Global CEO Program
Transform into a visionary CEO. Drive meaningful growth.
Program Overview
The Global CEO Program prepares current and aspiring CEOs to make high-impact strategic decisions, accelerate AI and emerging-technology adoption, build resilient organizations, and drive growth in an increasingly complex landscape.
Over four months, you will learn from Chicago Booth faculty and experienced industry leaders, including former CEOs. Through live online learning and two immersive in-person experiences, you will develop the capabilities to navigate disruption, build an AI-ready workforce, align executive teams and stakeholders, and create an enduring leadership legacy.
What You Will Learn in the Global CEO Program
Craft and execute a strategic vision to drive growth through innovative, demand-driven approaches.
Build a resilient, agile organization that can adapt to change and disruption.
Evaluate and accelerate the adoption of AI and emerging technologies to strengthen efficiency, competitiveness, and organizational performance.
Prepare the workforce for AI-led change through talent strategy, upskilling, and digital capability building.
Align boards, executive teams, and key stakeholders to execute transformation and build trust.
Communicate with clarity and confidence, especially during crises and recovery.
Cultivate a values-driven culture and CEO legacy that create lasting impact.
Curriculum
Course 1: Growth Strategy and TSR for CEOs
In the program’s first course, you will learn how to take a forward-thinking, demand-driven approach to growing your company’s market share and thereby increasing total shareholder return (TSR). You will develop a comprehensive growth strategy focused on consumer demand and build the organization, culture, and team mindset needed to implement sustainable methodologies for growth and market leadership.
Course 2: Managing Innovation & Disruption
This course examines how organizations can adapt to global shifts and seize opportunities created by disruption, including AI-driven transformation and political and economic change. You will learn to assess different forms of disruption, evaluate strategic vulnerabilities and opportunities, create financial strategies for periods of uncertainty, and develop adaptive plans that align innovation with organizational values and culture. You will also explore how to sustain organizational performance through transitions and disruption.
Course 3: Building a Resilient Organization
This course explores the CEO’s role in fostering innovation, transformation, and agility, with a focus on accelerating AI and emerging-technology adoption. You will assess organizational AI readiness, prepare for disruption, and build the capabilities required to compete in a rapidly changing environment. You will also examine how talent strategy, upskilling, and competition for digital talent can enable workforce reinvention and long-term organizational resilience.
*The modules are subject to change.
In-Person Experiences
CEO Immersion Experience
Chicago Booth’s Global CEO program combines live online learning with a dedicated three-day, in-person immersion designed to help participants translate strategy into action. Building on the online curriculum, the CEO Immersion Experience brings together instructor-led sessions, collaborative discussions, and executive peer learning focused on the responsibilities of today’s chief executive.
Over three days, participants will explore:
Day 1: Leading a Values-Driven Company
Develop and lead a values-driven organization whose day-to-day operations align with its culture, mission, and business performance.
Lead with ethics and purpose by making strategic decisions that reinforce governance, leadership, purpose, and performance.
Lead stakeholders while remaining grounded in personal values.
Day 2: Crisis Leadership
Master crisis communication and stakeholder management.
Lead confidently through litigation, activism, and public scrutiny.
Develop crisis management playbooks for strategic response.
Cultivate calm, clarity, and credibility in high-pressure situations.
Day 3: Creating Your Legacy as a CEO
Lead effectively from your first day through succession planning.
Build and mentor your executive team for long-term success.
Develop frameworks for continuity and governance.
The immersion also provides opportunities to engage directly with Chicago Booth faculty, industry leaders, and senior peers while experiencing the Chicago Booth campus and the vibrant city of Chicago.
Experience Highlights
Instructor-led sessions
Executive peer learning
Industry perspectives
Chicago Booth campus experience
CXO Experience
The program concludes with a 2.5-day shared CXO experience, during which participants learn alongside senior executives from across Chicago Booth Executive Education’s portfolio of CXO programs.
Designed to encourage cross-functional exchange, the experience gives participants an opportunity to broaden their leadership perspectives beyond the CEO role. Participants strengthen relationships developed throughout the program, engage in collaborative discussions with executives from different business functions, and learn from Chicago Booth faculty and industry leaders.
Experience Highlights
Cross-functional executive networking
Instructor-led sessions
Industry speakers
Chicago Booth campus experience
*The in-person experience agendas, session topics, instructors, speakers, and activities are subject to change.
Faculty Insights on the Program
Learning Journey
Join the In-Person Experiences at the Chicago Booth Campus
Program Highlights
Expert Faculty and Industry Leaders
Learn from Chicago Booth faculty, experienced industry leaders, and former CEOs with expertise in growth, innovation, resilience, crisis leadership, and organizational transformation.
AI-Integrated Curriculum
Explore AI acceleration, emerging-technology adoption, AI readiness, and workforce reinvention within the broader CEO mandate.
Holistic CEO Learning Journey
Build capabilities across growth, innovation, disruption, organizational resilience, crisis leadership, and CEO legacy.
Two In-Person Experiences
Participate in a three-day CEO immersion and a shared 2.5-day CXO immersion at the Chicago Booth campus.
Executive Network
Connect with senior leaders from across Chicago Booth Executive Education’s portfolio of CXO programs.
Certificate and Digital Credential
Earn a certificate of completion and a digital badge from Chicago Booth Executive Education.
Who Is It For?
