Senior Management Program in AI and Digital Transformation
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Bridge Human Insight and AI Capability to Drive Impact
Artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping enterprise growth, competitiveness and leadership. As AI becomes deeply embedded across business functions, leadership is evolving beyond traditional oversight to become a strategic driver that integrates technology, talent and digital transformations. Senior executives must develop AI-first strategies that align with organizational priorities, generate scalable impact and create lasting value by seamlessly blending human leadership skills with AI-driven innovation.
The seven-month Senior Management Program in AI and Digital Transformation from Kellogg Executive Education equips senior leaders to develop and execute AI and digital strategies for business transformations that deliver measurable business impact. Through a comprehensive curriculum delivered via asynchronous learning, required in-person modules, live faculty engagement and peer collaboration, the program builds fluency and prepares leaders to drive scalable, sustainable digital transformation across their organizations.
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Key Takeaways
Gain fluency in AI-driven digital transformation
Lead AI-enabled digital transformation
Evaluate how to drive transformation anchored in AI capabilities across core business functions.
Design AI-first strategies
Develop strategies that align with business priorities, customer needs and organizational readiness.
Develop executive-level AI understanding
Gain deep insight into emerging technologies, including foundation models, generative AI (gen AI), autonomous systems and agentic workflows and translate complex AI concepts into business value.
Apply AI readiness frameworks
Utilize tools, including the AI Canvas 2.0, the AI Radar 2.0 and the AI Capability Maturity Model (CMM), to assess organizational AI maturity.
Identify growth opportunities
Discover platform-based ecosystems, personalization at scale and intelligent automation to drive innovation.
Build customer-centric organizations
Enhance customer experience by integrating AI-driven insights and approaches.
Navigate AI compliance and security
Prepare your organization to address evolving AI regulations, compliance requirements and cybersecurity challenges.
Champion cultural and mindset shifts
Lead the transformation of organizational culture and mindset to sustain digital innovation.
Create tailored AI and digital transformation roadmaps
Design actionable AI and digital transformation plans and strategic roadmaps aligned with organizational goals.
Engage in peer strategic exchange
Collaborate with peers to share insights and best practices in digital and AI transformation.
Learning Journey
Hear from the Faculty
Key Program Features
Core curriculum
Experience a seven-month journey across six pillars that cover AI-driven digital transformation, leadership and strategy through asynchronous modules, live sessions and peer learning.
Live sessions
Engage in live sessions focused on AI leadership, gen AI, AI scaling, strategic decision making and AI-driven platform building.
Capstone project
Apply your learning through a capstone project that challenges you to develop innovative solutions.
Campus Immersion
Join the five-day, in-person campus immersion with in-depth learning, expert discussions, and valuable peer connections.
Success coach
Maximize your learning journey with a success coach assigned to your cohort.
Expert faculty
Learn from strategically focused, cross-disciplinary faculty who are experts in their fields.
Scholar benefits
Earn the Kellogg Executive Scholar certificate and gain select scholar benefits upon program completion.
Networking Opportunities
Engage in meaningful peer-to-peer exchange and leverage networking opportunities to broaden your perspective.
Online and On-Campus Learning
Experience the benefits of on-demand online learning along with the community-building aspects of the live online sessions and in-person campus immersion.
Program Curriculum
The program’s learning journey combines core modules, live online sessions, and a week-long in-person program - structured around six foundational pillars of learning that build leadership capabilities and the strategic tools essential for driving AI-enabled digital transformation.
Note: Participants must attend the in-person module to complete the program and receive the Kellogg Executive Scholar certificate. Any travel, accommodation, and related expenses associated with attending this immersion activities are the responsibility of the participant and are not included in the program fee.
Capstone Project
The capstone project is a pivotal component of the Senior Management Program in AI and Digital Transformation, offering a valuable opportunity to apply program insights to real-world business challenges. As you move through the program, you will engage in rich content, activities, and assignments designed to foster the innovative and strategic thinking needed to complete the capstone. The project also emphasizes effective management of complex initiatives and adaptive communication approaches, strengthening your capacity to lead digital transformation in dynamic organizations.
Who Is It For?
The Senior Management Program in AI and Digital Transformation is designed for:
Leaders who are looking to understand the broader impact of digital transformation and AI on their functions and industries and can devise strategies that leverage these technologies to sustain a competitive advantage
Innovation champions actively exploring emerging technologies, including AI, and spearhead organizational change toward digitally driven transformation
Non-technical and emerging executives seeking a strategic, practical program focused on AI leadership without requiring technical expertise
Participants are required to have:
A minimum of 10 years of leadership experience within their respective functions and industries
A role that involves leading digital transformation as part of their career progression
Fluency in written and spoken English
Past Participant Profile
On your journey to shaping AI-driven digital strategy, you will be surrounded by leaders from a variety of industries, job functions and management levels, all contributing valuable insights and experiences to the program.
