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Executive Master of Professional Studies in Transformational Leadership in Cybersecurity
Thirty credits, six semesters, and three in-person residencies, built for senior cybersecurity, technology, and risk leaders moving into enterprise-level responsibility.
Format
Executive-focused online coursework with in-person residencies in Washington, DC.
Duration
Six semesters, 30 credits, 13 courses.
Audience
Senior cybersecurity, technology, and risk leaders moving into enterprise leadership roles.
Preparing Cyber Leaders for Enterprise-Level Leadership
The Executive MPS in Transformational Leadership in Cybersecurity is a 30-credit executive curriculum designed around the expanding responsibilities of today's senior cyber leaders. The program develops the ability to lead where cybersecurity intersects with enterprise strategy, governance, regulation, geopolitical risk, emerging technology, organizational influence, crisis leadership, and public accountability.
Coursework combines executive-focused online learning with immersive residency experiences and applied work connected to real organizational challenges. Throughout the program, participants move from analyzing complex enterprise issues to developing, communicating, and ultimately defending cybersecurity strategies at the executive and board level.
Three Immersive Executive Experiences in Washington, DC
Executive Risk & Investment
Leading Through Institutional Uncertainty
Communication & Media Strategy for Cyber Executives
Credits
30
Semesters
06
Courses
13
Residency Experiences
03
Built for Leaders Who Operate at the Enterprise Level
Washington, DC, at the Center
Residencies bring participants close to the institutions shaping cyber policy, regulation, and national security.
A Live Executive Defense
The capstone culminates in participants defending a board-level cybersecurity strategy under questioning that mirrors board oversight, regulatory inquiry, and public accountability.
Built Around Your Organization
The practicum and capstone are grounded in a real challenge from the participant's own organization, not a hypothetical case.
One Integrated Six-Semester Arc
30 credits sequenced from legal, financial, and geopolitical foundations through governance, crisis leadership, and applied practice.
Semester by Semester
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An Integrated Executive Leadership Journey
The curriculum is intentionally designed to build across the program. Participants begin by strengthening their understanding of the legal, political, financial, geopolitical, and technological forces shaping cybersecurity leadership; progress into organizational influence, governance, board leadership, and crisis management; and ultimately apply those capabilities to challenges within their own organizations.
The result is an executive learning experience designed to help accomplished cyber professionals lead with greater judgment, influence, resilience, and enterprise-level impact.
Frequently Asked Questions
January 2027 Cohort
Applications Oct 1 – Nov 15, 2026
Enroll by December 14, 2026
30 Credits · Six Semesters · Three Residencies
Executive MPS in Transformational Leadership in Cybersecurity
January 2027 Cohort
Applications Oct 1 – Nov 15, 2026
Enroll by December 14, 2026
30 Credits · Six Semesters · Three Residencies
Executive MPS in Transformational Leadership in Cybersecurity
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