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The Executive Academy.

A twelve-week executive programme for senior leaders: six modules, named practitioner faculty, an Oxford capstone week and a verifiable Professional Digital Credential. Four cohorts a year, published dates and published fees.

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Duration
12 weeks, 6 modules
Commitment
6 – 8 hours weekly
Format
Live online + Oxford week
Fee
$1,842 per delegate

Overview

Built for leaders who already carry the decision.

The Academy is not an introduction to management. Every module works on live enterprise decisions: where to compete, what to fund, what to change, what to govern and who to trust with it.

  • Set and defend an enterprise strategy under real capital constraints.
  • Read a balance sheet like an owner and challenge an investment case.
  • Sequence a transformation programme that survives contact with the operating model.
  • Chair and contribute to governance forums with fiduciary confidence.
  • Lead senior teams through ambiguity, restructuring and growth.

Who is in the room

  • Directors and C-suite executives with enterprise P&L responsibility.
  • Senior managers on a defined succession path to executive roles.
  • Founders and principals professionalising a scaling business.
  • Public sector and NGO leaders accountable for large programmes.

Cohorts are capped at 30 delegates so every capstone is defended individually.

Curriculum

Six modules, twelve weeks, one board-grade brief.

Each module runs two weeks: guided reading and video, a live faculty session, an applied exercise and an assessment gate before the next module opens.

01Weeks 1 – 2

Enterprise Strategy in Volatile Markets

Led by Sir Julian Harcourt

  • Strategic position: where value actually accrues
  • Scenario planning for geopolitical and demand shocks
  • Portfolio choices, entry, exit and reallocation
  • Knowledge check: strategy diagnostic on your own business unit
02Weeks 3 – 4

Board-Ready Financial Judgement

Led by Prof. Adekunle Bello

  • Reading the three statements as a decision maker
  • Capital allocation, hurdle rates and the cost of capital
  • Investment cases: what a board should refuse to approve
  • Module quiz: appraise a live capital request
03Weeks 5 – 6

Transformation & Operating Model Design

Led by Dr. Priya Rao

  • Diagnosing the gap between strategy and operating model
  • Decision rights, structure and accountability design
  • Sequencing change so delivery does not stall
  • Applied exercise: a 90-day transformation sequence
04Weeks 7 – 8

Governance, Risk & Regulatory Judgement

Led by Sir Julian Harcourt

  • Director duties and fiduciary standards across jurisdictions
  • Risk appetite, controls and the assurance map
  • Challenging management without breaking the executive relationship
  • Boardroom simulation: an audit committee under pressure
05Weeks 9 – 10

Leading Senior Teams

Led by Dr. Helena Thorne

  • Executive presence and the discipline of clear decisions
  • Building and repairing a senior leadership team
  • Culture as an operating instrument, not a poster
  • Coaching lab: a live leadership case from your own organisation
06Weeks 11 – 12, Oxford week

Capstone: The Executive Brief

Led by Programme faculty panel

  • Framing a board-grade recommendation
  • Written brief: strategy, numbers, risk and sequence
  • Oxford residency: defence before a faculty and practitioner panel
  • Final assessment and credential eligibility
Preview the course experience See corporate pricing

Dates & fees

Published cohort dates through 2027.

Every cohort follows the same twelve-week structure and closes with the Oxford capstone week. Closed corporate cohorts are scheduled to your calendar.

Executive Academy cohort dates
CohortStartsEndsOxford weekStatus
Winter 202612 January 20263 April 2026Oxford, 30 March – 3 April 2026Waitlist
Spring 202620 April 202610 July 2026Oxford, 6 – 10 July 2026Open
Autumn 202614 September 20264 December 2026Oxford, 30 November – 4 December 2026Open
Winter 202711 January 20272 April 2027Oxford, 29 March – 2 April 2027Enrolling

Programme fee

$1,842

Per delegate, matching published executive programme pricing.

Oxford residency week

From $3,683

Optional in-person week: venue, facilitation and hosted dinners.

Professional Digital Credential

$121

Issued after successful final assessment. Learning itself is free to access.

Closed corporate cohort

From $30,480

Up to 30 delegates from one organisation, curriculum tailored to your KPIs.

Fees are quoted in USD and exclude VAT and travel, and match the bands published on the corporate pricing page.

Faculty

Taught by practitioners who have carried the mandate.

Each module is led by a named faculty member who has held the role they teach, supported by guest operators from industry, finance and government.

Sir Julian Harcourt

Governance & Enterprise Strategy

Serving chair across FTSE and international boards. Leads the strategy and governance modules and chairs the capstone panel.

Full profile

Prof. Adekunle Bello

Corporate Finance & Capital Allocation

Former group CFO. Teaches financial judgement, investment appraisal and capital strategy for non-finance executives.

Full profile

Dr. Priya Rao

Transformation & Operating Models

Advises enterprises on operating-model redesign and large-scale change sequencing across regulated industries.

Full profile

Dr. Helena Thorne

Leadership & Organisational Behaviour

Executive coach and researcher on senior-team effectiveness, culture and leadership under pressure.

Full profile

Brochure

Take the full programme guide to your sponsor.

The brochure covers the complete module outline, faculty biographies, assessment standards, cohort calendar, fees and the credential process, formatted for internal approval.

Sponsoring a cohort?

Closed cohorts run the same curriculum with your own cases, KPIs and reporting. We return a costed proposal within five working days.

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