AI Strategy and Leadership Program: Thriving in the New World of AI

Reimagine Leadership with AI and Data Strategy

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Key Takeaways

The program will equip you with the critical tools and strategies needed to:

  • Examine how AI enables new enterprise activities that can transform how organizations operate

  • ​Design a road map for integrating AI and data into your organization or department

  • Assess essential leadership and AI concepts, and apply those AI insights in your organization or department to stay competitive

  • ​Create a basic organizational or departmental AI and data strategy

  • ​Create new processes to increase AI and data transparency and accountability

  • ​Apply AI tools to leadership processes and improve leadership capabilities

  • Assess and evaluate your organization's current leadership mindset, teams' ability to innovate and reinvent in a changing world, and organization's ability to respond to change

  • Envision and plan an AI-led future by architecting your organization at all levels — individual, team, and system-wide

  • Demonstrate the strategic role of leadership in building human–AI ecosystems

Who Is This Program For?

The AI Strategy and Leadership Program is ideal for:

  • C-suite executives and senior leaders: CEOs, COOs, CTOs, and other senior executives responsible for strategic AI integrations and deployments, exploring how AI can help strengthen their leadership signature and support their sensemaking, vision creation and communication, relationship building, and fostering of innovation to enhance business performance amid AI disruptions

  • Mid-senior level leaders: Mid-level professionals and directors with a focus on understanding the role of AI to build and lead effective teams, fostering innovation, and acquiring practical skills for implementing data strategies and AI solutions as well as expanding knowledge of AI and data strategy, understanding Gen AI, best practices, and managing the risks and ethical considerations of AI 

  • Entrepreneurs and business leaders: Founders, business owners, and leaders of startups or small and medium-sized enterprises exploring the next AI-driven business idea or ways to lead innovations and scale their ventures using AI strategies

  • Tech consultants: Technology consultants or strategists focused on understanding AI and data strategy, implementing best practices, and managing associated risks and ethical considerations to offer superior solutions to their employers and clients

Program Highlights

Core Curriculum
Core Curriculum

Kick-start your journey with 12 weeks of in-depth sessions on data strategy for AI, leadership development, AI implementation, and ethical considerations in AI governance

Live Online Sessions
Live Online Sessions*

Experience live online sessions on AI and Gen AI with the faculty and program leaders 

Expert Faculty
Expert Faculty

Gain insights from world-renowned MIT faculty who are experts in organizational strategy, leadership, and technology

Frameworks and Strategies
Frameworks and Strategies

Discover frameworks and strategies for agile organizational structures, integrating data strategy with AI to drive optimal business outcomes

Capstone Project
Capstone Projects

Engage in 2 comprehensive capstone projects to solve organizational challenges, then apply your leadership skills to real-world contexts, leveraging data security and AI governance for impactful results.

Program Leaders/ Weekly Office Hours
Office Hours with the Program Leaders

Attend optional weekly office hours with the program leader to ask questions about program material

Self-Paced Learning
Self-Paced Learning

Learn via recorded faculty sessions that provide the flexibility to learn at your own pace and convenience

Note: Session topics are subject to change.

Curriculum

The program’s 12-week learning journey is expertly curated to understand the impact of Next generation AI, empower you to drive AI transformation and seamlessly integrate AI into your organizational strategies and leadership practices. Led by expert MIT faculty, the program will prepare you to proficiently navigate the complexities of the digital age.

Capstone Projects

Experience the culmination of your learning journey through two comprehensive capstone projects, each meticulously designed to challenge and empower your leadership acumen. The two capstone projects offer hands-on, practical experience in applying AI and data strategies to solve complex real-world problems. They provide an excellent opportunity for learners to demonstrate their understanding of the program material and develop valuable skills that are highly sought after in today's AI-driven business landscape.

Capstone Project 1: AI and Data Strategy In this capstone project, learners will develop a comprehensive AI and data strategy for a fictional organization facing real-world challenges. Over the first six modules, they will craft a strategic plan that could revolutionize operations and drive innovation. From stakeholder analysis to risk mitigation, participants will learn the critical elements of implementing AI in complex business environments. Learners will emerge with the skills to drive data-driven decision making in any industry, armed with a strategy that showcases their ability to balance cutting-edge technology with practical business needs.

Capstone Project 2: AI Leadership Capstone In this capstone project, learners will identify a critical business challenge and develop a strategic plan to solve it, using AI. They will create a compelling value pitch that addresses every aspect of implementation — from selecting the right AI tools to managing teams and ensuring ethical compliance. Perfect for aspiring AI leaders across all sectors, this capstone equips participants with the strategic thinking and practical skills needed to drive AI adoption and organizational change. Learners will emerge ready to champion AI initiatives that can transform businesses and industries.

Meet Our Faculty

Alex Pentland

Professor, MIT Media Arts and Sciences

Alex "Sandy" Pentland, the founding faculty director of MIT's Connection Science Research Initiative, specializes in utilizing network science to influence real-world human be...

Deborah Ancona

Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management

Deborah Ancona, Seley Distinguished Professor of Management at MIT Sloan School of Management, is renowned for her groundbreaking research on team dynamics and leadership. Her...

Guest Speakers

Bradley Horowitz
Bradley Horowitz

General Partner, Wisdom Ventures

Kaigham “Ken” Gabriel
Kaigham “Ken” Gabriel

Chief Operating Officer, Wellcome Leap

Tony Jebara
Tony Jebara

Head of Machine Learning and VP of Engineering, Spotify

Ajay Bhalla
Ajay Bhalla

President, Cyber & Intelligence at Mastercard

Note: Featured guest speakers are subject to change.

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Certificate

Upon successful completion of the program, MIT xPRO grants its participants a certificate of completion and five CEUs. The program is graded as a pass or fail. Participants must receive at least 75% to pass and obtain the certificate of completion.

After the successful completion of the program, a verified digital certificate will be emailed to participants, at no additional cost, with the name used when registering for the program. 

All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of MIT xPRO.

Note:

  • After the successful completion of the program, a verified digital certificate will be emailed to participants, at no additional cost, with the name used when registering for the program.

  • All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of MIT xPRO.

FAQ

Didn't find what you were looking for? Write to us at learner.success@emeritus.org or Schedule a call with one of our Program Advisors or call us at +1 401 443 9591 (US) / + 44 189 236 2347 (UK) / +65 3129 7174 (SG).

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