UCLA Anderson Executive Education: Elevating Leaders for a Transforming World

UCLA Anderson School of Management offers a suite of executive programs designed to equip leaders with the skills, knowledge, and perspectives needed to thrive in today's rapidly evolving business landscape. These programs cater to a diverse range of professionals, from senior managers and directors to CHROs and board members, all seeking to accelerate their careers, drive organizational impact, and navigate complexity with clarity and purpose.

Health Care Executive Program (HCEP): Strategic Leadership in Community Health

The Health Care Executive Program (HCEP) provides a unique opportunity for executives and leaders of community health centers and other community-based organizations to participate in an intensive leadership and management program at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Designed with a strategic focus and a vision for the future, the HCEP program is especially valuable for health care leaders who plan to implement shifts in their organizational strategies as they confront the ever-changing environment for health care delivery.

Graduates will continue to benefit from a community of program alumni that fosters support around common objectives. Networking during and after the program will create and strengthen relationships that will enhance the management education and entrepreneurial skills of health care executives nationwide.

Strategic Consultant Opportunity

Those who have the skills may consider applying to become a strategic consultant for the Price Center Management Development Programs for Community-Based Organizations. As a strategic consultant, you will be assigned a Learning Group of 6 - 8 program participants. Each day, you will facilitate learning sessions focused on problem-solving, strategy and leadership. You will also serve as a one-on-one consultant for participants as they conduct organizational assessments, project planning and goal setting while developing and finalizing their organizational improvement projects. Ultimately, you will help participants generate a strategic plan that addresses an identified organizational weakness or a business opportunity that will advance the impact of the organization.

Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Program: Building Strategic HR Leadership

The UCLA Anderson Chief Human Resources Officer Program empowers senior HR leaders and aspiring CHROs to build advanced strategic, analytical, and leadership capabilities. Led by distinguished UCLA Anderson faculty, this 4-month program integrates strategic HR leadership, AI and people analytics, along with workforce transformation frameworks with immersive learning and coaching.

Board Director Program: Leading with Clarity, Resilience, and Purpose

UCLA Anderson Executive Education has launched the Board Director Program, a four-month learning journey designed to prepare experienced executives and emerging board leaders for effective corporate governance. The program blends live online sessions with a five-day in-person immersion on the UCLA Anderson campus in Los Angeles. Participants engage in simulations, case studies, and mock board meetings to apply governance frameworks and refine their decision-making skills. Individualized coaching, peer learning circles, and a customized project help them develop a personal action plan and strengthen long-term boardroom impact.

As boardrooms navigate disruption driven by digital transformation, ESG accountability, and rising stakeholder expectations, leaders must develop governance expertise that goes beyond oversight. The Board Director Program, accredited by the National Association of Corporate Directors, equips participants to meet these demands with skills in board and digital governance, financial oversight, ESG and sustainability integration, AI, and cybersecurity. This four-month program prepares current and aspiring board members to lead with clarity, resilience, and purpose in today's evolving governance landscape.

"Today's boardrooms require more than oversight - they demand visionary leaders who can bring strategic clarity, ethical judgment, and innovative leadership," says Professor Carla Hayn, PhD, co-faculty director of the program. "The Board Director Program prepares you to lead with clarity, influence, and resilience in this complex landscape by transforming the high-impact concepts of board governance, financial oversight, ESG integration, and innovation into actionable business outcomes."

This program is ideal for senior executives, C-suite leaders, current board members, and investors or advisors who are engaged in governance roles or aspiring to serve on corporate or nonprofit boards.

The Executive Program: A Transformative Leadership Experience

The UCLA Anderson Executive Program offers a powerful and highly applicable leadership development opportunity designed for senior managers, directors, and business leaders seeking to accelerate their careers and drive organizational impact. The Executive Program is a transformative leadership development experience for seasoned business leaders and established entrepreneurs. The Executive Program curriculum is designed to be broadly applicable in the areas of corporate strategy, economics, marketing, global business, finance and accounting, operations, organizational alignment, and technology management. This program is especially for you if you are ready to expand your impact, you need the tools to work smarter and manage more effectively, and you want to lead in a way that’s true to yourself and right for the enterprise.

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Graduates emerge ready to lead as change agents, innovation strategists, and digital transformation leaders, equipped to navigate complexity and create enterprise-wide impact. The Executive Program puts you on the leadership map with strategies, skills and acumen that will advance your thinking and hone your abilities as a leader and a manager capable of achieving sustainable growth in your business.

Curriculum and Structure

Class sessions are delivered over 22 days which consist of three immersion weekends (3-days each) and 13 interstitial Monday sessions. Our weekend schedule typically involves full days from 8am to 5pm at UCLA Anderson. Most of the total time commitment is confined to the class schedule. Coursework in between each session consists primarily of 1 or 2 hours of reading for the next session.

Delivered live online and encompassing all business functions of the global enterprise, a series of highly engaging sessions galvanizes your problem solving, team building and change management skills. Leadership assessments, pre-readings and executive coaching prepare you for a rigorous four-month learning journey capped by a team-based case competition in which you and your peers synthesize and apply program frameworks and insights to solve a real-world business case. A case competition at the end program, drawing upon the application of all your acquired knowledge and enhanced leadership abilities.

Admission and Funding

Applying to the program is simple: click the “Apply” button at the top or bottom of the program page. You will be asked to provide brief details about your professional background, current role, objectives for attending, among other short questions. UCLA Anderson Executive Education collects all payments for the program. Payment methods include credit card, ACH/EFT, and physical checks made payable to The Regents of the University of California or UC Regents. Most participants rely on organizational support or tuition reimbursement to fund the program. Military veterans and other eligible persons may use the G.I. Bill to fund the program. Payment plans may also be available. Currently, the only restriction is Title IV financial aid funds.

The graduation ceremony is held on the UCLA Anderson campus at the conclusion of each cohort.

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Custom Programs

Our custom programs are tailor-made to fit the specific business objectives of leading organizations worldwide.

UCLA Health Management Programs

UCLA Health Management Programs share the unique skills and methods by which our leaders manage our organization every day and offer others the opportunity to observe and learn from our clinicians. These programs offer five different subject areas (people, service, quality, operations, finance/strategy). UCLA Health is partnering with renowned UCLA Anderson School of Management to ensure we provide both foundational and applicable skills in our courses.

Who Should Attend?

Senior managers, executives, entrepreneurs and professionals from all industries seeking to acquire core management skills, and develop their leadership capabilities in order to embrace greater organizational responsibility, accelerate their careers, or switch career paths. Today’s executives must be transformative leaders-innovative, tech-savvy, purpose-driven, and deeply collaborative.

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