The Emerging COO: Driving Innovation and Operational Excellence
Drive and sustain innovation and operational excellence. Strengthen collaboration with C-suite leaders to translate strategies into actionable plans. Delivered in three distinct yet connected modules, this program offers schedule and travel flexibility to develop, deepen, and apply your learning.
Agile. Creative. Innovative. And yes, strategic, too.
The demands on today’s chief operating officers go far beyond optimizing resources and efficiencies. Successful COOs must also encourage and implement organizational change and create a culture that accelerates innovation. This three-module program will give you the strategies and leadership skills to innovate, collaborate, and execute. Details on the modules can be found at the bottom of the page.
Module 1: April 27- June 5, 2026Â (Self-paced + live online sessions)
Module 2: June 7- December, 2026 (On-Campus)
Module 3: June 29- August 21, 2026Â (Self-paced + live online sessions)
January 2027 Program Dates:
Format: Hybrid
Module 1: January 25- February 26, 2027 (Self-paced and 2 live online sessions)
Module 2: February 28- March 5, 2027 (On Campus)
Module 3: March 14- May 6, 2027 (Self-paced and 2 live online sessions)
Learning in Action
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This was the perfect program to go in-depth with other executives who know what it’s like to run a business. To learn among my peers was very, very valuable.
Joseph Appert
Managing Director
Babymoov North America
Meet the Faculty Leadership
This program is developed by Stefanos Zenios and taught by a team of tenured, strategically focused, cross-disciplinary faculty who are experts in their fields. Together, they bring cutting-edge research, thought leadership, and experiential learning to your program experience.
Stefanos Zenios
The Investment Group of Santa Barbara Professor of Entrepreneurship and Professor of Operations, Information & Technology
Director, The Emerging COO: Driving Innovation and Operational Excellence
Earn Your Certificate
Upon successful completion of The Emerging COO: Driving Innovation and Operational Excellence, you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion in recognition of your achievement and the investment you have made in your education and professional development.
