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1928

First executive education courses offered

Under the leadership of Professor Philip Cabot, five courses are offered in the summer to 179 business executives, in the School's first experiment with executive education. They respond well to case method, and 87% take optional final exams.

 

1934

Philip Cabot proposes that a group of executives between 30 and 50 years old meet to discuss business/government relations

Philip Cabot proposes that a group of executives between 30 and 50 years old meet to discuss business/government relations

 

1943

The first War Production Training class begins in February

The first "War Production Training" class, a wartime program aimed at making older managers useful to the war effort, enrolls in February; it later emerges as direct precursor to the Advanced Management Program for senior executives.

 

1944

Faculty votes to continue training for experienced business executives postwar

Faculty votes to continue "training for experienced business executives" postwar

 

1945

Advanced Management Program begins

A group of 60 executives and veterans enroll in the first run of the "Advanced Management Program," first run of wartime-originated program with no government support

 

1946

Harvey Bishop is named first full-time director of AMP

Harvey Bishop is named first full-time director of AMP

 

CLASS OF1947

Clifford Kirtland Story VIDEO: 10 minutes

Story regarding his experience as a V-12er attending HBS during World War II, his career as an accountant and a venture capitalist, and his membership in and leadership of HBS clubs in Buffalo, New York, and Atlanta, Georgia.

 

1948

Committee on Educational Policy begins review of MBA and AMP

Committee on Educational Policy begins review of MBA and AMP

 

1948

HBS professors help University of Western Ontario establish "Management Training Course," modeled on AMP

HBS professors help University of Western Ontario establish "Management Training Course," modeled on AMP

 

1948

Trade Union Program is shortened to 13 weeks, and is run at same time as AMP to facilitate management-labor interactions

Trade Union Program is shortened to 13 weeks, and is run at same time as AMP to facilitate management-labor interactions

 

1949

Faculty votes accept the Committee on Educational Policy's recommendations to continue AMP

Faculty votes in May to accept the Committee on Educational Policy's recommendations to continue AMP, and to "aid and encourage other universities" offering similar programs for "the experienced man"

 

1954

"Advanced Management Program in Hawaii" is launched by Myles Mace in response to requests from local business leaders

"Advanced Management Program in Hawaii" is launched by Myles Mace in response to requests from local business leaders

 

1954

Middle Management Program begins

A new 16-month "Middle Management Program" for executives with 10-15 years' experience begins in January; later evolves into Program for Management Development and General Management Program.

 

1955

25th AMP achieves 99.4% participation in fund drive

25th AMP achieves 99.4% participation in fund drive (lacking only one overseas member)

 

1955

Middle Management Program is shortened to 8 months

Middle Management Program is shortened to 8 months

 

1956

AMP holds first session at Baguio in the Philippines

AMP holds first session at Baguio in the Philippines

 

1956

The three-day "Advanced Management Seminar in Free China," taught by several HBS professors, is taught in multiple locations in Taiwan

The three-day "Advanced Management Seminar in Free China," taught by several HBS professors, is taught in multiple locations in Taiwan

 

1956

Two HBS professors teach 66 Japanese executives in "Advanced Management Seminar in Japan

Two HBS professors teach 66 Japanese executives in "Advanced Management Seminar in Japan", sponsored by Keio University

 

1957

Faculty members help found IMEDE in Lausanne, Switzerland

At Nestle's request, four HBS faculty members help found IMEDE in Lausanne, Switzerland, which offers 8-month and summer programs for executives.

 

1958

Middle Management Program is suspended after its fifth session

Middle Management Program is suspended after its fifth session

 

1958

With addition of 6 local AMP associations, total number of HBS clubs reaches 62

With addition of 6 local AMP associations, total number of HBS clubs reaches 62

 

1960

"Program for Management Development" is launched

The 17-week "Program for Management Development", successor to "Middle Management Program", is launched

 

1962

"Harbus II," a computer simulation of business enterprise developed at HBS, is used in summer sessions

"Harbus II," a computer simulation of business enterprise developed at HBS, is used in summer sessions cosponsored by HBS and Educational Testing Service with 50 executives; moved into AMP in '63

 

1962

First woman enrolls in AMP

First woman enrolls in AMP

 

1963

Faculty votes to extend PMD for several more years

Faculty votes to extend PMD for several more years

 

1964

HBS professors teach first program at Central American Institute of Business Administration

HBS professors teach first program at Central American Institute of Business Administration (INCAE) in Antigua, Guatemala; 46 owners and managers of businesses in 6 countries attend

