Elevate your leadership with Stanford LEAD, our flagship online program. Gain the skills and mindset to thrive in today’s complex world. Join a growing network of thousands of global participants that has been cultivated over the course of 10 years.
: $19,200 | (4 quarterly installments of $4,800)$19,200 | (4 quarterly installments of $4,800)
Format
Online
Commitment
1 year | 5-10 hours/week
Course Load
8 Courses
Price
$19,200 | (4 quarterly installments of $4,800)$19,200 | (4 quarterly installments of $4,800)
Transformative, experiential learning designed for real-world impact
Unlock your leadership potential with Stanford LEAD, an immersive, year-long online program that has empowered ambitious professionals for a decade. LEAD is taught by the same world-renowned Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty who teach in our MBA program. The program equips you with the skills to drive change, tackle real-world challenges, and accelerate your career. With a flexible, customizable curriculum, you’ll gain actionable insights in leadership and innovation—all while balancing your professional and personal commitments.
LEAD is more than just a program—it’s a decade-strong global community of changemakers. Engage in collaborative learning, clubs, and exclusive events that deepen your experience. Even after completing the program, you’ll stay connected with thousands of fellow LEADers, continuing to share ideas, support one another, and amplify your impact as a leader in your organization and industry.
Key Benefits
Acquire new tools to accelerate change, gain the confidence to take bold risks, and advance yourself, your team, and your organization.
Experience Stanford GSB’s innovative and academically-rigorous curriculum, designed for a flexible and high-touch online learning experience.
Apply proven frameworks and effective leadership strategies to drive innovation and enhance your personal and professional impact.
Tackle your own real-world obstacles and opportunities by integrating course concepts with daily business and leadership challenges.
Expand your perspectives, broaden your understanding of course concepts, and exchange ideas with an incredibly diverse and global cohort of peers.
Get personalized, actionable feedback from Stanford GSB faculty, course facilitators, and peers to achieve your learning objectives.
Gain access to the Stanford GSB community with exclusive invitations to guest speakers and special events.
Mid- to senior-level professionals who are committed to implementing creative strategies and practices to position their organizations at the forefront of innovation
Engaged leaders who are committed to developing their management skills and approaches to optimize team performance
Enterprising professionals who wish to collaborate with other self-motivated individuals and value an exchange of diverse perspectives, to drive change
Emerging leaders who want to up-level their career trajectory and master the foundations of impactful leadership
A flexible blend of independent and group-based work, dynamic engagement with faculty and peers in live sessions, and personalized 1:1 feedback from experienced course facilitators will keep you engaged and empowered to apply what you learn!
Design Your Learning Journey
Start with two foundation courses, add one leadership core course, and then customize your experience by choosing five electives (from 16 options) to build the skill set you need to reach your personal and professional goals.
Lifelong Community
Join a community of thousands of participants who have completed LEAD with exclusive invitations to speaker sessions and special events around the globe that bring LEADers together even after the program ends.
I have improved my communication skills and I am able to drive more energy and engagement towards my stakeholders. The different frameworks taught in the course gave me a broader understanding, and they have a powerful effect and fast results. The program has boosted my self-confidence.
Carlos Rodriguez Iriarte
Procurement Director
EV Box
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LEAD has provided me with tools to be more effective and structured in problem solving, driving change in complex organizations, innovation, and leadership.
Teresa Clarke
Chief People Officer
McDermott Will & Emery
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I’ve expanded my capacity within my organization to contribute and ask more compelling questions beyond the primary responsibilities of my role to support other divisions of the business in terms of strategic recommendations, opportunities for support, and a greater focus on evidence based decision making.
Our goal is to provide you with the flexibility you need to fund your enrollment in LEAD by offering two payment options.
1. Quarterly Installment Plan: Take advantage of our flexible payment plan and pay the tuition fee in four quarterly installments of $4,800. The first installment will be due before the start of the program, and the three remaining installments will be due before the start of each quarter of enrollment.
2. Pay in Full: Pay the entire tuition fee of $19,200 upfront with a convenient one-time payment option.
While LEAD is designed to be completed in four quarters, spanning one year, the program duration can be extended up to 24 months. This provides you with the flexibility to pay your tuition fees across a span of 2-3 calendar years, which may be helpful in maximizing your employer’s tuition benefits or assisting with personal finance planning.
Meet the Faculty
This program is developed by Peter DeMarzo, and taught by a team of tenured, strategically focused, cross-disciplinary faculty who are experts in their fields. You will learn from a subset of the faculty represented here, based on the electives you choose as part of your curriculum. They will bring cutting-edge research, thought leadership, and experiential learning to your program experience.
Peter DeMarzo
The John G. McDonald Professor of Finance
Co-Director, Stanford LEAD Online Business Program
Jennifer Aaker
The General Atlantic Professor
William Barnett
The Thomas M. Siebel Professor of Business Leadership, Strategy, and Organizations
Steven Callander
The Herbert Hoover Professor of Public and Private Management and Professor of Political Economy
Francis Flynn
The Paul E. Holden Professor of Organizational Behavior
Brian Lowery
The Walter Kenneth Kilpatrick Professor of Organizational Behavior
Haim Mendelson
The Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Professor of Electronic Business and Commerce, and Management
Margaret Neale
The Adams Distinguished Professor of Management, Emerita
Jeffrey Pfeffer
The Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior
Paul Pfleiderer
The C.O.G. Miller Distinguished Professor of Finance
Hayagreeva Rao
The Atholl McBean Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
Baba Shiv
The Sanwa Bank, Limited, Professor of Marketing
Jesper Sørensen
The Robert A. and Elizabeth R. Jeffe Professor, and Professor of Organizational Behavior
Zakary Tormala
The Laurence W. Lane Professor of Behavioral Science and Marketing
S. Christian Wheeler
The StrataCom Professor of Management and Professor of Marketing
Stefanos Zenios
The Investment Group of Santa Barbara Professor of Entrepreneurship and Professor of Operations, Information & Technology
Take Your Next Step: Start Your Application Today
Become a more effective leader and grow in your career with a Professional Certificate from Stanford GSB and 24 Continuing Education Units. There is no application fee and no GMAT/GRE requirements.
In addition to a general online application form, the process requires the completion of two components:
Essay
Write a statement describing an area where you’d like to make an impact.
Online Video Interview
Record one-minute responses to two questions related to your motivations for pursuing the program.
