The Global Chairmen and Presidents ProgramNEW

Date(s)
March 23, 2026–October 31, 2028
Cost
$192,000
Format
In-Person
Location
Multiple Locations
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The Global Chairmen and Presidents Program


Date(s)
March 23, 2026–October 31, 2028
Cost
$192,000
Format
In-Person
Location
Multiple Locations

Overview

Key Learnings

Who Should Attend

Program Structure

Program Content

Session 1: Global Economic Forces and Financial Systems

This foundational session explores how global power and economic structures are evolving. In New York, participants examine shifts in trade, monetary policy, inflation, and investment behavior, with a focus on how financial systems can serve both risk and innovation. Sessions explore how firms should interpret macroeconomic trends and financial data to inform high-stakes capital allocation and global growth strategy.

In Shanghai, participants will engage with thought leaders and financial executives to understand the mechanics of China’s capital markets and the influence of its financial reforms on global finance and investment flows.

Participants Will:

  • Evaluate structural economic changes impacting global industries
  • Interpret the evolving role of financial institutions and markets
  • Assess capital availability and allocation strategies
  • Anticipate the impact of international policy and market integration

Dates

March 23 – April 3, 2026, New York City.

Asia Learning Experience: Shanghai, May 25–28, 2026

 

Please note: Session dates are subject to change.

Session 2: Innovation Architecture in Technology and Media

Participants explore how companies can become and remain innovative over time. In San Francisco, the focus is on why Silicon Valley remains the world’s leading innovation hub, and how digital infrastructure, VC culture, and organizational design fuel ongoing reinvention. In Los Angeles, the conversation turns to media and entertainment—industries built on creativity, global content production, and consumer insight.

In Tokyo, participants will experience firsthand the world’s top video game and immersive content ecosystem, diving into how Japanese firms lead through creative iteration, user engagement, and design-driven innovation.

Participants Will:

  • Analyze innovation processes within tech and media organizations   
  • Compare ecosystem dynamics across digital and creative industries
  • Identify levers to enhance organizational agility and innovation capability
  • Extract lessons from leading firms’ R&D and product strategies

Dates:

September 21 – October 2, 2026  in San Francisco and Los Angeles

Asia Learning Experience: Tokyo, December 2026

Please note: Session dates are subject to change.

Session 3: Global Supply Chains and Market Strategies

This session explores how global businesses design systems to move products efficiently, responsively, and strategically. In Mexico City, participants examine a growing manufacturing base and North America’s integrated sourcing model. In Rio de Janeiro, they analyze how supply chains interact with natural resources, infrastructure constraints, and regional market expansion.

In Shenzhen, Asia’s most advanced manufacturing and logistics hub, participants gain deep exposure to how world-leading firms manage large-scale production, cross-border fulfillment, and fast-paced product cycles.

Participants Will:

  • Design resilient, cost-effective international supply chains
  • Evaluate sourcing and manufacturing ecosystems by region
  • Align go-to-market strategies with cultural and economic contexts
  • Enhance operational agility for multi-market responsiveness

Dates

March – April 2027 in Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro

Asia Learning Experience: Shenzhen, June 2027

 

Please note: Session dates are subject to change.

Session 4: Strategic Implications of Energy, Climate, and Space Innovation

This session examines the next generation of infrastructure innovation—from energy transition to space exploration. In Texas, participants explore how the state leads both fossil fuel production and the rapid scale-up of solar and sustainable technologies. In Houston, the program explores the booming commercial space sector and the intersection of defense, R&D, and entrepreneurial disruption.

In Beijing, participants visit China’s R&D hubs to understand how government policy, research institutions, and corporate investment drive innovation in climate and aerospace—two areas where global leadership is rapidly shifting.

Participants Will:

  • Analyze strategic options in energy diversification and sustainability
  • Understand innovation in space technologies and related industries
  • Evaluate policy, investment, and technological drivers of infrastructure change
  • Align enterprise objectives with long-term environmental and sectoral trends

Dates

September – October 2027 in Austin and Houston

Asia Learning Experience: Beijing, December 2027

 

Please note: Session dates are subject to change.

Session 5: Artificial Intelligence and Technology-Driven Transformation

This session examines how AI and related technologies are reshaping business decision-making, product development, and organizational structure. In Toronto, one of North America’s AI powerhouses, participants engage with scientists and executives driving machine learning, natural language processing, and algorithmic forecasting. They also explore how academic institutions, policy environments, and corporate partnerships support the responsible development and deployment of AI technologies.

In Hong Kong, participants examine how the city-state serves as a high-efficiency connector between major tech ecosystems—offering insights into regulatory foresight, public-private digital infrastructure, and scaling tech across borders.

Participants Will:

  • Evaluate AI applications across operational and strategic domains
  • Identify emerging technologies influencing their industry landscape
  • Build frameworks for digital investment and capability development
  • Assess readiness for technology integration and transformation

Dates

March – April 2028 in Toronto | Montreal

Asia Learning Experience: Hong Kong, June 2028

 

Please note: Session dates are subject to change.

Session 6: Strategy Execution in Uncertain and Complex Environments

This capstone brings together the full spectrum of global, strategic, and organizational insights developed throughout the program. Participants will step back to evaluate how their leadership must evolve in complexity—integrating signals from economics, technology, talent, and purpose. The module emphasizes long-term thinking, decision-making under uncertainty, and the discipline to act with strategic clarity and conviction.

Drawing on real-world cases and peer dialogue, this final module equips participants to define the leadership legacy they want to create—and the global strategy they’ll use to build it.

Participants Will:

  • Strengthen decision-making in complex, high-stakes settings
  • Integrate program learning into strategic execution plans
  • Define enterprise goals that align with shifting global dynamics
  • Reflect on leadership style, vision, and long-term organizational impact

Dates

September – October 2028 in New York City.

