Program Overview

A Distinctive Partnership

• The combined resources of two top schools, with proximity and access to two leading global business cities, and to Wall Street and Silicon Valley.
• Emphasis on applicable learning for high-potential executives seeking to add immediate value to their workplace and transform their careers.
• Expertise drawn from each school’s eminent faculty, who combine pathbreaking scholarship with extensive business practice.
• A close cohort of accomplished classmates from myriad industries and backgrounds.
• Emphasis on teamwork and collegiality, fostering strong bonds and professional opportunities among the diverse class.
• An intensive campus-based structure, offering access to two world-class campuses and robust resources such as speakers, conferences, libraries, and cultural events.
• Access to a joint network of 75,000 alumni, industry leaders and pioneering entrepreneurs on both coasts, across the country, and around the world.

Designed to Meet Your Needs

• Each class consists of approximately 70 students with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Program begins in May and finishes 19 months later, in December.
• Students attend sessions approximately every three weeks.
• Classes meet 18 times in California.
• Classes meet 7 times in New York, with the option to spend a term in New York.
• Instruction is divided equally between Berkeley and Columbia faculty members.
• Graduates receive two degrees, one from Columbia Business School, one from the Haas School of Business.