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Lead change and make your mark in the global boardroom
The Global Executive MBA is a unique learning experience for senior professionals who want to drive the future of sustainable business, bridging profit and purpose. Designed for top executives, entrepreneurs and family business owners, the program equips leaders with the mindset and tools to drive long-term, sustainable value creation.
Through rigorous academics, real-world application and cutting-edge innovation, the program takes sustainability leaders through a 15-month business transformation, equipping them to drive positive impact. Our project-based learning methodology will see you engage in real-life challenges that enhance your problem-solving and decision-making skills in a practical context, leading to the Purpose Driven Organizations course in your final term, which will empower you to put your learnings into practice. With hands-on courses and modules in digital transformation, strategic foresight and governance through expert mentoring and carefully crafted simulations, you'll emerge with the toolkit to incorporate ESG and sustainability considerations in any organization.
Meanwhile, the program’s international residential weeks at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Singapore Management University, University of Oxford, and IE Business School in Madrid offer unrivalled insight into how sustainability and ESG intersect with the global business landscape.
Rather than treating sustainability as a standalone course, the Global Executive MBA builds an understanding of its influence across every business function. You'll emerge ready for the highest levels of executive leadership, poised to make an impact in any sector, anywhere in the world.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING?
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
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Who is the Global Executive MBA right for?
The Global Executive MBA is designed for diverse professionals from around the world. Whether you want to hone your skills to step into executive management, use your expertise to pivot, or found and scale your own business, you’ll connect with likeminded leaders and changemakers of tomorrow.
- Leaders targeting greater responsibility
You’ve established yourself in your field. Now you’re preparing for greater scope: leading larger teams, shaping strategy, influencing at executive level, or stepping into new ventures.
The Global Executive MBA strengthens your strategic mastery and global perspective – without making you step away from your career.
Professionals at an inflection point
Whether you’re accelerating upward, pivoting industries, scaling a venture, or positioning yourself for board-level impact, this program meets you at a moment of transition. The Global Executive MBA is designed for professionals who refuse to stand still in a rapidly evolving business environment.
Executives who value application over theory
You already operate in complex environments. You want a program that reflects that reality.
Through cross-functional sprints, live company challenges, and structured executive coaching, the Global Executive MBA sharpens how you think, decide, and lead under real-world conditions.
Globally minded decision-makers
You understand that strategy is shaped by context – by capital markets, geopolitics, culture, and innovation ecosystems.
Global immersion experiences and a diverse international cohort give you direct exposure to the environments shaping today’s most influential markets.
Leaders aiming to leave their mark
You’re not seeking knowledge for its own sake – you're building capability, influence, and long-term impact. The Global Executive MBA equips you with the clarity, connections, and leadership maturity to operate confidently at the next level of your career.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
See business from a global perspective
See business from a global perspective
The Global Executive MBA’s international residential periods are what set the program apart. Spanning three continents, they provide an opportunity to learn from industry leaders firsthand, develop your regional expertise, and gain insight into business challenges across North America, Europe, and Asia. Based at our top-tier partner institutions, you’ll experience business from a truly global perspective, unlocking the knowledge and skillsets to be a key player in the C-suite. From green energy to deep tech, AI to financial management, this is a unique chance to immerse yourself in some of the world’s most important global business hubs.
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The Global Executive MBA offers the chance to study on a truly global platform. IE Business School has developed an in-person residential experience that puts you on the world stage and prepares you for the next step in your career. Spanning three continents, you’ll gain first-hand regional insights from global business destinations – a unique experience to set you apart from your peers.
University of Oxford
As part of the global curriculum, this residential – in collaboration with the IE Center for the Governance of Change – focuses on strategic global foresight topics relevant to top executives. Students will get hands-on exposure to the key issues and discuss them in depth with academic leaders and business executives in the field.
