Leadership Program in AI and Analytics

senior executives

Organizations that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) will be able to successfully drive business impact in this digital age. Therefore, business leaders must actively refine their leadership approach by balancing human aspects with technological ones while ensuring that their teams remain prepared to adapt successfully as AI technologies evolve.

The six-month Leadership Program in AI and Analytics from Wharton Executive Education equips senior executives like you with the skills and confidence to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving data-driven business landscape. This comprehensive learning experience is ideal for leaders across industries looking to leverage AI ethically and effectively to stay competitive. This program explores the applications and implications of emerging technologies — including AI, machine learning, big data, and data visualization — and how to effectively incorporate them into organizational strategy.

Program Highlights

  • Leverage AI to analyze past business performances, forecast future trends, and inform strategic decisions
  • Analyze how AI-driven models and tools allow you to interpret and share insights from data effectively
  • Assess AI and ML approaches to drive strategy and innovation within contemporary organizations
  • Examine how AI can create current business opportunities and challenges to make informed decisions
  • Discuss the legal, ethical, and regulatory considerations of AI, big data, and digital transformation
  • Create a detailed strategy for integrating AI solutions within an organization

PROGRAM DETAILS

Duration: 6 months

Location:
Online

The program fee is US$18,000 and covers all program materials. The program fee does not include accommodations for the (optional) networking event, travel expenses (domestic, international, visa fee, and more) and other expenses not specifically mentioned in the fees.

Program Format

The program’s core modules will enable you to leverage emerging technologies, forge customer-centric digital strategies that drive growth, and build innovative digital solutions to sustain transformation. Designed with your demanding schedule in mind, this immersive program comprises 18 weeks of core modules followed by three six-week online electives.

Module 1

(16 weeks)

Data-Driven Decisions Machine Learning and Applications
AI Inputs and Outputs: Business, Legal, and Ethical Responsibilities Data and Algorithms in the Organization

Short Courses

(Six weeks)

Leading and Managing High-Impact Teams

Two-day on-campus recognition ceremony and networking event

Who Should Attend

The Leadership Program in AI and Analytics is ideal for non-technical senior executives from across functions and industries who want to understand the broader implications of AI and are keen to devise strategies to leverage emerging technologies for a competitive advantage.

This program is particularly beneficial for:

  • Senior-level executives seeking to adopt AI technologies to transform business operations and improve performance
  • C-suite leaders looking to gain an understanding of AI and its applications to drive informed decision making and amplify their strategic impact
  • Emerging leaders who are actively refining their approaches to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving landscape
  • Innovation champions are exploring new ideas and technologies, who are willing to embrace AI-driven initiatives to drive organizational change

Pathway to Wharton Alumni Status

For more than 135 years, Wharton has been the place where visionaries, inventors, and trailblazers get their start. After completing the Leadership Program in AI and Analytics and subsequent open-enrollment programs, subject to further qualification criteria and additional tuition, you have a pathway to apply for Wharton alumni status.

Executives who successfully complete the Leadership Program in AI and Analytics program have the option of applying to the General Management Program (GMP). The GMP provides a further opportunity to enhance your leadership skills and business acumen with a flexible curriculum. The Digital Transformation for Senior Executives Program provides one credit towards the six required to complete the GMP and earn alumni status. Learn more about GMP ».

Upon qualifying for Wharton Alumni Status, you will be eligible to receive:

  • Full access to become a member of 77+ Wharton Alumni Clubs
  • Invitation to attend future Wharton Global Alumni Forums
  • A Wharton email address

Executives who successfully complete the Leadership Program in AI and Analytics have the option of applying to the General Management Program (GMP). The GMP provides further opportunities to enhance your leadership skills and business acumen with a flexible curriculum. The Leadership Program in AI and Analytics provides one credit toward the six required to complete the GMP and earn alumni status. More details on the GMP are available at Wharton Executive Education.

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Prasanna Tambe

Prasanna Tambe, PhDSee Faculty Bio

Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, The Wharton School

Research Interests: Economics of IT labor, technological change, and labor markets


Raghuram Iyengar

Raghuram Iyengar, PhDSee Faculty Bio

Miers-Busch, W’1885 Professor; Professor of Marketing; Faculty Director of Innovation, Experiential Learning and Research Initiatives, Analytics at Wharton, The Wharton School

Research Interests: Pricing, social influence, social networks


Ron Berman

Ron Berman, PhDSee Faculty Bio

Associate Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School

Research Interests: Online marketing, entrepreneurship, marketing analytics, search engine marketing, game theory, industrial organization


Martine Haas

Martine Haas, PhDSee Faculty Bio

The Lauder Professor; Professor of Management, The Wharton School; Anthony L. Davis Director of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management and International Studies, The University of Pennsylvania

Research Interests: Global collaboration, human and intellectual capital, information technology use, knowledge sharing, teamwork


Peter Cappelli

Peter Cappelli, DPhilSee Faculty Bio

George W. Taylor Professor of Management; Director, Center for Human Resources, The Wharton School

Research Interests: Human-resource practices, public policy related to employment, talent and performance management


Cade Massey

Cade Massey, PhDSee Faculty Bio

Practice Professor, Operations, Information and Decisions, The Wharton School

Research Interests: People analytics, judgment under uncertainty, organizational behavior