C-Suite Leaders Program—India

As a business leader in one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, you are challenged with navigating both short-term hurdles and long-term growth ambitions. Disruptive technologies, reputational risk, rising interest rates, and inflation are pressing concerns that must be addressed while remaining focused on growth. This requires you to be visionary yet grounded as you act with agility, authenticity, and self-awareness.

The C-Suite Leaders Program—India from Wharton Executive Education is an extraordinary opportunity to acquire advanced leadership skills, rethink strategies, and adapt to keep your organization at the forefront of progress. This comprehensive six-month senior leadership program will help you look ahead to the future and unlock new paths to business growth.

Program Highlights

Analyze organizational value and readiness to scale, recognizing the drivers of corporate value and their trade-offs
Evaluate the strategic implications of competitor actions, and gain insights into the role of acquisitions, alliances, and divestitures in creating greater shareholder value
Establish a strong leadership presence, build credibility, and inspire and influence others within your organization
Cultivate a strategic mindset to set actionable goals and gain a competitive advantage
Lead organizational transformation in the face of digital disruption, and foster a culture of innovation to future-proof your organization
Strategically consider networking opportunities and establish genuine connections that can yield long-term benefits and potential partnerships
Customize your communication style and message to engage your audience and advance your leadership agenda
Gain genuine connections with senior executives across sectors, and leverage immense learning opportunities and potential partnerships

PROGRAM DETAILS

Duration: 6 months

Location:
Online + On Campus^*

*In-person sessions led by Wharton faculty in India (Mumbai or Delhi).

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The program fee is US$24,000 and covers teaching fees, all academic material, and access to online coursework. The fee does not include accommodation for the on-campus immersion and networking event, transport expenses (domestic, international, visa fee, and more), and other expenses not specifically mentioned in the fees.

Program Format

Three core modules

(18 weeks total)

Executive Presence and Influence (live online and online)	Strategic Thinking and Leadership (in person)
Executing Growth Strategy (online)

Three-days on-campus + one day off site—Immersion and Networking Event

Who Should Attend

The C-Suite Leaders Program—India is ideal for business leaders in the region who are seeking to grow their businesses and organizations. This can include current C-suite executives wanting to augment their strategic leadership skills with innovative thinking and C-suite aspirants looking to acquire executive leadership capabilities.

It is particularly beneficial for:

Senior-level executives and general managers seeking to enhance their impact within their organizations
Entrepreneurs who lead their own organizations
Emerging leaders looking to accelerate their impact

Participants are required to have:

A minimum of 10 years’ work experience
Fluency in written and spoken English

Pathway to Wharton Alumni Status

After completing the C-Suite Leaders Program—India 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 C-Suite Leaders Program—India 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 C-Suite Leaders Program—India 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

Please also note that participation in the C-Suite Leaders Program—India (a) will not result in a degree from, alumni status with, or earned credit at the University of Pennsylvania or the Wharton School (or, to Wharton’s knowledge, any other institution), (b) will not be recorded on a University of Pennsylvania or Wharton transcript; and (c) does not guarantee or suggest that a participant will be admitted to the University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton School, or to any other university or institution.

To learn more, please contact:

+971.80.00321206
wharton_cslpi@emeritus.org

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Delivered in collaboration with program partner Emeritus:

Harbir Singh, PhDSee Faculty Bio

Mack Professor; Professor of Management; Co-Director, Mack Institute for Innovation Management; Wharton School Faculty Director for the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business, The Wharton School

Research Interests: Corporate governance, corporate restructuring, management buyouts, strategies for corporate acquisitions

Exequiel Hernandez, PhDSee Faculty Bio

Max and Bernice Garchik Family Presidential Associate Professor of Management, The Wharton School

Research Interests: Immigration, global networks, firm internationalization, innovation, corporate strategy

Cade Massey, PhDSee Faculty Bio

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

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

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