Singapore Management University
The Singapore Management University residential provides a unique regional perspective and key insights from Asia. Singapore’s status as a global and regional hub makes it the perfect location to gain strategic insights into financial services trends and HealthTech innovation. Leveraging the first-hand expertise of leading companies and executives, you’ll also have the chance to draw on the experiences of IE Business School alumni.
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is renowned as a center of innovation and technology, which form the focus of this residential week. You’ll broaden your perspective on US business and gain insights into how technology is shaping industries across the board. In addition, you’ll meet with regional companies, executives, and thought leaders who will offer first-hand experience, with the added benefit of networking with the local community of IE executive alumni.
Global Executive MBA - Your Journey Across Continents
Global Executive MBA - Your Journey Across Continents
REASONS TO STUDY THE GLOBAL EXECUTIVE MBA
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
Engage with real-life challenges, fostering practical problem-solving and impactful decision-making.
CEO CHALLENGE & BOARD LEADERSHIP MODULE
Hands-on exposure to digital transformation, strategic foresight, and governance through simulation and mentoring.
LEADERSHIP COACHING
The possibility of one-to-one coaching to hone your leadership abilities and establish and meet your professional milestones.
IMPACT SKILLS ACCELERATOR CERTIFICATE
Build critical thinking, digital, and behavioral skills, including: Critical Thinking, Negotiation, Business Data Analytics, Public Speaking, and more.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Advanced content on entrepreneurial management for executives and scaling new ventures.
CAREER COACHING
The possibility to work with a dedicated coach from consulting firm Korn Ferry to plan your next career move and make it a reality.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
RANKINGS
- 4international mbain EuropeQS 2025
- 11INTERNATIONAL MBAworldwideQS 2026
- 10European business schoolin EuropeFinancial Times 2024
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YOU CAREER GROWTH STARTS HERE
Career Accelerator
Take charge of your career with a personalized development journey designed around your goals. Through expert coaching, curated resources, exclusive events, and meaningful networking opportunities, the Career Accelerator equips you with the tools and connections to grow with confidence.
What's in it for you?
Explore the Career Accelerator experience and discover how you can take the next step based on your unique career aspirations.
- Career Changers
For those moving into a new industry, function, or geography. Career change means repositioning how the market sees you. Using tools like our Career Accelerator helps you build a new narrative that connects your past experience to your future direction, grow your network in your target space, and demonstrate proof of capability – not just interest.
- Game Changers
For entrepreneurs carving a path outside the corporate track, and next-generation leaders stepping into a family business. Both share one core requirement: credibility through execution. The Career Accelerator helps entrepreneurs move from idea to traction and helps next-gen leaders earn credibility within their family and organization – because a name or a plan opens a door, but only demonstrated action and results earn you the right to lead.
- Leadership Growers
For those focused on growing within their organization - or progressing within their own or their family's business - by ensuring they are seen differently. Strong performance alone rarely leads to promotion – positioning and visibility do. The Career Accelerator helps you to build executive presence, expand your influence beyond your direct role, and become known for owning outcomes, not just delivering tasks.
- The Power Network
Wherever your path takes you, you will never walk it alone. The Career Accelerator plugs you into the power network that IE brings: a global community built across decades, industries, and geographies. Through curated events, peer connections, and direct access to our alumni network of more than 80,000 professionals in over 165 countries, you'll build the relationships that turn a strategy into real opportunities — because the strongest career moves are rarely made without community.
IE WOMEN COMMUNITY
IE WOMEN COMMUNITY
Great leadership is shaped by talent, ambition and opportunity. Through the Global Executive MBA and IE’s women-focused initiatives, women can expand their networks, gain new perspectives and amplify their impact within a diverse and global learning community, one designed to foster meaningful connections, leadership growth and long-term professional development.
ALUMNI STORIES
Global Executive MBA almuni are changemakers equipped to bring positive leadership to their companies and industries. Read their stories below to discover how the program has shaped their careers - and what studying at IE Business School could do for you.
