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Executive Program in
AI Leadership

Lead the people side of AI.
  • Curriculum: Any four of the five courses in Harvard Online’s AI Leadership Series, covering agentic AI, organizational change, storytelling, adaptability and problem solving. No coding required.
  • Live sessions: 36 hours of live group sessions with industry experts, scheduled between your Harvard courses, plus Voca practice.
  • Credential: The AI Leadership Series certificate from Harvard Online, on completing any four courses.
Program fee
Coming soon
Announced at launch
Effort
1–3 hrs/week
While a course runs
Series certificate fromHarvard Online
Courses
Any 4 of 5
AI Leadership Series
Live sessions
36 hours
With industry experts
Effort
1–3 hrs/week
Self-paced within deadlines
Format
Cohort-based online
Plus live coaching sessions
Credential
Harvard Online
Series certificate
A leadership team planning how to adopt AI

AI Leadership Program

For leaders who must guide people, strategy and culture through AI-driven change, rather than build the models themselves.

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Program outline · choose any four
Taught by Harvard faculty from engineering, business, the humanities and medicine. Each course links to its full page.
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Agentic AI Foundations: Business Applications and Risks
Harvard Online course · 4 weeks
Move from generative AI to agentic AI — systems that plan, act and use tools with human oversight — and learn where they create value and what risks responsible use must manage.
Five topicsTaught by Hanspeter Pfister
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Reinventing the Organization with AI
Harvard Online course · 4 weeks
Move your organization from AI experiments to AI at scale: redesign people strategy and operating models, win stakeholder buy-in and build the culture that makes adoption stick.
Four topicsTaught by Dustin Tingley
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Storytelling as Strategy: Narrative and AI
Harvard Online course · 4 weeks
Shape stories that move people, using classic narrative frameworks with AI as a creative partner for brainstorming and testing.
Six topicsTaught by Martin Puchner and Christina Wallace
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04
Adaptability, Resilience, and AI
Harvard Online microcredential course · 2 weeks
Science-backed strategies to manage your response to AI-driven change and adopt AI in line with your values.
Five sectionsTaught by Luana Marques
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05
Problem Solving and AI
Harvard Online course · coming soon
Solve high-stakes problems with AI as your partner. Harvard Online has announced this course; full details will appear here when it launches.
Launching soon
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Included throughout
Live sessions with expert coaches
Instructor-led group practice alongside your coursework
Voca practice access
Mock interviews, presentation practice and CV review
What you receive

Earn the AI Leadership Series certificate from Harvard Online.

Complete any four of the five courses in the series and Harvard Online issues the series certificate.

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Designed and taught by Harvard faculty

Faculty from computer science, business, literature and psychiatry, across Harvard’s schools.

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A credential for each course too

You also earn a Certificate of Completion or Microcredential from Harvard Online for every course you finish.

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Recognized internationally

A professional credential from Harvard Online, listed on your resume and LinkedIn profile.

AI Leadership Series certificateIssued by Harvard Online. A sample of this certificate will be shown here soon.
Issued by Harvard Online on completing any four courses in the series.
The live component

Turning AI strategy into action.

Harvard Online coursework is self-paced and pre-recorded. Between courses your cohort meets live — facilitated by experienced practitioners — to practice the conversations that decide whether AI adoption succeeds.

A live cohort session with participants joining globally

Making the case for AI

Presenting an AI initiative to executives and boards so it wins support, budget and the right level of caution. Practiced live, with feedback.

Leading people through the change

Handling the fear, resistance and disagreement that AI adoption brings out in teams, and keeping trust while roles shift.

Your own AI initiative

Each session works on the real AI project you brought with you, with peer consultation and expert critique rather than hypothetical cases.

Communicating under pressure

Explaining risks, trade-offs and decisions about AI clearly when the questions are hard and the answers are not yet settled.

Sessions are scheduled between Harvard courses, never on top of them.

Who it is for

Built for leaders accountable for AI adoption.

If you are expected to bring AI into your team or organization, and bring your people with you, this program is designed for you.

No technical background or coding required. Taught in English; participants should be 18 or over.

Who teaches you

Learn from Harvard faculty.

The series brings together faculty from across Harvard, so you learn the technical, organizational and human sides of AI.

Hanspeter Pfister

Hanspeter Pfister

An Wang Professor of Computer Science, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The lead instructor for the course. Professor Pfister’s research spans visualization, computer graphics and machine learning. Before Harvard he spent over a decade at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, where he was chief architect of the award-winning VolumePro real-time rendering hardware.

Martin Puchner

Martin Puchner

Byron and Anita Wien Professor of Drama, English and Comparative Literature, Harvard University

An award-winning author whose books span philosophy, the arts and technology, including Culture: The Story of Us, from Cave Art to K-Pop. A Guggenheim Fellow and recipient of multiple international prizes.

Christina Wallace

Christina Wallace

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Teaches entrepreneurship and marketing in the MBA and Executive Education programs. A five-time Tony-nominated Broadway producer and author of The Portfolio Life.

Dustin Tingley

Dustin Tingley

Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Government Department

A data scientist at Harvard and Deputy Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Professor Tingley helps direct Harvard's education-focused data science and technology team and has helped organizations across sectors put AI to work in practice.

Luana Marques

Luana Marques

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Founder and Director, Community Psychiatry PRIDE, Massachusetts General Hospital

A leading expert in cognitive behavioral therapies and creator of the “Bold Move” framework for building resilience.

Program fee

Fee announced at launch.

The program opens once Harvard Online launches the fifth course in the series. Register your interest and we will send the fee, start dates and payment options first.

Common questions

Everything you might be wondering.

Which courses are in the program?

The five courses in Harvard Online’s AI Leadership Series: Agentic AI Foundations, Reinventing the Organization with AI, Storytelling as Strategy, Adaptability, Resilience, and AI, and Problem Solving and AI. You complete any four.

When does the program start?

Once Harvard Online launches Problem Solving and AI, the fifth course in the series. Register your interest and we will tell you the first start dates.

Can I start one of the courses now?

Yes. The four live courses can be taken today as single courses. Speak to an advisor first so we can plan how a course taken now fits into the program later.

Do I need a technical background?

No. The program is about leading AI adoption: strategy, people, communication and judgment. No coding is required.

What does it cost?

The fee will be announced at launch. Register your interest to receive it first.

What is Voca, and how do I use it?

Voca is SkillsPro360’s AI-powered practice tool. You can rehearse a presentation, run a mock interview, or have your CV reviewed — privately, on demand, as many times as you like.

Who awards the certificate?

Harvard Online. Complete any four courses in the series and Harvard Online issues the AI Leadership Series certificate. SkillsPro360 is a delivery partner — we are not Harvard University.

Lead AI adoption. Prove it with Harvard Online.

Register your interest to hear first when the program opens.

Register your interest