Corporate Partnerships

Develop the Cyber Leaders Your Organization Needs

Your next CISO or senior cyber executive may already be within your organization. The Executive MPS can help prepare them to lead what comes next.

The Opportunity
Today's senior cyber leaders are expected to do far more than manage cybersecurity operations. They advise boards, influence enterprise strategy, navigate regulatory and geopolitical complexity, govern emerging technologies, and lead organizations through high-stakes risk and disruption.
The Executive MPS in Transformational Leadership in Cybersecurity at the George Washington University gives organizations a distinctive pathway to develop experienced cyber professionals for this expanded leadership mandate. By investing in high-potential talent already within the organization, employers can strengthen CISO succession pipelines, support leadership continuity and retention, and prepare future cyber executives for greater enterprise responsibility.
Participants bring significant cybersecurity and technology experience to the program and build upon that foundation to develop the broader executive capabilities today's organizations require. They learn to communicate with boards and senior executives, influence enterprise decisions, navigate regulatory and political environments, lead through crisis, and connect cybersecurity strategy to organizational priorities.

Why GW?

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A Different Kind of Cybersecurity Education

The Executive MPS is built around executive transformation rather than technical upskilling—preparing experienced cyber professionals to lead at the intersection of cybersecurity, business strategy, governance, risk, policy, and emerging technology.

Participants strengthen critical executive capabilities in board communication, enterprise risk, crisis leadership, regulatory and geopolitical strategy, AI governance, and organizational influence—preparing them to contribute at the highest levels of the enterprise.

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Learning That Creates Organizational Value

At GW, your organization becomes part of the learning experience through applied coursework, executive simulations, the Cybersecurity Leadership Practicum, and the Executive Cybersecurity Capstone. Your team learns to solve real organizational risks, priorities, and challenges for today.

Immersive Washington, DC residencies add boardroom, regulatory, media, and crisis scenarios—creating a direct connection between executive development and organizational application.

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Connect Your Organization to an Executive Cyber Leadership Community

Corporate partnership extends beyond sponsoring an employee. Organizations can engage with the broader GW Executive MPS community through residencies, mentoring, thought leadership, applied projects, and the Cyber Catalyst Leadership Table—connecting with experienced cyber executives, faculty, Advisory Council members, and industry leaders.

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Develop high-potential talent
Strengthen your CISO succession pipeline
Prepare cyber leaders for greater enterprise responsibility