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Brookings Institution - Executive Education

1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
DC 20036 Washington, DC
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Executive Education at Brookings Institute


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Short program (5 days or less)

1
1,995
The Role of the Leader (DC)
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Dec 09, 2025 - Dec 10, 2025
General Management/ Leadership English
Completed
2
1,995
Influence & Informal Leadership (DC)
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Dec 02, 2025 - Dec 03, 2025
General Management/ Leadership English
Completed
3
1,995
US National Security Strategy
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Dec 02, 2025 - Dec 03, 2025
General Management/ Strategy English
Completed
4
1,995
Strategic Thinking: Driving Long-Term Success (DC)
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Nov 18, 2025 - Nov 19, 2025
General Management/ Strategy English
Completed
5
1,995
Motivating People (DC)
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Nov 12, 2025 - Nov 13, 2025
General Management/ Leadership English
Completed
6
1,995
High-Impact Productivity (DC)
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Nov 05, 2025 - Nov 06, 2025
General Management English
Completed
7
1,995
Inside the White House
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Nov 05, 2025 - Nov 06, 2025
General Management English
Completed
8
1,995
Exceptional Leadership
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Oct 28, 2025 - Oct 29, 2025
General Management/ Leadership English
Completed
9
1,995
Politics & Policymaking
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Oct 28, 2025 - Oct 29, 2025
General Management/ Law English
Completed
10
1,995
Insider’s Legislative and Regulatory Process
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Oct 07, 2025 - Oct 08, 2025
General Management/ Law English
Completed
11
1,995
Accountability & Incentives (DC)
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Sep 16, 2025 - Sep 17, 2025
Accounting English
Completed
12
2,075
Inside Congress
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Sep 15, 2025 - Sep 18, 2025
General Management English
Completed
13
1,995
Ethics in Action: Leading with Integrity (DC)
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Sep 09, 2025 - Sep 10, 2025
General Management/ Leadership English
Completed
14
1,995
Mentorship & Leader Development (DC)
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Sep 03, 2025 - Sep 04, 2025
General Management/ Leadership English
Completed
15
1,995
Strategy & Alignment (DC)
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Jun 10, 2025 - Jun 11, 2025
General Management/ Strategy English
Completed
16
1,995
Difficult Conversations (DC)
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Central.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Jun 03, 2025 - Jun 04, 2025
Communication/ General Management English
Completed
17
1,995
Resilience in Leadership (DC)
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Jun 03, 2025 - Jun 04, 2025
General Management/ Leadership English
Completed
18
1,995
Foundations of Trust for Team Performance (DC)
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
May 21, 2025 - May 22, 2025
General Management/ Leadership English
Completed
19
1,995
Finance for Non-Financial Managers
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Central.
Location: Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center Washington University in St Louis.
May 20, 2025 - May 21, 2025
Finance for Non-Financial Managers English
Completed
20
1,995
Influence & Informal Leadership (St. Louis)
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Central.
Location: Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center Washington University in St Louis.
May 06, 2025 - May 07, 2025
General Management/ Leadership English
Completed
21
1,995
Negotiation: Strategies for Results
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
May 06, 2025 - May 07, 2025
Negotiation/ Strategy English
Completed
22
2,075
Inside Congress
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
May 05, 2025 - May 08, 2025
General Management English
Completed
23
1,995
Strategic Decision Making using Data Analytics and AI
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings
Apr 29, 2025 - Apr 30, 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI)/ Problem Solving / Decisionmaking/ Strategy English
Completed
24
1,995
Leading a Culture of Excellence (DC)
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Apr 23, 2025 - Apr 24, 2025
Leadership English
Completed
25
995
Leveraging Professional & Personal Strengths
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Apr 23, 2025
General Management/ Leadership English
Completed
26
995
Resilience in Leadership (St. Louis)
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Central.
Location: Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center, Washington University in St Louis.
Apr 22, 2025
Leadership English
Completed
27
995
Strategy & Alignment (St. Louis)
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Central.
Location: Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center Washington University in St. Louis.
Apr 15, 2025
General Management/ Strategy English
Completed
28
995
Cultivating a Positive Organizational Culture (DC) - 1 unit
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Mar 06, 2025
Cross-Cultural Relations/ General Management English
Completed
29
995
Cultivating Executive Presence (DC)
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Mar 05, 2025
General Management English
Completed
30
1,995
Innovation & Entrepreneurship (St. Louis)
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Central.
Location: Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center Washington University in St. Louis.
Feb 25, 2025 - Feb 26, 2025
Entrepreneurship/ Innovation English
Completed
31
1,995
Inside the White House
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Location: WashU at Brookings.
Feb 25, 2025 - Feb 26, 2025
General Management English
Completed
32
1,995
Insider’s Legislative and Regulatory Process
This course is designed to provide a deeper understanding of both the policy formulation process (legislation) and the policy implementation process (regulations) for those already familiar with Congress and the legislative process; this is an intensive advanced seminar.
