To sustain success in today’s rapidly shifting global economy, you need to be a confident decision maker, skilled strategist, global thinker, and effective change agent.
The Senior Executive Leadership Program—India is designed to accelerate the transformation of experienced senior executives into capable leaders who can drive business success. Delivered in a series of modules in Boston and Mumbai, this business management program can take your leadership skills and career to the next level. Moreover, through personal coaching and special projects, you will address leadership challenges facing you and your organization in four key areas—strategy, leadership, innovation, and globalization.
The program is an unparalleled opportunity to take the next step in your career and make a profound impact on your organization. You will emerge as a stronger leader who can design competitive strategies in a global context, promote continuous innovation, and overcome obstacles to growth.
Participate in intensive in-class modules
Learn with the hallmark HBS case method
Work on a value mapping strategy project
Accelerate your growth with a professional HBS Executive Coach
Immerse yourself in living/learning group work
Gain full HBS alumni status
Living/learning group work
A modular program creates the opportunity to build close, trusting relationships with a small, diverse group of peer executives who can understand your challenges — but are not part of your organization. Throughout the program, you will work with a small group of peers who will stimulate your learning as you:
Absorb global insights by working with executives from different countries, cultures, and professional backgrounds
Share diverse perspectives as you discuss cases and assignments
Complete small group exercises and projects as a team
Give and receive feedback and advice — both personal and professional — in a safe environment
While on the HBS campus in Boston, you will share social space with your living group, forging relationships that serve as a valuable source of peer feedback, support, and advice.
Professional coaching
Each living group works with a professional coach to optimize group dynamics and maximize the value of the group learning experience. In addition, coaches work with you one-on-one to help you develop a personal leadership style that works for you.
Using the 360-degree leadership assessment and feedback tool as a starting point, your personal coach will work closely with you to identify your strengths, target areas for improvement, and help you develop a personal action plan for ongoing development. All coaching sessions are strictly confidential, giving you the freedom to share your personal goals and professional challenges.
Value mapping strategy project
Throughout the program, you will work on an individual project that addresses a strategic challenge facing your organization.
Utilize a powerful framework for analyzing the value of your offering or business line, considering value from the customer's perspective
Compare your own offering with those of your competitors
Refine your competitive strategy, and develop a short presentation based on feedback from faculty, peers, and your personal coach
Share your value mapping strategy with your organization and team, and develop an action plan for driving the changes that will improve value and sustain success
Self-paced financial accounting course
Between modules one and two, you will engage in an online course to deepen your understanding of key accounting concepts. Working at your own pace, you’ll enhance your ability to perform and oversee essential accounting tasks—from constructing cash flow statements to evaluating the financial health of investment opportunities.
This program is designed for experienced senior executives who are general managers or functional leaders with 10+ years of experience — particularly those assuming new responsibilities or driving new growth initiatives for any of the following:
Large, established organizations
Entrepreneurial ventures — either new organizations or new ventures within established organizations
Family businesses
Multinational firms with an increased presence in South Asia
Nonprofit organizations
Government agencies — especially those working closely with the private sector
Join a global community of successful executives. Your HBS experience continues to deliver benefits long after the program ends. Graduates of the Senior Executive Leadership Program—India become alumni of Harvard Business School, joining a network of highly accomplished executives at all stages of their careers. As a lifetime member of the HBS alumni community, you will have access to a range of educational resources and opportunities, including:
The HBS alumni network — tap into a global resource of more than 85,000 MBA and Executive Education alumni in over 160 countries
HBS alumni clubs and associations — connect with members of 93 alumni clubs and associations worldwide at business, learning, social, and community service events
Baker Library/Bloomberg Center Services — access our vast database of management content and thought leadership assets online
A 20 percent discount on regularly priced items, including HBS Press books, Harvard Business Review article reprints, and case studies
A 30 percent discount on our open-enrollment offerings
A lifelong HBS email forwarding address
The HBS Job Board for HBS alumni — access our exclusive job listings to support your career transitions
Alumni-only coaching and career development opportunities, including tools for polishing your resume and networking
KRISHNA G. PALEPU is the Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration and has served previously as Senior Advisor to the President of Harvard University and Senior Associate Dean at Harvard Business School. Professor Palepu Chairs the HBS executive education programs Leading Global Businesses and Senior Executive Leadership Program—India.
Faculty Chair
Dwight P. Robinson, Jr. Professor of Business Administration
Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School
James R. Williston Professor of Business Administration
Edward W. Carter Professor of Business Administration
Lovett-Learned Professor of Business Administration, Anne and James F. Rothenberg Faculty Fellow
Senior Lecturer of Business Administration
James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration
Thomas D. Casserly, Jr. Professor of Business Administration
Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration
James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration
Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School
William Barclay Harding Professor of Business Administration
Baker Foundation Professor, Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration
Volpert Family Associate Professor of Business Administration
Note: Faculty list is subject to change
The program is ideal for:
Senior executives, senior functional leaders, or general managers with 10+ years of experience assuming new responsibilities or driving new growth initiatives
Leaders from large, established organizations; entrepreneurial ventures — either new organizations or new ventures within established companies; family businesses; multinational firms with an increased presence in South Asia; nonprofit organizations; and government agencies — especially those working closely with the private sector
Program Fee: ₹44,00,000 plus Goods and Service Tax (GST)
Date | Location | |
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Module 1 | January 12 – 23, 2026 | Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India |
Module 2 | April 13 – 24, 2026 | Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India |
Module 3 | August 23 – September 11, 2026 | HBS Campus, Boston, US |
Participants should expect to spend at least 45-50 hours on self-paced case preparation prior to attending Module 1 of the program. Case materials will be made available approximately two weeks prior to program start.
Note: The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.
Email: hbs_selpi@emeritus.org
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