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George Westerman

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George Westerman is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Founder of the Global Opportunity Forum.


George’s work bridges the fields of executive leadership and technology strategy. During more than 20 years with MIT Sloan School of Management, he has written three award-winning books, including Leading Digital: Turning Technology Into Business Transformation. As a pioneering researcher on digital transformation, George has published papers in Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, and other top journals.  He is now focused on helping employers, educators, and other groups to rethink the process of workforce learning around the world through the GOI and several research collaborations.


George is cochair of the MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Awards, a member of the Digital Strategy Roundtable for the US Library of Congress, and learning strategy advisor to the World Health Organization Academy. He works frequently with senior management teams and industry groups around the world. Prior to earning a Doctorate from Harvard Business School, he gained more than 13 years of experience in product development and technology leadership roles.

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Digital Business

Essential IT for Non-IT Executives

Digital Business & IT

Operations

Strategy & Innovation

EARN 2.0 EEUs
Essential IT for Non-IT Executives
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Advanced Certificate for Executives

Advanced Management Program

Upon completion of this course, you will earn an Advanced Certificate for Executives (ACE), which confers MIT Sloan Affiliate Alumni status

Digital Business & IT

Entrepreneurship

Financial Management

Global Economics & Markets

Operations

Organizations & Leadership

Strategy & Innovation

Systems Thinking

EARN 25.0 EEUs
Advanced Management Program
In Person

STARTING

May 26–Jun 25, 2026

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

5 weeks

COMMITMENT

8 hours, 5 days/week

TUITION

$75,000

STARTING

May 26–Jun 25, 2026

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

5 weeks

COMMITMENT

8 hours, 5 days/week

TUITION

$75,000

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Management and Leadership

Cybersecurity for Leaders: Managing Risk in a Digital World

Digital Business & IT

Organizations & Leadership

Strategy & Innovation

EARN 2.0 EEUs
Cybersecurity for Leaders: Managing Risk in a Digital World
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