KAVYA KANCHANA
Global Executive MBA Alumna at IE Business School
Reine Mbang Essobmadje
Global Executive MBA Alumna at IE Business School
Leading at the Top: Why Executive Alumni Chose the Global Executive MBA
Leading at the Top: Why Executive Alumni Chose the Global Executive MBA
OUR FACULTY ARE HERE TO GUIDE YOU
OUR FACULTY ARE HERE TO GUIDE YOU
MEET THE GLOBAL Executive MBA VICE-DEAN, LUCÍA EGEA
MEET THE GLOBAL Executive MBA VICE-DEAN, LUCÍA EGEA
As the Vice Dean of Executive MBA programs, Lucia is dedicated to guiding leaders in discovering their purpose and creating sustainable, long-lasting business models. With over 20 years of international corporate experience and a passion for finance, she excels in solving complex problems through a blend of analytical thinking and creativity, fostering positive disruption in the process. In her role as an adjunct professor, Lucia enjoys teaching financial reporting and analysis, as well as entrepreneurship, across various programs within IE University. Her boundless curiosity and energy drive her to be a lifelong learner, with interests spanning futures design, human-centered approaches and digitalization. Lucia holds double cum laude degrees in business studies from Spain and the UK. She also has an Executive MBA from IE Business School, for which she was named the top student in her cohort.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is the Global Executive MBA?
The Global Executive MBA is a 15-month, part-time program designed for experienced leaders who want to strengthen their global vision, leadership capacity, and ability to drive organizational transformation. It blends online learning with immersive face-to-face modules in Europe, Asia, and the US, combining academic rigor with real-world application.
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How does the program differ from a regular Executive MBA?
Unlike a traditional EMBA, the Global Executive MBA is fully international in scope. You’ll study across multiple continents at top-ranked partner schools such as UCLA, Oxford, and Singapore Management University, gaining a first-hand understanding of global business ecosystems. Its hybrid format balances flexibility with intensive, immersive experiences.
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In which countries does the program take place?
The program includes face-to-face modules in Spain (Madrid), the UK (Oxford), the US (Los Angeles), and Singapore. Each location provides access to world-class faculty and industry leaders, as well as on-the-ground exposure to different business contexts.
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Who should apply to the Global Executive MBA?
The Global Executive MBA is designed for senior managers, entrepreneurs, and executives with at least 10 years of professional experience who are ready to accelerate their careers, expand their global perspective, and take on strategic leadership roles.
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Is the degree recognized worldwide?
Yes. The Global Executive MBA is awarded by IE Business School, accredited by AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS. These accreditations ensure worldwide recognition and demonstrate the program’s academic excellence.
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What kind of leadership development and coaching does the program offer?
Leadership development is a core component of the GEMBA. Key elements include:
- The possibility of one-to-one leadership coaching to refine your leadership style and set concrete professional milestones.
- The possibility of Career coaching with experts from Korn Ferry, helping you clarify your next move and build a realistic execution plan.
- The Board Leadership module and CEO Challenge, in which you practice leading at the highest levels, working on governance issues, digital transformation and strategic foresight.
The goal is not only to develop competencies, but to help you redefine yourself as a senior leader capable of driving meaningful change.
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What are the key learning pillars or focus areas of the program?
The Global Executive MBA is built around gaining hands-on experience through project-based learning via the CEO Challenge and Board Leadership module. This allows you to work on real-life business challenges that sharpen your decision-making and problem-solving skills, with exposure to digital transformation, governance, and strategic foresight through simulations and mentoring. The GEMBA also promotes Entrepreneurship and Change Management skills with advanced content to help you scale ventures and lead change in uncertain environments. The curriculum focuses on sustainability and purpose-driven leadership, which empowers you to build organizations grounded in sustainable principles and societal impact, while a series of Accelerators helps you to narrow down your career path, build impactful skills and define your purpose.
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