Mar 26, 2024 - Mar 27, 2024
Law English
Completed
33
1,995
Cultivating a Positive Organizational Culture
In this course we introduce the concept of positive organizational culture and learn the importance of positive culture for individuals, teams, units, and broader organizations.
Mar 05, 2024 - Mar 06, 2024
General Management English
Completed
34
995
Agility: Where Awareness Meets Ability
This program introduces and applies a practical multi-part agility framework.
Feb 21, 2024
General Management English
Completed
35
1,995
Creativity in Organizations
According to the World Economic Forum, creative thinking and problem solving are among the skills that will only get more important with time.
Feb 20, 2024 - Feb 21, 2024
Organizational Management English
Completed
36
1,995
Foundations of Trust for Team Performance (DC)
This course provides insight into the nature and dynamics of trust within the workplace, how trust results in value for teams and organizations, and keys to establishing trust.
Feb 13, 2024 - Feb 14, 2024
General Management English
Completed
37
1,995
Managing Organizational Change (St. Louis)
What sets successful organizations apart over time is their ability to adapt and thrive in a changing business environment.
Feb 13, 2024 - Feb 14, 2024
General Management English
Completed
38
995
Developing Strategies Under Uncertainty
All too often, our understanding of strategy emerges from a post-mortem of an organization’s strategy.
Jan 24, 2024
Strategy English
Completed
39
1,995
Inclusive Leadership
Leadership that taps into a team’s full potential is good for the individual and organization.
Jan 23, 2024 - Jan 24, 2024
Leadership English
Completed
40
1,995
Influence & Informal Leadership (DC)
Develop the three critical skills of informal leadership: navigating politics, understanding power, and exercising influence.
Dec 12, 2023 - Dec 13, 2023
Leadership English
Completed
41
2,200
Building Strategic Ownership
In this course, we work with owners and senior leaders of an organization to build strategic ownership competence and capability.
Dec 05, 2023 - Dec 06, 2023
Strategy English
Completed
42
1,995
US National Security Strategy
The United States faces a world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.
Nov 29, 2023 - Nov 30, 2023
Strategy English
Completed
43
1,995
Managing Organizational Change (DC)
What sets successful organizations apart over time is their ability to adapt and thrive in a changing business environment.
Nov 28, 2023 - Nov 29, 2023
Change/ General Management English
Completed
44
1,995
Strategic Thinking: Driving Long-Term Success (St. Louis)
Strategic thinking starts with differentiating between the urgent and the important and deciding which problems should get your attention.
Nov 15, 2023 - Nov 16, 2023
Strategy English
Completed
45
1,995
Strategy & Alignment (DC)
This program examines one of the most challenging aspects of strategy: how to successfully align people and resources to support the goals, directives, and strategic position of the organization.
Nov 15, 2023 - Nov 16, 2023
Strategy English
Completed
46
1,995
Foundations of Trust for Team Performance (St. Louis)
This course provides insight into the nature and dynamics of trust within the workplace, how trust results in value for teams and organizations, and keys to establishing trust.
Nov 08, 2023 - Nov 09, 2023
General Management English
Completed
47
1,995
Inside the White House
This course is offered in person at the WashU at Brookings classroom located in Dupont Circle. There is no option to join virtually.
Nov 08, 2023 - Nov 09, 2023
General Management English
Completed
48
1,995
Motivation, Meaning and Morale: Strategies for Engagement
Everyone in public service takes an oath to the Constitution—to the ideal of creating a more perfect union.
Nov 08, 2023 - Nov 09, 2023
Strategy English
Completed
49
1,995
Developing Others: Leader as Coach (St. Louis)
One of the most important responsibilities of a leader is to develop “leadership bench strength” within the organization—not only as a legacy, but as the natural outgrowth and strategy for change initiatives.
Oct 24, 2023 - Oct 25, 2023
General Management English
Completed
50
1,995
Maximizing Human Capital (St. Louis)
This course takes you through best practices of recruitment, retention, development, and reshaping your agency in the face of budget cuts.
Oct 11, 2023
Leadership English
Completed
51
995
Growth & Change
This course will add (or reinforce) concrete skills for the ambitious leader’s growth and change toolkit.
Sep 27, 2023
Change English
Completed
52
1,995
Strategic Thinking: Driving Long-Term Success (DC)
Think strategically before you develop a strategic plan to pinpoint organizational challenges and opportunities.
Sep 26, 2023 - Sep 27, 2023
Strategy English
Completed
53
1,995
ESG for Executives
Increasingly, investors, customers and employees evaluate companies using environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.
Sep 20, 2023 - Sep 21, 2023
General Management English
Completed
54
1,995
Developing Others: Leader as Coach (DC)
Leadership development is vital to create and sustain the development of a robust public service capable of meeting the challenges of today.
Sep 19, 2023 - Sep 20, 2023
Leadership/ Strategy English
Completed
55
995
Management Foundations: Financial Statements
In this course, we go beyond the financial statements as the firm’s "report card" and begin to establish some habits for breaking down the info and diving deeper, even if you have little-to-no-experience with financial statements.
Sep 19, 2023
Finance English
Completed
56
995
Accountability & Incentives
This program focuses on measuring and rewarding performance throughout the organization.
Sep 13, 2023
Accounting English
Completed
57
2,075
Inside Congress (In-Person)
Acquire behind-the-scenes knowledge of Capitol Hill and the legislative process. Engage with current and former members of Congress, congressional staff members, media correspondents, lobbyists, and other key decision-makers.
Sep 11, 2023 - Sep 14, 2023
General Management English
Completed
58
1,995
Ethics in Action: Leading with Integrity
This program concentrates on helping participants develop a new self-awareness, tools for moral reasoning, and a robust ethical framework to assist in everyday decision-making.
Sep 06, 2023 - Sep 07, 2023
Leadership/ Strategy English
Completed

