College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The difference between a manager and a leader is having a strategic, global perspective that comes not only from experience, but also from intellectual curiosity and exposure to new and better ideas. A leader recognizes the value of knowledge and leverages it wisely. A leader achieves results.

Program Leadership

Read a quick welcome from the Associate Dean of the EMBA program.

• David Ikenberry, Associate Dean for Executive Education

Overview

The Executive MBA Program at ILLINOIS has a recognized reputation for developing managers into global thinkers and motivated business leaders. For more than 30 years, we have achieved excellence by selecting the finest faculty resources from the College of Business and by enrolling students who possess the greatest potential for leading their organization.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign places an emphasis on leadership and entrepreneurship at all levels in programs throughout the University. In recognition of our innovative curriculum, Fortune® Small Business recently ranked the ILLINOIS Executive MBA among the top twelve EMBA programs in the nation for entrepreneurs. We also were named as one of the top three EMBA programs in Chicago by Crain's Chicago Business®.

The ILLINOIS Executive MBA is designed with you in mind, and is:

• CHALLENGING - Demanding courses taught by faculty from the Urbana-Champaign campus and geared for the mid-to senior-level professional
• RELEVANT - A schedule that recognizes the demands of your career and your promotion path, and a curriculum that will improve your enterprise-wide leadership skills
• COLLABORATIVE - A team-based educational environment in which you'll learn alongside accomplished executives, and a faculty and staff that treat you as an individual
• CONVENIENT - A 20-month program taught in downtown Chicago just steps from major transportation hubs
• GLOBAL - A capstone international consulting project to apply your knowledge to a real-world business challenge for a global company

We invite you to join us for an Information Session or to visit a class to learn more about how The Executive MBA can help you attain your career goals.