The Berkeley Executive Leadership Program

You have achieved enormous responsibility in your organization through your relentless hard work, proven decision-making ability, and natural talent.

UC Berkeley's Executive Leadership Program is about taking a brief professional pause to reflect—alongside others equally accomplished, facilitated by the foremost luminaries in their fields—on what kind of leader you are today, where you want to go from here, and what you will do to get there.

We specialize in cultivating your capabilities as a leader. Leadership is about finding meaning in your work. It is about navigating at many different altitudes with finesse, energizing and inspiring those around you to achieve. It is about proactively sensing and framing the opportunities for your organization, and marshaling resources toward adaptation and innovation. It is about the relaxed self-confidence that the best leaders learn and master through a knowledge of themselves and others.

Ultimately, the best leaders define what happens next—in their companies, their communities, and their families.

Dr. Jenny Chatman, Faculty Director, on Adapting Your Leadership Style

Who Should Attend

We are looking for accomplished leaders who drive growth in every corner of their organizations. Appropriate experience levels include:

• Executive and senior leadership in companies or organizations
• Individuals with outstanding careers and leadership roles in a variety of settings

Sample of Past Attendees:

• VP, General Manager, Cisco Systems
• President, COO, Kinney Drugs, Inc.
• VP, Technology & Products, Salesforce.com
• Executive Vice President, SK Telecom
• EVP and COO, Children's Hospital, Central California
• Head of Global Offerings, Nokia
• CEO, V-Tech Solutions
• VP, Global Brand Management, Yahoo!
• VP of Product Management, Hewlett-Packard
• CEO, Toastmasters International
• General Manager, Applied Materials
• Senior Vice President Blue Shield of California
• Executive Vice President, America's Promise Alliance
• Managing Consultant, Towers Watson
• Global Company Planning Director, Columbia Sportswear Company
• VP, Business Technology Solutions, Bridgepoint Education
• CEO, Central Garden and Pet
• CFO, Chivas USA