The Executive Development Program For Private Companies

The Executive Development Program for Private Companies provides the management tools to develop sustainable growth for your private company — including family-owned businesses, private corporations, and partnerships. Participants will assess a company’s culture fit for purpose and effective governance practices. You will examine the role financial statements play in unlocking value in a private company, as well as the intersection of business strategies with private ownership models. In addition, you’ll dive into the mindsets of investors and explore frameworks to commercialize and finance innovation. Ultimately, you’ll explore critical levers to enhance sustainable growth while retaining what matters to your private company.

By attending, you will:

• Examine disruptive global macro trends shaping businesses and strategic risk management frameworks to prepare and build resiliency
• Gain the competitive frameworks to analyze what your competition is doing, as well as innovative approaches to stay ahead of new threats
• Examine various private company ownership structures and their unique challenges and opportunities
• Examine successful business models and entrepreneurial techniques that drive profitable innovation
• Discover the unique role financial statements play in unlocking value for private companies and management’s role in producing transparent financial information
• Gain real-world examples of tax benefits in the sale of an entire private business
• Assess your private company’s culture readiness for new opportunities, succession planning, and talent acquisition in highly competitive environments—ultimately supporting a culture of good governance

This program is led by a team of top Booth faculty and private industry leaders.

This program will benefit mid- to senior-level executives from private companies such as family-owned enterprises, private corporations, and partnerships.

Titles include: C-suite, VP, Director, head of a business unit, founder, owner, board member, and advisor.

Leaders from private companies across geographies, sizes, and industries such as manufacturing, technology, retail, and healthcare will find this program beneficial — especially those who are preparing for organizational growth. Those in private organizations funded by PE firm(s) will also find benefit in attending.

To apply for the program, candidates must submit:

1. A completed application.
2. A resume or CV.
3. A statement addressing your learning objectives for attending the program. 

Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. During the review process, a member of the Admissions committee may contact you to discuss your application.

To ensure your place in the program and to receive advanced preparation materials in a timely manner, please submit your application at least six weeks before start of the program. Late applications will be considered if space is available.