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Session Date-Application DeadlineProgram Fee$11,200Faculty ChairProgram Director
Program Fee: The program fee includes tuition, housing, curricular materials and most meals.
Executive Certificate: This program is a core program in the Public Policy concentration. This program can also be used as a third program for any concentration in the Executive Certificate series.
Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): This program aligns with one or more Executive Core Qualifications.
Program Overview
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are transforming industries—healthcare, finance, transit, governance—at a staggering pace. Yet many decision-makers lack a holistic understanding of these technologies’ mechanics and unforeseen effects. Public trust in AI and ML requires that leaders understand and address questions around privacy and accuracy.
The Leading in Artificial Intelligence: Exploring Technology and Policy executive program sits at the vital nexus of technology and policy, offering frameworks and strategies to navigate emerging challenges. This Artificial Intelligence executive program propels you to identify and manage risks while supporting innovation, empowering you to lead AI-driven change with clarity and ethics.
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
This pioneering program will enhance your knowledge of what AI is and isn’t, help you determine appropriate technologies for your organization, and sharpen your critical thinking around issues such as privacy, security, and fairness.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Through an interactive curriculum, you will:
- Understand generative AI fundamentals, separating conceptual knowledge from technical jargon
- Leverage generative AI to boost organizational productivity and enhance continuous learning
- Explore real-world applications that responsibly harness AI while fostering social good
- Engage thoughtfully in current generative AI policy debates around regulation, security, labor, misinformation, and intellectual property
Grounded in the case-method approach, created at Harvard, the curriculum will include small group discussions, stimulating workshops, lectures, and critical peer-to-peer learning.
Application Information
Leading in Artificial Intelligence welcomes senior professionals from corporate, government, and nonprofit spheres who influence AI or ML adoption—whether shaping products, policies, or services. Ideal participants include:
- Senior leaders in government and the military
- CTOs, CIOs, CSOs, CISOs, CDOs, and other C-Suite officers
- Entrepreneurs
- Product developers and engineers
- Leaders of civic, social, and political organizations, and elected public officials
- Professionals in healthcare, financial services, transportation, utilities, education, and criminal justice
The professional experience, broad spectrum of perspectives, and background you bring to this program will be critical to the learning process. You should come prepared to help shape conversations, be challenged, and gain new insights about AI and ML technologies. This is your opportunity to lead in AI with renewed confidence and skill alongside peers from across sectors.
Immerse yourself with a cohort of fellow emerging leaders on Harvard’s historic campus. View the draft program schedule. Note that module titles, speakers, and sequence may change.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS ARE SAYING
“AI is bigger than the Industrial Revolution. Understanding the technologies involved and their implications is a learning opportunity informed professionals and policy leaders cannot afford to miss.”
Hear from the Faculty Chair
Learn more about Leading in Artificial Intelligence: Exploring Technology and Policy from Faculty Chair Sharad Goel, Professor of Public Policy.
Faculty & Research

Sharad Goel

Finale Doshi-Velez

Edlyn Levine

Dan Levy

Teddy Svoronos
ALUMNI PERSPECTIVE
"This program gave me exactly what I was looking for to prepare me for what AI is becoming. I will be able to apply what I learned immediately for the benefit of my Agency"