 

1964

Harry Hansen, HBS Club of London, and British Institute of Management jointly offer 6-week executive course at Bede College

Harry Hansen, HBS Club of London, and British Institute of Management jointly offer 6-week executive course at Bede College

 

1965

"Tele-Case Discussions" are used to link faculty with executives in five U.S. cities

"Tele-Case Discussions" are used to link faculty with executives in five U.S. cities

 

1966

50th AMP session includes two-day symposium for 400 AMP alumni

50th AMP session includes two-day symposium for 400 AMP alumni

 

1966

Faculty accepts report on Use of Faculty Resources

Faculty votes to accept report of Committee on the Use of Faculty Resources, including expansion of executive training programs

 

1967

Faculty approves "Andrews Report," outlining growth priorities of the school

Faculty approves the "Andrews Report," which calls for no growth in MBA program, but growth in doctoral, executive education, and faculty time devoted to research

 

1967

Fundraising underway for new AMP buildings

Fundraising (led by Albert Gordon) is underway for new AMP buildings; some 40 companies contribute more than $3 million

 

1967

HBS hosts executive seminar on challenges of racial integration in the business setting

HBS hosts 3-day executive seminar on challenges of racial integration in the business setting

 

1968

Experimental AMP summer sessions authorized by faculty

Faculty authorizes an experimental AMP session to run 6 weeks in summer of 1968 and a second 6 weeks in summer of 1969

 

1968

HBS focuses on fundraising to expand faculty

Focus of HBS fundraising shifts from AMP building to financing expansion of faculty

 

1969

PMD is shortened from 16 to 14 weeks

PMD is shortened from 16 to 14 weeks

 

1969

Participants return for a second session of an experimental AMP

Out of 91 participants in experimental AMP in summer of 1969, 89 return for second 6-week session

 

1969

Richard Dooley begins work on new executive education program aimed at owners of small businesses

Richard Dooley begins work on new executive education program aimed at owners of small businesses; launched (in 1972) as "Smaller Company Management Program"

 

Educated to Teach and to Research VIDEO: RT: 04:00

Interview clip with HBS Dean Jay Light who traces his evolution as a teacher to the example of the professors with whom he studied and to the Doctoral Instructional Group, through which he grasped the principles of the case method; recounts his first classroom experiences and the mentorship of Prof. Colyer Crum in case research and writing; and describes his partnership with Prof. Bill White in instructing the Capital Markets course and in authoring the basic textbook in the field, 'The Financial System'.

 

1970

Fouraker writes that short programs are being "pruned" due to their lack of "educational impact"

Fouraker writes that short programs are being "pruned" due to their lack of "educational impact"

 

HBS and Success: Impact in the World VIDEO: RT: 01:05

Interview clip with HBS Dean Jay Light who measures the success of HBS by the leadership of its students and faculty members in making their communities better places for all and in the knowledge generated at the School and disseminated into the world of ideas, all of which is based on the sound business model and administration of the School.

 

1970

New AMP building is dedicated

New AMP building is dedicated and named for outgoing Dean Baker

 

1971

Faculty votes in favor of an HBS senior management program in Europe

Faculty votes in favor of an HBS senior management program in Europe, with a focus on multinational business

 

1972

Fouraker begins multi-year effort to reduce the number of "short private programs" on campus

Fouraker (with the help of Colyer Crum) begins multi-year effort to reduce the number of "short private programs" on campus, to be replaced by School-sponsored programs

 

1972

Smaller Company Management Program launched

The Smaller Company Management Program (SCMP), designed for the owners and managers of small businesses, is launched.

 

1973

International Senior Managers Program launched

The International Senior Managers Program (ISMP) is launched in Vevey, Switzerland: first HBS executive education course based outside U.S.

 

Global Initiatives: Taking HBS International VIDEO: RT: 03:06

Interview clip with HBS Dean Kim Clark regarding his initiatives to take HBS global: investing in intellectual capital; establishing international research centers; forging new and tightening existing relationships with firms in numerous countries; and essentially bringing HBS out into the world and opening HBS up to the world.

 

1974

Warren Law leads faculty group in "reviewing, renewing, and teaching" PMD

Warren Law leads faculty group in "reviewing, renewing, and teaching" PMD

 

1975

Executive education enrollment drops

Total executive education enrollment has dropped 30% since 1972, due to effort to have only School-sponsored programs on campus

 

1976

Fouraker writes that HBS knows how to "design successful educational experiences for managers in a variety of different situations"

Fouraker writes that HBS knows how to "design successful educational experiences for managers in a variety of different situations -- it is almost a turnkey assignment by now."

