• Admission Date

    Announcing Soon
  • Program Duration

    10 weeks 2-3hrs / week
  • Learning Format

    Live, Online, Interactive

Why Join this Program

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    Technical Fluency Without Code

    Ask sharper AI questions and match approaches to business problems

    Ask sharper AI questions and match approaches to business problems

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    Real Company Cases

    See how The Washington Post, Coca-Cola, Netflix, and IBM built value from AI and data

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    AI-Driven Growth & Customers

    Apply the AI Marketing Canvas to personalization and measure impact on customer lifetime value

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    An Action Plan Per Module

    Every module ends with a workbook that turns the ideas into steps for your company

Corporate Training

Enroll your employees into this program, NOW!

Program Overview

AI for Business Strategy prepares experienced professionals to lead AI as a business decision, not a technology project. Over 10 weeks, you will evaluate AI opportunities, assess organizational readiness, build business cases, and govern and scale AI initiatives that create measurable value.

Key Features

  • Designed for experienced professionals stepping into strategic leadership, ready to turn AI conversations into business decisions
  • Separate genuine AI opportunities from passing trends and align initiatives with organizational priorities and business goals
  • Assess what it takes to deploy, integrate, and manage AI, and resolve risks before scaling across the enterprise
  • Understand what shapes customer trust and adoption of AI-enabled experiences before designing them
  • Build a personal process for using AI as a thought partner, and understand its impact on productivity, oversight, and team dynamics
  • Design human-AI organizations in a live workforce transformation session, deciding what people own, what AI handles, and where human judgment leads
  • Learn through self-paced content and three 90-minute live online application sessions featuring UVA Darden faculty
  • Build a 90-Day AI Strategy Brief that connects business value, architecture, governance, adoption, and evidence-based decision-making
  • Evaluate how AI can create measurable value across strategy, operations, growth, workforce, and risk

Program Advantage

UVA Darden Executive Education & Lifelong Learning has been recognized with 26 Brandon Hall Group Human Capital Excellence awards over the last five years, and its programs are taught by faculty of the Darden School of Business.

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    Global Credential

    • Self-paced content and three 90-minute live online sessions
    • Ranked #1 U.S. Public MBA program, US News & World Report, 2025
    • 33 Brandon Hall Awards Since 2021

Program Details

The program moves from strategic perspective and technical fluency to growth, investment, workforce transformation, and responsible AI leadership. Each module contributes to the development of a 90-Day AI Strategy Brief that will be reviewed and discussed between peers and Darden faculty.

Learning Path

15+ Skills Covered

  • AI Opportunity Identification
  • AI Strategy for Executives
  • Human AI Collaboration
  • Generative AI Fluency
  • AI Business Model Design
  • Customer Lifetime Value Analysis
  • AI Investment Prioritization
  • Business Case Development
  • ROI Evaluation
  • Deployment and Scaling Strategy
  • AI Readiness and Risk Assessment
  • Workforce Transformation
  • AI Governance Design
  • Responsible and Ethical AI
  • AI Portfolio Prioritization

Program Advisors

  • Bidhan L. Parmar

    Bidhan L. Parmar

    Associate Dean for Faculty Development

    A renowned expert in decision-making, ethics, and stakeholder management, helping leaders navigate ambiguity and create lasting value.

  • Michael Albert

    Michael Albert

    Associate Professor of Business Administration

    Expert in data analytics, machine learning, and market design, with research at the intersection of AI, economics, and business decision-making.

  • Roshni Raveendhran

    Roshni Raveendhran

    Assistant Professor of Business Administration

    A leading researcher exploring how AI and emerging technologies are reshaping work, organizations, and society.

  • Luca Cian

    Luca Cian

    Killgallon Ohio Art Professor of Business Administration

    A distinguished marketing scholar and AI expert whose research explores consumer psychology, visual persuasion, and how people respond to AI.

  • Rajkumar Venkatesan

    Rajkumar Venkatesan

    Ronald Trzcinski Professor of Business Administration

    Award-winning scholar in marketing strategy and analytics, helping global organizations harness data and AI for business growth.

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Industry Trends

AI is rapidly becoming a strategic imperative, reshaping leadership priorities, roles, and workforce structures.

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of US CEOs name AI adoption their top organizational priority for 2026

Source: SHRM
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of senior leaders adopted AI by 2025, vs. 66% of managers and 65% of ICs

Source: SHRM
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say AI is reshaping roles and teams; 92% are building AI-elite talent

Source: WRITER

Batch Profile

This program caters to working professionals from a variety of industries and backgrounds; the diversity of our students adds richness to class discussions and interactions.

  • The class consists of learners from excellent organizations and diverse industries
    Industry
    Technology & Digital - 35%Finance & Services - 24%Industrial & Ops - 14%Consumer & Health - 11%Entrepreneurship - 11%Others - 5%
    Companies
    Qualcomm
    Bank of America
    EY
    Accenture
    HSBC
    Pepsico
    VT_Dell
    VT_SAP
    JPMorganChase
    LinkedIn

Admission Details

Application Process

The application process consists of three simple steps.

STEP 1

Submit Application

Apply for the program by completing a simple online application form.

STEP 2

Reserve Your Seat

Secure your seat by completing the program fee payment

STEP 3

Start Learning

Begin your learning journey on the designated cohort start date

Eligibility Criteria

Designed for business leaders, executives, and decision-makers

8+ years of leadership & business transformation experience
Accountable for decisions that shape direction
No prior AI or coding experience is required

Admission Fee & Financing

The admission fee for this program is $2,800

Financing Options

We are dedicated to making our programs accessible. We are committed to helping you find a way to budget for this program and offer a variety of financing options to make it more economical.

Total Program Fee

$2,800

Pay In Installments, as low as

$280/month

You can pay monthly installments using our payment partners with low APR and no hidden fees.

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Program Benefits

  • Turn AI Ambition Into a Workable Business Strategy
  • Build AI Fluency That Sharpens Everyday Decisions
  • Learn From UVA Darden Faculty in Live, Hands-On Labs
  • Walk Away With a Practical 90-Day AI Roadmap
  • Cases: Washington Post, Coca-Cola, Netflix, IBM

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FAQs

  • What is the Program Format?

    This program consists of 10 weeks of self-paced learning, peer review, and three 90-minute live online application sessions.

  • What will the program fee include?

    It includes includes access to self-paced course content, three live online sessions, peer review, and the digital, non-credit certificate and digital badge upon successful completion.

  • How much time commitment is expected out of me?

    It is a 10 week program with 2-3 hours of learning per module, and 90 minute live sessions.

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