The Global CEO program is designed for:
Current CEOs seeking to strengthen their strategic decision-making, leadership agility, and ability to navigate disruption.
Aspiring CEOs preparing to assume enterprise-level leadership responsibilities.
Senior executives seeking to build resilient organizations and drive sustainable growth.
C-suite leaders looking to strengthen board alignment, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration.
Executives seeking to accelerate the adoption of AI and emerging technologies while building a future-ready workforce.
Past Participants Profile
Work Experience
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Meet Your Program Co-Director
Ann Mukherjee
Program Co-Director
Ann Mukherjee is a seasoned C-suite executive specializing in transforming global companies by leveraging demand-driven growth to create competitive advantage. Most recently, ...
Meet Your Faculty Co-Director
Starr Marcello
Deputy Dean for MBA and Masters Programs; Special Advisor to the Provost; Adjunct Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
As the Deputy Dean for MBA and Master’s Programs, Starr oversees the full-time, evening, weekend, and executive MBA programs at Chicago Booth. In addition, she oversees Booth’...
Meet Your Teaching Team
Dennis Chookaszian
Adjunct Professor of Strategic Management
Dennis Chookaszian is the former chairman and CEO of CNA Insurance Companies, which was a $17 billion multiline insurer with 20,000 employees. During his 26 years at CNA, Choo...
Melissa Harris
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Melissa Harris makes her clients unforgettable. As CEO and founder of marketing firm M. Harris & Co., she has grown the company to nearly $4.5 million in annual revenue.
The...
Rishad Tobaccowala
Futurist, Author, and Former Strategy and Growth Officer, Publicis
Rishad Tobaccowala is an author, speaker, teacher, and advisor with four decades of experience helping people, organizations, and teams reinvent themselves to remain relevant ...
Stephen Springfield
Founder and CEO at Aspen Center for Consumer Science
Stephen Springfield is an executive with over 30 years of experience building innovative, world-class strategic consulting practices both as standalone businesses and within l...
Vish Sharma
Founder and Managing Partner of Sharma Strategy Group
Vish Sharma is the Founder and Managing Partner of Sharma Strategy Group (SSG), a boutique consultancy that helps Fortune 500 companies solve strategic challenges with clarity...
Certificate
Certificate of Completion from Chicago Booth Executive Education This program awards a Chicago Booth certificate of completion at the end of the program.
Digital Credential Participants will receive a digital badge upon program completion. This badge serves as public recognition of their accomplishment and can be shared on social networks such as LinkedIn.
Note: Certificates and digital badges are issued in the name used during registration. Images are for illustrative purposes only.
Chicago Booth Benefits
Participants who complete the program gain access to exclusive benefits:
Invitation to join future CXO in-person events for panels and networking. Please note that spots may be limited and additional charges may apply.
Enjoy discounted registration for select Chicago Booth events:
Booth Management Conference
Faculty Firesides
Economic Outlook
Faculty in Residence
10% tuition discount on select professional and executive education programs.
Complimentary subscription to Chicago Booth Review, the flagship publication featuring faculty research, commentary, and insights.
Access to a private LinkedIn group with past participants from Chicago Booth Executive Education's portfolio of CXO programs.
Certificate of Completion + Digital Credential Upon completing the program, receive a certificate of completion from Booth Executive Education. You'll also receive a digital credential that can be shared with your professional network on LinkedIn.
Exclusive SWAG, featuring University of Chicago or Chicago Booth branding, distributed at the CXO in-person event.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the format of the Global CEO program?
The Global CEO Program is a four-month learning experience that combines live online learning with two in-person experiences at the Chicago Booth campus: a dedicated three-day CEO immersion and a shared 2.5-day CXO experience.
What is the duration of the program?
The program runs for four months. It includes a one-week online orientation, 12 weeks of live online learning, a three-day CEO immersion, and a 2.5-day shared CXO experience.
What is the cost of the program?
US$20,000. Early application and referral benefits are available.
Who should apply?
The program is designed for current and aspiring CEOs seeking to strengthen their strategic decision-making, build resilient organizations, navigate disruption, and drive sustainable growth.
What will I gain from the program?
You will gain strategic frameworks and leadership capabilities to develop demand-driven growth strategies, navigate innovation and disruption, accelerate the adoption of AI and emerging technologies, strengthen organizational resilience, align stakeholders, lead through crises, and build an enduring CEO legacy.
Are there networking opportunities?
Yes. Participants engage with Chicago Booth faculty, industry leaders, senior peers, and executives from across Chicago Booth Executive Education’s portfolio of CXO programs. Networking takes place through live online learning and both in-person experiences.
What credentials will I receive?
Upon successful completion of the program, you will receive a certificate of completion from Chicago Booth Executive Education and a digital badge recognizing your accomplishment.
How do I apply?
Complete the application form and pay the nonrefundable application fee. The admissions committee will review your application. If accepted, you will have 72 hours to pay the enrollment fee and reserve your place.
Can I attend this program remotely?
The program includes live online learning as well as two in-person experiences at the Chicago Booth campus. Please consult a program advisor for information about attendance requirements for the in-person components.
What makes this program unique?
The program combines Chicago Booth’s academic rigor and strategic frameworks with the real-world experience of industry leaders and former CEOs. It also includes a dedicated CEO immersion and a shared CXO experience that encourages cross-functional learning and executive networking.
Are any taxes applicable to this program?
Applicable taxes will be calculated and added at checkout in accordance with country/state regulations.
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