 

1982

First Human Resource Management-specific executive education course is offered

First Human Resource Management (HRM)-specific executive education course is offered

 

CLASS OF1983

Emmanuel Nnatuanya Story VIDEO: RT: 04:37

Story regarding how he discovered within himself the profound potentialities for personal power and the drive for excellence through the International Senior Management Program. The case method exerted demands on his intellect and endurance that strengthened him greatly. The HBS imprimatur has furnished the advantage that has secured him professional opportunities. His inquisitive mind has at times stretched standard limits such as when he won the award for the longest question in class. His HBS experience has reinforced his belief that with determination and commitment, any problem can be surmounted.

 

1983

PCs are first used in the Program for Management Development as part of a joint HBS/IBM study

PCs are first used in the Program for Management Development as part of a joint HBS/IBM study of the uses of computers in management education

 

1984

First in a series of "Senior Executive Sessions" is held

First in a series of "Senior Executive Sessions" is held; aimed at helping highest-level executives with strategic challenges

 

1984

HBS inaugurates "Senior Executive Session" for current or former CEOs

With encouragement and help from Alonzo McDonald, Jr. (MBA '56), HBS inaugurates "Senior Executive Session" for current or former CEOs

 

1984

International Senior Managers Program relocates to Soldiers Field; is renamed SMP

International Senior Managers Program relocates to Soldiers Field; is renamed SMP

 

1985

Formal executive education reunions debut in spring; nearly 700 people attend

Formal executive education reunions debut in spring; nearly 700 people attend

 

1985

Smaller Company Management Program is renamed Owner/President Management Program

Smaller Company Management Program is renamed "Owner/President Management Program"

 

1986

A renovated Glass Hall reopens as executive education headquarters

A renovated Glass Hall reopens as executive education headquarters

 

1986

AMP is shortened from 13 to 11 weeks

AMP is shortened from 13 to 11 weeks

 

CLASS OF1988

Arnold Dicke Story VIDEO: RT: 06:18

Story regarding his fond recollections of the intensive learning environment and lifelong friendships of his Advanced Management Program. As an actuary, he quickly completed the mathematical portions of a case but he admired the insightful summation of information which enabled other students to zero in on the crux of the matter and thus he gained a deeper understanding of his own capabilities. At the executive seminars he organized, Prof. Robert S. Kaplan was a big hit, especially his pin factory story. As a symbol of the indelible impressions of his AMP experience, he remembered the names and faces of all the classmates at his reunion, even those whom he had not seen for twenty years.

 

1990

HBS and four other leading business schools sponsor Central and Eastern European Teachers Program

HBS and four other leading business schools sponsor Central and Eastern European Teachers Program, aimed at bringing 120 Eastern-bloc scholars to U.S. executive education programs within 2 years

 

1992

HBS Publishing releases Achieving Breakthrough Service

HBS Publishing releases Achieving Breakthrough Service, its first multimedia-based management program aimed at complementing on-campus executive education programs

 

1993

"Age of Options," new executive education program, is launched

"Age of Options," new executive education program aimed at helping mid-career professionals examine their career options, is launched

 

CLASS OF1993

Donald Evans Story VIDEO: RT: 00:55

Story regarding how he disbelieved his professor's startling first-day prediction but then it in fact proved true for him. Prof. William Sasser prophesied that the majority of his Advanced Management Program class would be pursuing different career paths within five years. After repaying his company's sponsorship of his attending AMP with four years of applying his education to their business, he struck out on his own and has developed a successful consulting firm based on the principles and skills of his HBS learning.

 

1993

Executive education at HBS celebrates 50th anniversary

Executive education at HBS celebrates 50th anniversary

 

CLASS OF1993

Kathleen Murray Story VIDEO: RT: 04:07

Story regarding how she accords a prominent position to her membership in the HBS community among her multiple life affiliations. She devotes a great amount of time and energy to her HBS alumni network and responsibilities, including serving as AMP class secretary and working with various HBS and Harvard organizations. The lifelong intellectual stimulation, learning, and friendships from her Advanced Management Program experience continually reinvigorate her connection to the School. She has even transmitted that commitment to her nephew, whom she persuaded to select HBS from among the business schools to which he was accepted.