 

Please note: Session dates are subject to change.

Learning Methodology

Faculty Directors

Miklos Sarvary, Carson Family Professor of Business and Co-Faculty Director, Media and Technology Program, is a faculty director of the AI-driven marketing strategy program.

Miklos Sarvary

Carson Family Professor of Business
Co-Faculty Director, Media and Technology Program
Vice Dean for Executive Education

Stephan Meier, James P. Gorman Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, studies psychology and economics’ impact on consumer decision-making and business strategy.

Stephan Meier

James P. Gorman Professor of Business

Chair of Management Division

Teaching Faculty

Joseph E. Stiglitz | Professor at Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing

Joseph Stiglitz

Professor at Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing
Executive Director and Co-Founder, Initiative for Policy Dialogue

Tano Santos-Robert Heilbrunn - Professor of Asset Management and Finance at Columbia Business School Executive Education and Director of the Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing

Tano Santos

Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Asset Management and Finance
Director of the Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing

Rita McGrath - Academic Director in Executive Education at Columbia Business School

Rita McGrath

Academic Director in Executive Education
Author, Seeing Around Corners and The End of Competitive Advantage

Brett House | Professor of Professional Practice in the Faculty of Business

Brett House

Professor of Professional Practice in the Faculty of Business

Hod Lipson

Hod Lipson

James and Sally Scapa Professor of Innovation, 

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University

David Rogers, Academic Director in Executive Education and Author of “The Digital Transformation Roadmap”, is a globally recognized leader in digital business strategy and teaches the Leading Digital Transformation certificate program at CBS.

David Rogers

Academic Director in Executive Education

Bestselling Author, The Digital Transformation Roadmap and The Digital Transformation Playbook

Moran Cerf, Academic Director in Executive Education, dressed in a pink polo tee, is a leading voice in the adoption, implementation, and deployment of AI solutions, and the faculty director of the AI Quarterly Business Insights program.

Moran Cerf

Academic Director In Executive Education

Director, Center for Advanced Technology and Human Performance

Adjunct Professor of Business Columbia University

Sheena S. Iyengar | S. T. Lee Professor of Business | Columbia Business School Executive Education

Sheena S. Iyengar

S.T. Lee Professor of Business

Dan Wang | Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise in the Faculty of Business

Dan Wang

Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise in the Faculty of Business

Co-Director of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change

Shiva Rajgopal | Roy Bernard Kester and T.W. Byrnes Professor of Accounting and Auditing at Columbia Business School Executive Education

Shiva Rajgopal

Roy Bernard Kester and T.W. Byrnes Professor of Accounting and Auditing

Paul Ingram, Kravis Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, has consulted on issues of organizational design and strategy to leading companies in various industries, and is now the faculty co-director for The Strategic Leader Program

Paul Ingram

Kravis Professor of Business, Columbia Business School

Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Faculty Co-Director, Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, Columbia Business School

Stijn G. Van Nieuwerburgh

Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor of Real Estate, Finance Division and Faculty Co-Director, Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, Columbia Business School

Oded Netzer, Arthur J. Samberg Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, is an expert in data-driven decision-making. He mainly researches business challenges and develops quantitative methods to guide decision-making under uncertainty.

Oded Netzer

Arthur J. Samberg Professor of Business, Columbia Business School

Vicki G. Morwitz, Bruce Greenwald Professor of Business, is a faculty director of the Mastering Customer Insights (Online): Unlock Customer Insights through Psychology and Analytics program at Columbia Business School Executive Education.

Vicki G. Morwitz

Bruce Greenwald Professor of Business, Columbia Business School

R. Glenn Hubbard, Dean Emeritus; Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School

R. Glenn Hubbard

Dean Emeritus; Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics

Director and Chazen Institute Board at Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business

Malia F. Mason, Courtney C. Brown Professor of Business at Columbia Business School

Malia F. Mason

Courtney C. Brown Professor of Business
Columbia Business School

Omar Besbes, Vikram S. Pandit Professor of Business, Columbia Business School

Omar Besbes

Vikram S. Pandit Professor of Business

Angela Lee, Professor of Professional Practice in the Finance Division and Faculty Director of the Lang Center for Entrepreneurship, teaches venture capital, leadership, and business strategy courses at Columbia Business School.

Angela Lee

Professor of Professional Practice, Finance
Faculty Director of the Lang Center for Entrepreneurship

Bruce Usher is a Professor of Professional Practice and the Elizabeth B. Strickler '86 and Mark T. Gallogly '86 Faculty Director of the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School. He specializes in business and climate change.

Bruce Usher

Co-Director of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change

Elizabeth B. Strickler '86 and Mark T. Gallogly '86 Faculty Director

Professor of Professional Practice

Daniel Guetta, Associate Professor of Professional Practice Columbia Business School is a faculty co-director of Columbia’s Python for managers (Online) program.

Daniel Guetta

Associate Professor of Professional Practice
Columbia Business School

Sandra Matz | Lulu Chow Wang Professor of Business | Columbia Business School Executive Education

Sandra Matz

Lulu Chow Wang Professor of Business
Management Division

Thomas J. Christensen

Thomas J. Christensen

James T. Shotwell Professor of International Relations

Industry Practitioners

Jerry I. Speyer

Jerry I. Speyer ’64

Chairman Tishman Speyer, New York

Kaifu Zhang

Kaifu Zhang

Head of AI Initiative Alibaba International

Masahiko Uotani

Masahiko Uotani

President & CEO Shiseido Company, Limited

James P. Gorman ’87

James P. Gorman ’87

Chairman The Walt Disney Co.

Chairman Emeritus Morgan Stanley

Application Process