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From the desk of Sriram Sundararajan, Interim Executive Director of the Leavey Executive Center. Senior leaders are navigating a rapidly shifting landscape—from macro uncertainty to the AI inflection point to the evolving world of talent and culture.

The Silicon Valley Program at Germany’s Deggendorf Institute of Technology (DIT) ends with student teams pitching in front of the region’s heavy hitter venture capitalists. So perhaps it’s appropriate that the program itself began with a pitch.

Tina Brown, alumna of the Black Corporate Board Readiness (BCBR) program at the Leavey Executive Center, comes by her fix-it mindset naturally.

Modern leadership requires more than technical skill—it demands cognitive resilience, emotional clarity, and sustained well-being. As we look toward 2026, the Leavey Executive Center is deepening its emphasis on executive wellness as a core component of effective, future-ready leadership.

For Kumar Sarangee, sustainability is personal. The Leavey School of Business associate professor of marketing and longtime advisor to the Leavey Executive Center (LEC) became interested in the growing field not because of any particular bit of research or scholarship, but because he reconnected with nature during the pandemic.

The Leavey Executive Center is rolling out an exciting lineup of open enrollment programs for Fall 2025 - designed to equip professionals with the tools and insights needed to lead with clarity in a rapidly evolving business landscape.

For companies trying to navigate a rapidly evolving world, there’s a gap between recognition and understanding, says Vlas Lezin, COO of Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC).

Ram Bala has a keyword for the future of enterprise-level AI solutions: context. ChatGPT and other generative AI tools are now household names, and the opportunities for AI in business are abundant.

When Matt Jude sits down with a client to work on financial planning, he has to ask the right questions. What are your long-term goals? How many years until you want to reach those goals? What’s the current state of your portfolio?

From the desk of Dennis Lanham, Executive Director of the Leavey Executive Center. In today’s fast-evolving landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries, redefining competitive advantage, and reshaping leadership paradigms.

Amani Duncan’s impressive career started with a bold decision and an old-school search technique. The bold decision was opting out of her original plan to become an attorney and taking a chance on the music industry instead.

From the desk of Dennis Lanham, Executive Director of the Leavey Executive Center. In today’s volatile global economy, executive leaders are grappling with an array of unprecedented challenges.

In today’s fast-changing business landscape, one-size-fits-all learning is no longer enough. That’s why the Leavey Executive Center is introducing a new era of flexibility and focus with the rollout of customization modules for its custom programs offerings.

Becoming a manager for the first time requires significant shifts. Simply doing your assigned tasks and being a team member is no longer enough. A manager needs to know how to lead other team members and adapt to evolving situations.

Leavey School of Business Associate Professor Seoyoung Kim knows the value of a change in perspective. When leading custom education programs for the Leavey Executive Center, she uses a framework called “flipping the script”.

Ask alumni of the Black Corporate Board Readiness (BCBR) program at the Leavey Executive Center what sets it apart from other board training programs, and you get one common answer: the network.

Since 2021, Leavey’s Black Corporate Board Readiness program at its Silicon Valley Executive Center has sought to accelerate diversity in corporate governance through a structured executive education program for Black leaders.

The Leavey School of Business is pleased to announce the appointment of Silicon Valley Executive Center’s Dennis Lanham to the board of the global Consortium for University-based Executive Education (UNICON).