Executive Education

Non-degree and custom learning opportunities for professionals, leaders, and organizations.

Quick Hits

Thunderbird Executive Education serves both individual professionals and organizations.
Individuals can enroll in short professional certificate programs across leadership, technology, finance, sustainability, crisis management, and other areas.
Organizations can work with Thunderbird to design custom learning experiences around specific talent and strategy needs.
Programs can be delivered in person, live online, on demand, hybrid, or across multiple locations.
Thunderbird draws on a global network of faculty, practitioners, coaches, and subject-matter experts.

Thunderbird offers professional-development programs for people who want focused learning without enrolling in a full degree.
Current topics span areas such as leadership and management, digital transformation and technology, finance, sustainability, marketing, and risk.
Delivery formats vary by program and can include short in-person programs, live online learning, and on-demand study.

Thunderbird works with organizations to design learning experiences around specific strategic or talent-development needs.
Programs may range from short engagements to multi-module initiatives delivered across time, regions, or teams.
Custom programs can blend teaching, simulations, coaching, experiential learning, and organization-specific content.

Thunderbird begins by identifying the organization’s needs, objectives, and context.
Learning experiences are then designed around the intended outcomes.
Programs can include opportunities to apply learning to real organizational challenges.
Measurement and follow-through can be incorporated to support longer-term impact.

Thunderbird can draw on faculty and experts from Thunderbird and the wider Arizona State University ecosystem.
Programs can be designed for participants in different countries, sectors, and organizational levels.
Thunderbird’s global network and digital-learning capabilities support delivery across locations and formats.

Executive Education is distinct from Thunderbird’s executive master’s degrees.
Executive Education generally consists of professional certificates and custom organizational learning, while executive degrees are formal academic degree programs.