Stanford LEAD Business Program
| Motto | Change Lives. Change Organizations. Change the World. |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2015 |
| Director | Marineh Lalikian |
| Students | 2,400 (total alumni) |
| Location | , |
| Campus | online |
| Nickname | Stanford LEAD, alumni LEADers |
| Affiliations | Stanford Graduate School of Business |
| Website | www |
The Stanford LEAD is a one-year online executive program of Stanford Graduate School of Business which delivers a Professional certification in Corporate Innovation.[1]. LEAD leverages Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty and curriculum. It addresses experienced managers facing challenges of transformation and innovation, in various industries, worldwide. It delivers a professional certificate. LEAD stands for Learn, Engage, Accelerate, and Disrupt.
Faculty
The school works with renowned Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty who also teach in the highly ranked MBA program[2]. Notable present Stanford LEAD faculty include:
- Peter DeMarzo, The Staehelin Family Professor of Finance
- Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor of Organizational Behavior
- William P. Barnett, Professor of Strategy
- Margaret Ann Neale, Professor of Management, delivering a course on negotiation
Campus & Curriculum

The curriculum leverages virtual learning platforms that mirror a classroom experience[3]. It enables flexible time management for the participants to learn, but also reserves time for live sessions, small group discussions, Q&A or discussions with course facilitators. It uses the most advanced tools in the field of education[4], such as the NovoEd platform[5] and aims at offering a unique immersive executive education[6].
The course leverages Stanford MBA resources but offers a format compatible with full-time executive responsibilities[7]. Therefore it can be considered as a Mini-MBA[8].
The faculty offices are located in the Knight Management Center, within the greater Stanford campus.
Alumni & Statistics
Since its creation, Stanford LEAD has enrolled approximately 3000 participants by cohorts of 50 to 550 depending on the year[9]
The completion rate of the program reaches 95%[10]
See also
References
- ↑ Course flash card Economist.com
- ↑ Program presentation LEAD official portal
- ↑ How VR changes executive education 03/2018, Financial Times
- ↑ Virtual Classes in a Virtual World 11/2019, Inside Higher Ed
- ↑ Stanford GSB Launches the Most Sophisticated Online Certificate 12/2019, IBL News
- ↑ Stanford GSB new digital curriculum 02/2018, Business Wire
- ↑ Stanford GSB LEAD or MBA? 11/2018, Forbes
- ↑ Considered a mini MBA? 03/2015, City A.M.
- ↑ Students profile LEAD official Linkedin page
- ↑ Testimonies 02/2018, Poets&Quants for Executives
External links
Coordinates: 37°25′41″N 122°09′40″W / 37.4280°N 122.1612°W
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