Executive MBA

Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management

Weatherhead’s Executive MBA is grounded in the conviction that great leadership can be taught and learned. This world-class degree for distinguished working professionals is delivered by renowned faculty skilled in teaching the art of leadership.

The Weatherhead Executive MBA (EMBA) program is based on a distinctive, constantly refreshed graduate curriculum that takes experienced candidates to a new level as business professionals and leaders. Our program is for driven individuals who want to be challenged by insights from the finest business faculty.

Indulge your passion for learning. Embrace your leadership potential. Discover the Weatherhead EMBA.

For decades, Weatherhead’s organizational behavior faculty have built a best-in-class reputation for teaching the art of leadership. We have watched hundreds of executives access new reserves of energy and potential through our programs. We help them examine their leadership strengths and gaps and develop a personalized learning plan to become the best leaders they can be.

Is This Program Right for Me?

Our EMBA is focused on the things that matter to those ascending to senior leadership roles. Students learn from an enterprise-wide perspective, approaching critical disciplines—like strategy, finance, marketing, and accounting—from a leadership vantage point as tools for driving success. Faculty presents these functional areas as supporting leadership activities. And students examine how the assets created in—and the products and services designed by—these fields enable leadership teams throughout an organization to function most effectively.

The EMBA classroom experience is a challenging and energizing one. Participants arrive with an average of 15 years’ professional experience, and the Weatherhead model of classroom interaction allows faculty and students to share their knowledge and expertise. Furthermore, projects assigned across courses and disciplines enable students to apply what they have learned in their work environment to their scholastic undertakings.

The Weatherhead EMBA is organized around four elements:

Developing leadership skills at the levels of self, team, organization, and society
The sociopolitical structures in which leadership is most needed—including government, the world economy and the rapidly changing realm of technology
The language of business, with a special focus on how it is spoken in the boardroom
Achieving change in organizations by leading design-oriented teams

These four pieces fit together to create a leadership package that the student executive cultivates to assume a more responsible and influential position in an existing organization or to build a dynamic new organization. Together, these skills help leaders act with confidence and decisiveness in the face of uncertainty.