 

1993

New executive program, Managing Global Opportunities, is launched

New executive program, Managing Global Opportunities, is launched; participants spend first 2 weeks at HBS and 3rd week in Mexico

 

1997

"Entrepreneurs' Tool Kit," an executive education program, is launched

"Entrepreneurs' Tool Kit," an executive education program, is launched

 

1997

New comprehensive executive program, The General Manager, is launched

New comprehensive executive program, The General Manager, is launched

 

1997

The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit is first offered

42 alumni enroll in The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit, a program supported by Edmund Hajim (MBA '64), and designed to help HBS graduates launch businesses

 

1999

McArthur Hall is dedicated

McArthur Hall, new 96,000-square-foot executive education facility, is dedicated

 

CLASS OF2002

Carlo Reato Story VIDEO: RT: 06:12

Story regarding how he insisted on applying to the Advanced Management Program only despite his firm's urgings to explore other options. On first meeting his team members, he was thrilled by the international character of the group. In a collection of such expert executives, he found the challenge of leading a cadre of leaders exhilarating. The AMP faculty greatly impressed him with their facility in instructing experienced managers. He accounts membership in and access to the HBS alumni network as an amazing asset. Despite his team's nickname for AMP 162 as the "executive jail," he urges any interested party to take advantage of the program and rejoices at returning for his reunion.

 

CLASS OF2005

Victor Papazov Story VIDEO: RT: 03:19

Story regarding how he was seeking out a new challenge in his career after founding the Bulgarian Stock Exchange and how he discovered an invigorating impetus in the Advanced Management Program. The AMP workload and intensity of the learning environment was at times overwhelming for him. However, he converted those demands on his capabilities into the energy for a positive personal transformation. With his new self-perception and skills, he plans to make a difference in the world.

 

2006

HBS offers healthcare courses for MBA, executive education and MD/MBA students

HBS offers healthcare courses for MBA, executive education and MD/MBA students, including Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital in Healthcare, Innovating in Healthcare, Managing Medicine, and Healthcare Delivery: Achieving Organizational Excellence

 

CLASS OF2006

Sanjay Razdan Story VIDEO: RT: 05:47

Story regarding how his life-changing educational experience in the Advanced Management Program was crowned by the joyous occasion of the birth of his first child. He enumerates the steps in the process of directly applying business principles from AMP courses in his company and the consequential benefits. Prof. David Yoffie's single slide of how to research, understand, and meet the needs of your customers stands out as the most indelible memory of his program. His defining moment was the realization of the power of HBS as a center of knowledge creation and his participation as both sharer and contributor.

 

CLASS OF2007

Anthony Fry Story VIDEO: RT: 04:19

Story regarding how his participation in AMP 173 "restored his faith in humanity" and illuminated a new path in life for him. The intellectual interchange of the Advanced Management Program was the main ingredient of his personal renewal. One particularly intense discussion on international relations initiated an opportunity for his classmates to tighten their social bonds. The global character of the AMP participant pool has furnished him with the good fortune of assembling a new world-wide network and creating friendships with individuals with whom he might not even have the chance to meet. These various avenues of exposure to innovative thoughts and people fortified him to strike out in a boldly novel direction.

 

CLASS OF2007

David Tudehope Story VIDEO: RT: 05:49

Story regarding how he reached the half-time break in his career and the Advanced Management Program served as a spring training for recharging his entrepreneurial skill set. The broad range of cases exposed him to the issues and perspectives of other business sectors, nations, and regions and thus has enabled him to study his own field and country from a new angle. With a group of students from around the globe, he assembled a rowing team that defeated the Kennedy School of Government but more importantly renewed his fondness for teamwork and collaboration. In terms of the AMP mission, he exhorts the School to continue to innovate and to evolve as the world changes.

 

STAFF

Ani Kharajian Story VIDEO: 08:01

Story regarding her years managing international Executive Education programs. She recounts the transformational experience of leading the Senior Executive Program for Southern Africa and how she convinced HBS to extend the program so that the participants could come to the School. She describes her professional growth through these programs and their global impact.

 

STAFF

Annmarie Fennelly Story VIDEO: 06:43

Story regarding her first position at HBS working with Prof. Jay Lorsch, who made her feel at home. She recounts dashing across campus in bare feet to deliver a typing job. In the Executive Education program, she worked business leaders from around the globe. She was called out of retirement to work with Prof. Linton Hayes. She describes the staff and faculty as a family and HBS as an institution of "understated elegance."