Work Experience
Top industries
Top countries
Meet the Faculty
Kellogg Executive Education’s Senior Management Program in AI and Digital Transformation, led by Professor Kevin McTigue, is developed and taught by a team of strategically focused, cross-disciplinary faculty who are experts in their fields. They bring to the program their cutting-edge research, AI expertise, thought leadership and rich experiences at some of the world’s most respected organizations.
Faculty Director, Clinical Professor of Marketing
Professor Kevin McTigue is a Clinical Professor of Marketing at Kellogg, specializing in marketing, advertising strategy, and brand management. He is the academic director for...
Adjunct Lecturer of Marketing, Program Director, Business Marketing Strategy, Executive Education
Jonathan Copulsky is a marketing leader and growth strategist with over 40 years of experience, including roles as a CMO, consultant, and board member. He has authored books s...
Adjunct Lecturer in Entrepreneurship | Faculty Associate in the Zell Fellows Program
Rick Desai is a partner at Listen, a brand-focused venture capital firm in Chicago, and co-founder of Dashfire, a startup studio that has built and invested in 40+ companies. ...
Clinical Assistant Professor of Marketing | Kellogg School of Management
Gina Fong is a consumer anthropologist and marketing professor at Kellogg, where she was named the 2023 L.G. Lavengood Outstanding Professor of the Year. As principal at Fong ...
Clinical Professor of Management & Organizations | Kellogg School of Management
Professor Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. is a Clinical Professor of Leadership at Kellogg and an executive partner at Madison Dearborn Partners. The former Chairman and CEO of B...
Clinical Professor of Marketing, Kellogg School of Management | Director of the Center for Research in Technology & Innovation
Professor Mohanbir Sawhney is a globally recognized scholar, teacher, and consultant in business innovation, modern marketing, and AI applications. A bestselling author of sev...
Clinical Professor of Strategy | Faculty Director of the Zell Fellows Program
David Schonthal is an award-winning professor of strategy, innovation, and eEntrepreneurship at Kellogg, where he also directs entrepreneurship programs and the Zell Fellows P...
Clinical Assistant Professor of Product Management and AI
Birju Shah is a seasoned product leader, entrepreneur and educator with over 15 years of experience in building and scaling innovative AI and ML products for various industrie...
Associate Professor of Operations
Sébastien Martin teaches operations management and examines the use of generative AI in education. His research focuses on the intersection of humans and algorithms in public-...
Professor of Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences Professor of Design, McCormick School of Engineering (Courtesy) Director, Northwestern Cognitive Science Program Professor of Management and Organizations (Courtesy)
Steven Franconeri is a leading scientist, teacher and speaker on visual thinking, visual communication and the psychology of data visualization. As director of the Visual Thin...
Adjunct Lecturer of Executive Education
Alex Castrounis is the founder of Why of AI, a TEDx speaker and author, and teaches AI in both the Executive Education and MBAi programs at Kellogg. He brings over two decades...
*Faculty subject to change
Senior Management Program in AI and Digital Transformation Certificate
Upon successful completion of this program, participants will receive the Kellogg Executive Scholar certificate. The certificate will be delivered electronically to your preferred email address after the program ends.
After successful completion of this program, your verified digital certificate will be emailed to you in the name you used when registering for the program. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of Kellogg Executive Education.
Note: This program does not grant academic credit or a degree from Kellogg School of Management.
Scholar Benefits
Upon completing the program, you will earn an executive scholar certificate and gain select Kellogg Executive Education scholar benefits, including:
A Certificate of Professional Achievement, including a digital certificate for your social media profile
A 15% discount on all Kellogg Executive Education chief officer programs
A 30% discount on Kellogg Executive Education individual programs
Membership of the global Kellogg alumni network and access to the online network
Opportunities to participate in Kellogg alumni clubs and select webinars and events
Access to cutting-edge research and thought leadership content from Kellogg faculty and leading practitioners
A Kellogg-branded email account
Membership in a private LinkedIn group for Executive scholars
A 10% discount for your colleagues on an individual program from Kellogg Executive Education (cannot be combined with any other offer or discount)
Note: Please note that the Kellogg Job Board is not available to executive scholars.
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Flexible payment options available.
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