Chicago Booth's multidisciplinary approach is unrivaled in the world of business education. As a Booth student, your employee will learn how to challenge the status quo at your company. How to become a better innovator. How to turn ideas into enduring impact. Most of all, your employee will learn how to guide your organization, and others, to better outcomes.
Training for Future Leaders
Your employee will learn and practice skills critical to success in leadership positions, giving that person the confidence to rise to any challenge and create future value for your company.
Solutions to Current Issues at Your Organization
Your employee can bring your organization鈥檚 challenges to the classroom for input from our world-class faculty and the business leaders enrolled in our Sokolov Executive MBA Program.
Access to a Global Network
With campuses in Chicago, London, and Hong Kong, and alumni in more than 115 countries, our program provides access to a global network that serves as an invaluable business resource for your employee and, by extension, your organization.
Improved Decision-Making
Your employee will develop a deep understanding of the fundamentals that drive business鈥攆inancial accounting, statistics, and microeconomics鈥攖o make better-informed, strategic decisions backed by data.
Loyal Employees
When you invest in talent, you鈥檙e more likely to retain talent. Supporting your employee's desire to pursue an MBA communicates that you value him or her and support continued growth, making your employee more likely to stay with the company long-term.
A Rigorous Curriculum
Our program is rigorous and challenging, pushing students to delve deeper into the foundational disciplines of business. Our curriculum is grounded in theoretical frameworks, evidence-based thinking, and deeply analytical, multidisciplinary inquiry. Our culture will give your employee the confidence to rise to any business challenge.
Depth of Elective Courses, Lifelong Learning
To enhance our time-honored general management program, we offer elective courses in a wide range of subjects, including negotiations, data mining, new venture strategy, new product development, portfolio management, and more. This empowers students to tackle their unique professional needs and bring maximum value to your organization. During annual Electives Weeks, alumni can return to join students in the classroom, fostering continuous professional growth throughout their career.
Access to World-Renowned Faculty
We have the best business school faculty in the world. Expert practitioners and leading innovators, they bring their real-world experience to the classroom, traveling from Chicago to London and Hong Kong to teach. This ensures that all students, regardless of the campus at which they study, receive the same world-class education and classroom experience.
Opportunities to Connect with Experienced Professionals from Diverse Backgrounds
Our program structure allows ample opportunity to study and network with aspirational executives from around the globe. Your employee will meet colleagues from numerous countries, industries, and job functions who offer a broader perspective and enhanced learning experience.
Our 21-month program is designed to ensure students can study and work at the same time.
In Chicago, classes meet over Thursday, Friday, and Saturday sessions four times a quarter. In London and Hong Kong, classes are held for one week approximately every month. Students are also able to take classes at other campuses when it suits their business needs.
To learn more about how the program takes place, see Program Structure.
There are two types of support you can provide an employee interested in Booth’s Sokolov EMBA Program: time (required) and financial (optional).
Time (required)
Employers are required to provide the school with a letter acknowledging your employee’s enrollment in the program and your support for the time spent away from the workplace for class attendance.
Financial (optional)
It is not required that you contribute financially to your employee’s enrollment in the program, but many companies consider it an invaluable investment in their employee’s growth. To ensure your company is getting the best return on investment, you may consider outlining terms for financial support. Employers often establish a contractual lock-in period for employees, or arrange for the employee to take on enhanced responsibilities upon graduation.
Over the years, companies of all shapes and sizes have supported their employees’ enrollment. Some of the more well-known companies include:
| Ayalaland | Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. | Northern Trust |
| Accenture | Gartner Inc. | Parkway Pantai |
| AECOM | General Electric | PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) |
| Aetna Inc. | General Mills | Pt Arwana Citramulia |
| Aizen Global | SC Johnson | |
| Anthem, Inc. | Hakuhodo Inc. | Shanghai Jahwa United Co., Ltd |
| Barclays | Hang Seng Qianhai Fund Management | Singapore Power |
| BP | HSBC | Statoil |
| BPI Capital Corporation | Hyatt Hotel Corporation | Televia Technology Co.,Ltd |
| CIB Egypt | Intel Corporation | Temasek International |
| Central Pattana Group | James Hardie | |
| Citibank | Johnson & Johnson | Tyson Foods |
| Citic PE | Keppel Corporation | Usaha Tegas |
| Coca Cola (Far East) | LIXIL Corporation | VISA Inc. |
| DDB China Group | Microsoft | Whirlpool Corporation |
| DTE Energy |
To learn more about our Sokolov Executive MBA Program and how it can best serve your company, please contact our admissions office:
+1 312.464.8750
Email Chicago Program
+44 (0)20.7070.2200
Email London Program
+852.2533.9500
Email Hong Kong Program