Degree program

Executive MBA Program

Develop the skills to excel as a senior global leader

Degree program

Executive MBA Program

Develop the skills to excel as a senior global leader

Location – Lausanne campus or liVe virtual
– Discovery expeditions in international locations

Duration – 15-19 months, modular learning
– Only 7-9 weeks out of the office

When to start – 7 intakes per year

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IMD Executive MBA – your start of a profound transformational journey

The transformative core of the IMD Executive MBA is what makes it truly unique among EMBA programs offered by top business schools. You will go far beyond your current situation, discovering new dimensions of yourself as a reflective leader, powerfully effective, delivering much greater impact at the personal, professional levels and beyond.

Supporting your growth as a leader, passionate faculty will share their knowledge, resources and contacts in discovery modules around the globe. You will build critical skills in entrepreneurship, innovation and much more, experiencing environments that will have the biggest impact on your learning and development. And you will establish lifelong bonds of friendship and support with your peers, faculty and global connections. Welcome to the IMD Executive MBA.

Management skills

Master management skills in highly diversified business, social and political environments.

Entrepreneur mindset

Develop the mindset of an entrepreneur: be creative, take risks and manage the unknown with confidence.

Self-aware leader

Become a more reflective, self-aware and strategic member of a general management team.

Career growth

Create new value for your organization and discover more career options.

“It’s truly transformative”

Participants share journey highlights, challenges and the life-changing rewards of developing their skills and strengths with IMD.

One working mother describes the fantastic group of women who form part of the EMBA.

Participants share journey highlights, challenges and the life-changing rewards of developing their skills and strengths with IMD.

“You need preparation and discipline. And this makes it extremely rewarding!”

Participants share journey highlights, challenges and the life-changing rewards of developing their skills and strengths with IMD.

“You watch your class develop into future CEOs.”

Participants share journey highlights, challenges and the life-changing rewards of developing their skills and strengths with IMD.

“You become a more self-aware, mindful leader day by day.”

Participants share journey highlights, challenges and the life-changing rewards of developing their skills and strengths with IMD.

Who are we looking for?

You are a fast-rising, internationally experienced manager who aspires to lead. You are at least 35 years old with 10 years of business experience, strong management experience, consistent career progression and outstanding leadership potential. Your class is individually put together through a selection process to ensure that you experience the most impactful learning with a truly diverse group of global peers.

30

Nationalities and industries

60%

DIRECTOR AND POSTGRADUATE LEVEL

40

Average age

16

Years of work experience

Read more about admission criteria

Meet your EMBA Dean: Professor Vanina Farber

IMD’s Executive MBA has a vision to inspire change and support committed participants to build businesses that are a force for good.

Latest news on EMBA participants and ventures

How IMD’s EMBAs helped CompPair hone their strategy

As a winner of the IMD Startup Competition, Dr Amaël Cohades, cofounder and CEO of CompPair, a manufacturer of repairable and recyclable composites, worked with a team of IMD Executive MBA students in 2021.

Building a portfolio of businesses through constant reinvention

A willingness to disrupt herself every few years has helped Zhanna Kryuchkova, EMBA 2016, achieve success as an entrepreneur and business leader in multiple industries.

The art of entrepreneurship: how IMD’s EMBA team helped one startup to fly

How a group of EMBA students helped an industry-disrupting startup win over Silicon Valley investors during a discovery expedition to Palo Alto.

How an entrepreneur hopes to strengthen Switzerland’s production prowess

Supporting local contractors can help preserve production-related engineering know-how and insulate supply chains in turbulent times, says Hans Gattlen, IMD EMBA 2001

Join an event and meet the EMBA team

Book a call with an EMBA Advisor

Masterclasses

Join IMD Faculty and over 100 participants in highly interactive masterclasses where you’ll get a chance to work through a real case study and experience IMD’s unique teaching methodology.

EMBA masterclass

Executive MBA Masterclass

6 December 2022 18:30-21:45 (CET)

Location: Lausanne

Information sessions

Meet the team during an information session. We love knowing more about you and your career goals. We look for the very best EMBA candidates around the world and the IMD EMBA team looks forward to talking with you.

EMBA Information Session

13 December 2022 18:00-19:00 (CET)

Location: Online