Global Banking Program: Fintech | Digital | Analytics
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Designed for Your Success
The Global Banking Program is designed with the needs of busy executives in mind. The program offers a blended learning format, including online and in-person faculty sessions, guest lectures, and case studies for maximum career and business impact.
Learn
Draw upon the cutting-edge research and groundbreaking thought leadership of Ivy League faculty and some of the top business minds from the world’s leading financial center.
Engage
Exchange insights with accomplished peers, industry practitioners, and expert faculty during immersive in-person modules on Columbia Business School's new Manhattanville campus in New York City.
Implement
Devise solutions to real-world challenges with a strong emphasis on implementation through the theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience you have acquired.
What You Will Learn
This immersive learning experience will enable you to:
Understand the changing dynamics in the global banking and financial services sector
Leverage fintech and analytics to drive innovation and digital transformation
Develop a growth mindset to create better business strategies while managing risk
Improve customer experience by implementing emerging technologies
Drive transformation in your organization
Program Highlights
Core curriculum
Develop the skills, tools, and frameworks required to navigate a volatile banking and financial services sector.
World-class faculty
Interact with Ivy League faculty who bring deep research and wide industry experience.
Peer interaction
Connect with a distinguished group of peers who bring diverse experiences and perspectives to the classroom.
Group project
Work in small groups and apply program concepts and frameworks to solve real-world business challenges.
Immersive learning
Engage with peers, industry experts, and faculty during in-person modules held on the Columbia Business School campus in New York City.
Alumni benefits
Join a distinguished network of over 47,000 alumni worldwide and receive select Columbia Business School alumni benefits.
Program Curriculum
The Global Banking Program offers a tailored curriculum to equip you with the tools and frameworks required to thrive in today’s rapidly digitalizing financial services sector. It covers seven overarching themes:
Note: Session topics are subject to change.
Group Project
A key aspect of the program’s learning journey is the group project. Participants will be assigned to small groups to solve a business problem by applying concepts and tools learned in the online, live online, and in-person sessions.
The project can be a real-world problem that one person in the group is facing in their organization, or it can also be a new business idea that a group member is developing. This project will enable participants to effectively tackle real-world business problems by applying the tools, frameworks, and lessons learned in the program.
Project Schedule
Module 1: Group Project Introduction | Group Formations | Problem Submissions
Module 2: Project Work
Module 3: Final Presentations
Meet the Faculty
Learn from world-renowned Columbia Business School faculty and industry practitioners who are experts in the fields of banking and financial services and provide participants with cutting-edge insights and thought leadership.
Faculty Director; Chase Manhattan Bank Foundation Professor of Financial Institutions, Columbia University
Contributing Faculty
Guest Lecturer
William Von Mueffling Professor of Business
Executive Director, Dean’s Office; Adjunct Associate Professor of Business
Director, MPA Program in Economic Policy Management
Associate Professor of Professional Practice
Edward S. Gordon Professor of Real Estate
Kravis Professor of Business Management
Roy Bernard Kester and T. W. Byrnes Professor of Accounting and Auditing
Ann F. Kaplan Professor of Business Finance
Senior Lecturer in Discipline of Business
Professor of Professional Practice
MUTB Professor of International Business
David W. Zalaznick Associate Professor of Business
Kravis Professor of Business
Guest Lecturer
Note: Faculty list is subject to change.
Certificate in Business Excellence
Upon completion of the Chief Business Officer Program, participants are awarded the Certificate in Business Excellence from Columbia Business School Executive Education. The certificate is a recognition of their achievement and the investment they and their organization have made in their education and development.
As a Certificate in Business Excellence holder, you will receive a 25 percent tuition benefit for full-price Executive Education in-person programs lasting three and four days and all full-price online programs. Exclusions apply**
Certificate holders will also be awarded select Columbia Business School Alumni benefits.
Your digitally verified certificate will be issued in your legal name and emailed to you, at no additional cost, upon completion of the program, including all modules of the program (online, in person, or live online, inter-module). All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of Columbia Business School Executive Education.
Who Is It For?
The Global Banking Program is ideal for:
Senior executives looking to take on larger and more critical roles within the banking, financial services, fintech, and consulting industries
Experienced professionals from large or medium-sized organizations as well as startups
Program eligibility criteria include:
A minimum of 10 years of work experience
International exposure (preferred)
Fluency in written and spoken English
Select Alumni Benefits
Join Columbia Business School’s worldwide network of more than 47,000 alumni and receive select benefits, including:
Access to Columbia Business School Alumni Career Services resources
Invitations to alumni events and programs around the world
Global networking opportunities
An additional tuition benefit on eligible future programs
Lifetime Columbia Business School forwarding email address
Program Calendar
This six-month program features two in-person modules and two online modules. The in-person modules give you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the dynamic city of New York and engage with peers and experts. The online modules enable you to conveniently learn at your own pace through a combination of video lectures, discussions, and assignments.
FAQs
Questions? Connect with a Program Advisor.
Email: gbp_columbia@emeritus.org
Phone: +1 567 587 1669 (U.S.) / +44 1156 471398 (U.K.) / +971 80 0035703759 (U.A.E.) / +52 55966 08595 (LATAM)
Early registrations are encouraged. Seats fill up quickly!
Flexible payment options available.
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