A New Brand of Leader Requires a Different Kind of Educational Program Two new executive degree programs – part of Thunderbird’s curriculum transformation – showcase the reinvention already underway One of the most significant aspects of our modern era is the pace and magnitude of change. Technological innovation and disruption in the Fourth Industrial Revolution are more ubiquitous, more rapid and more impactful than ever before. To make a difference in this complex and interwoven global economy, leaders across sectors – private, public and nonprofit – need a firm understanding of how to leverage the immense opportunities and mitigate the threats arising from innovation and disruption. These are leaders with entrepreneurial mindsets who look beyond borders – across geographies, across cultures, across sectors and industries. The world needs a new brand of leader in order to inclusively capitalize on the benefits of this new era of rapid change while minimizing its risks, and producing these new leaders requires a different kind of educational program. That’s why one of the core elements of Thunderbird’s reinvention is curriculum transformation, which includes the introduction of two new graduate
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degrees: The Executive Master of Global Leadership and Strategy (EMGLAS) and the Executive Master of Arts in Global Affairs and Management (EMAGAM).
EXECUTIVE MASTER OF GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY (EMGLAS) At the leadership tables of businesses and governments around the world The Executive Master of Global Leadership and Strategy constitutes the pinnacle of our degree pyramid. The yearlong degree program experience
takes students inside the boardrooms of businesses and governments around the world. It provides exclusive insight into the strategy and leadership nuances at play in today’s complex and dynamic global environment. Delivered by prominent faculty members in six global locations – Phoenix/Los Angeles, Geneva, Mumbai, Shanghai, Nairobi, and Sao Paulo – and online, the Executive MGLAS breaks free of a traditional, lockstep curriculum to immerse students in hands-on, culturally complex leadership situations. Real-world themes to be covered include megatrends, sustainable futures, shaping markets, capturing digital dividends, and delivering results. “There are senior managers and leaders who are moving up in their careers to take on increasingly global responsibilities, which means they need to have some on-the-ground knowledge
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