About Executive Education

Simmons Executive Education specializes in preparing women leaders for success. Our programs allow participants to:

  • Assess their leadership capabilities
  • Hone essential leadership skills, including negotiation, team development, and influence building
  • Develop concrete strategies for their career advancement

Participants also gain perspective about subtle gender dynamics in the workplace and develop effective strategies for managing these dynamics for their own success.

Our innovative business curriculum integrates research conducted by our Center for Gender in Organizations (CGO) with learning methodologies that teach participants to apply new concepts and skills practically. Simmons's internationally recognized faculty, rigorous business curriculum, and stimulating learning community of high-performing women guarantee a transformative educational experience.

The Simmons Experience

The School of Management (SOM) serves as a unique resource to organizations that are committed to developing, recruiting, and retaining women leaders.

  • Founded in 1973, the Simmons MBA program is the only business program in the world specifically designed for women. Our rigorous curriculum includes courses in business fundamentals, strategy, entrepreneurship, and global economics, as well as leadership and behavioral courses including negotiation, change management, and communications.
  • CGO, our research arm, is committed to improving organizational effectiveness by strengthening gender equity in the workplace. Founded with the help of a Ford Foundation grant, CGO is an international resource for scholars, executives, and practitioners in all fields.
  • The annual Simmons SOM Leadership Conference is the world's premier leadership event for women, consistently attracting world-class leaders from business, government, education, media, and the arts. This exceptional networking event has featured a roster of inspirational women leaders, such as Carly Fiorina, Madeline Albright, Jane Goodall, Benazir Bhutto, Barbara Walters, and Oprah Winfrey. The conference is a generous source of MBA scholarships.

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"By choosing to partner with Simmons SOM, we're providing Verizon women with the opportunity to attend a challenging and compelling workshop that mirrors Simmons's vision of 'educating women for power and leadership.'"

Terri Grimes, Senior Staff Consultant, Verizon

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