Crisis Leadership in Higher Education, 9
Driving Nonprofit Performance and
Innovation, 10
Leadership, Organizing, and Action, 13
Leading Smart Policy Design, 14
Persuasive Communication, 16
Promoting Racial Equity, 17
Public Narrative, 17
Senior Executive Fellows, 17
Senior Executives in National and
International Security, 17
Regulation
Climate Change and Energy, 8
Climate Change Policy: Economics
and Politics, 8
Comparative Tax Policy and
Administration, 9

Leading Successful Programs, 14 Senior Executives in State and Local Cybersecurity, 9

Nonprofit Financial Stewardship, 16
Nonprofit Management and
Leadership, 16
Persuasive Communication, 16
Public Narrative, 17
Strategic Fundraising for Nonprofit
Leaders, 18
Strategic Leadership, 18
Performance Management
Art and Practice of Leadership
Development, 8
Delivering Public Services, 9
Promoting Racial Equity, 17
Senior Executive Fellows, 17
Senior Executives in State and Local
Government, 18
Senior Managers in Government, 18
Strategic Leadership, 18
Strategic Management of Regulatory
and Enforcement Agencies, 19
Strategies for Building and Leading
Diverse Organizations, 19
Public Management
Behavioral Insights and Public Policy, 8
Comparative Tax Policy and
Administration, 9
Government, 18 Infrastructure in a Market Economy, 11
Senior Managers in Government, 18 Senior Executive Fellows, 17
Strategic Leadership, 18 Strategic Management of Regulatory
Strategic Management of Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies, 19
and Enforcement Agencies, 19 Trade Policy for Today’s World, 19
Strategies for Building and Leading
Diverse Organizations, 19 Security
Trade Policy for Today’s World, 19 Crisis Leadership in Higher Education, 9
Cybersecurity, 9
Public Policy
Leadership in Crises, 13
Behavioral Insights and Public Policy, 8
Senior Executives in National and
Climate Change and Energy, 8 International Security, 17
Climate Change Policy: Economics
and Politics, 8 Technology
Comparative Tax Policy and Cybersecurity, 9
Administration, 9 Leading in Artificial Intelligence, 14
Cybersecurity, 9
Delivering Public Services, 9
Evidence for Equity, 10
Implementing Public Policy, 10
Infrastructure in a Market Economy, 11
Leading Economic Growth, 13
Leading in Artificial Intelligence, 14
Leading Smart Policy Design, 14
Persuasive Communication, 16
Public Narrative, 17
Senior Executive Fellows, 17

Emerging Leaders, 10 Senior Executives in National and

International Security, 17
Infrastructure in a Market Economy, 11
Strategic Management of Regulatory
Leadership and Character, 11 and Enforcement Agencies, 19
Leadership in Crises, 13
Trade Policy for Today’s World, 19
Negotiation Strategies, 16

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 “If you want to change your community,
your state, your country, or the world
in a way that is enduring and lays a
foundation for greater humanity,
the best place to start is by taking an
executive program here.”
BERNADETTE BLACK, Founding Director of the Brave Foundation
Oceania, Australia

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Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
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