Full-time program

1
6,600
Women's Leadership Program (St. Louis)
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Central.
Location: Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center Washington University in St. Louis.
Oct 10, 2025 - Apr 10, 2026
Leadership/ Women English
Already Started
2
6,600
Women’s Leadership Program
The Women’s Leadership Program is open to all professionals striving to advance their professional careers and improve their performance. There is no minimum service level required.
Jan 15, 2025 - Apr 23, 2025
Leadership/ Women English
Completed
3
4,650
LEGIS Congressional Fellowship
You can spend seven or 12 months on Capitol Hill, depending on your professional interests, agency objectives and agency workload.
Jan 02, 2025 - Jul 25, 2025
General Management English
Completed
4
1,995
Navigating Disruption
Increasingly in today’s workplace, significant disruptions from outside forces are more the norm than the exception.
Feb 20, 2024 - Feb 27, 2024
General Management English
Completed
5
1,995
Leading High-Performance Teams
Understanding and leveraging team dynamics is vital to organizational performance. The course teaches you about different types of teams, the stages of group development and the foundational elements of successful teams.
Jun 27, 2023 - Jun 28, 2023
Leadership/ Product Development English
Completed
6
1,995
Accountability for Results
Results matter to Congress, the administration and the American public. The ability to demonstrate positive outcomes — and make government work more effectively — helps your agency build trust and secure resources.
Jun 05, 2023 - Jun 06, 2023
Government / Public Administration/ Leadership English
Completed
7
2,075
Inside Congress
Acquire behind-the-scenes knowledge of Capitol Hill and the legislative process. Engage with current and former members of Congress, congressional staff members, media correspondents, lobbyists, and other key decision-makers.
May 08, 2023 - May 11, 2023
Government / Public Administration English
Completed
8
1,995
Negotiation: Strategies for Results
Successful negotiation goes well beyond simple influence and persuasion. It requires a finely honed understanding of techniques that help you achieve win-win solutions. You will learn to increase the likelihood of true consensus.
May 03, 2023 - May 04, 2023
Negotiation/ Strategy English
Completed
9
1,995
Interpersonal Savvy for Leaders
Being an effective leader in today’s complex organizations demands a suite of personal abilities that encompass both the head and the heart, including stamina, courage and emotional intelligence.
Apr 19, 2023 - Apr 20, 2023
Leadership English
Completed
10
1,995
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
All organizations must create value for their stakeholders. Leaders who innovate are better able to deliver greater results with fewer resources. Acquire tools and techniques to foster new ideas and accelerate the pace of innovation within your agency.
Apr 03, 2023 - Apr 04, 2023
Entrepreneurship/ Innovation English
Completed

Online

1
995
Leading in a VUCA World
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Eastern.
Location: Live Virtual.
Sep 29, 2025 - Sep 30, 2025
General Management/ Leadership English
Completed
2
2,985
Leadership Communication
Time: 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Central.
Location: Live Virtual.
May 21, 2025 - Jun 11, 2025
Communication/ Leadership English
Completed
3
2,985
Using Behavioral Science to Improve Decision Making
Time: 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM Central.
Location: Live Virtual.
Apr 24, 2025 - May 15, 2025
Problem Solving / Decisionmaking English
Completed
4
2,985
Strategy, Planning & Execution
Strategy guides businesses, government agencies, and nations to bring about change, progress and growth. All leaders are in the business of driving strategy. Without a coherent strategy, an organization, or institution, is directionless.
Feb 14, 2024 - Feb 29, 2024
Strategy English
Completed
5
1,995
Insider's Budget Process
This in-depth course on the federal budget process examines the methods that go into formulating both the president’s budget and the congressional budget.
Feb 05, 2024 - Feb 08, 2024
General Management English
Completed
6
995
Public Speaking & Presentations
In this course, you’ll learn how to develop content for speeches and presentations, practice effectively and deliver messages that engage audiences and make a positive impact.
Jan 16, 2024 - Feb 13, 2024
General Management English
Completed
7
1,995
Cybersecurity Risk Management & Oversight
Reliance on technology is at the heart of most every business. Yet a host of threats to digitized data and technology-enabled systems are poised to jeopardize even the most carefully crafted strategy. This dynamic requires all leaders to be competent in cybersecurity risk management.
Nov 08, 2023 - Nov 16, 2023
General Management/ Risk Management English
Completed
8
4,400
Data, Analytics & Interpretation
This program presents several foundations for evaluating quantitative information, and provides pragmatic approaches for using data—for good.
Oct 11, 2023 - Nov 02, 2023
Business Analytics & Big Data English
Completed
9
995
Inside the Judiciary
This course explores the intersection of policy and law in the federal government. Learn about federal courts, types of cases brought before the judiciary, and the judicial branch's relationship with Congress and the executive branch.
Jun 29, 2023 - Jun 30, 2023
Leadership/ Strategy English
Completed
10
2,985
Resolving and Transforming Workplace Conflict
Gain a better understanding of disagreement and conflict throughout your organization, and develop the know-how and skills for resolving disruptive conflicts and transforming them into productive action. 3 units toward AMC.
May 04, 2023 - May 25, 2023
Leadership English
Completed
11
2,985
Strategy, Planning & Execution
Strategy, strategic thinking, planning and execution are staple elements of leadership, management and governance. This program provides a solid understanding of strategy, its application and the impact it can have on an organization. 3 units toward AMC.
Apr 11, 2023 - Apr 26, 2023
Government / Public Administration/ Leadership/ Strategy English
Completed

Blended

1
1,995
Politics & Policymaking
This course on the policymaking process is designed to give government executives and managers an in-depth knowledge of the procedures, practices and personalities engaged in governmental decision-making at the highest levels.
Oct 24, 2023 - Nov 02, 2023
General Management English
Completed
2
6,600
Women's Leadership Forum (St. Louis)
This program is comprised of six key topics and held as four in-person sessions and two live-virtual sessions hosted via zoom.
Oct 19, 2023 - Apr 11, 2024
Leadership English
Completed
3
6,600
Women's Leadership Program (DC)
In the WashU at Brookings’s Women’s Leadership Program, learn how to lead change from positions of formal and informal authority.
Sep 26, 2023 - Dec 14, 2023
Leadership English
Completed

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