Lead enterprise growth with strategic technology innovation
Blended Professional Certificate: Technology Leadership Program
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Blended Professional Certificate: Technology Leadership Program
Lead enterprise growth with strategic technology innovation
Application closes 25th Feb 2026
Immersive Experience
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Learn from MIT Faculty
The program brings together over 20 accomplished MIT faculty members, offering a comprehensive and multidisciplinary lens across the critical domains of technology, innovation, and leadership
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On-Campus Modules
The on-campus modules include immersive sessions at MIT’s campus, where the focus will be on the current landscape of exponential technologies, best practices, leadership frameworks and strategic real-world application of digital technologies to business models
Program Outcomes
Lead tech transformation to drive growth
Develop and implement enterprise-level technology strategies
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Gain most recent knowledge and research-driven insights from accomplished MIT faculty to build new expertise.
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Benefit from understanding of the vibrant innovation ecosystem at MIT which is shaping the future.
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Think critically about the role of technology and leverage tech changes for strategic competitive advantage.
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Grow personal influence, showcase leadership, and lead transformation in your organization through technology.
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Lead the transition to an innovative culture and prepare your organization to benefit from disruption.
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Connect with a global peer group who can be your advisors, mentors, and partners for your transformation journey.
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Recognize the links between creativity and innovation, as well as how to execute and adopt creative ideas.
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Harness the potential of transformative technologies through evolving business models and strategies.
Benefits of joining the program
Inclusion in the MIT Professional Education Alumni network and ability to join the global MIT Professional Alumni LinkedIn Group
Access and invitations to exclusive MIT Professional Education events, conferences, seminars, and local MIT alumni events
One-year digital subscription to MIT Horizon starting one month after the start of the Program
Forwarding email address (your_name@professional.mit.edu)
MIT Professional Alumni e-newsletter
20% discount on enrollment in future MIT Professional Education offerings (short duration open enrollment programs of 5 days or less and online programs)
Earn 42 MIT CEUs or Continuing Education Units**
Certificate of Completion awarded from MIT Professional Education
*Benefits are subject to change, and some may require an additional fee
**The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is defined as 10 contact hours of ongoing learning to indicate the amount of time they have devoted to a non-credit/non-degree professional development program.
Earn a certificate of completion from MIT Professional Education
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World #1
QS World University Rankings, 2025
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#1 in AI and Data Science
QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2025
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U.S. #2
U.S. News & World Report 2025
KEY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Why choose the Technology Leadership Program
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Distinguished MIT Faculty
Learn from and network with prominent scholars, many of whom have founded their own companies and are making headlines across the globe with their innovation.
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Exclusive Benefits
Earn select MIT Professional Education benefits upon completion of the program, including MIT Professional Education Alumni status and forwarding email address.
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Real-World Application
Apply concepts, theories, and frameworks of various digital technologies across your organization.
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Action Learning Team Projects
Apply learning to real-world strategy projects. Collaborate, gain a global perspective, and design strategic solutions using key exponential technologies.
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Core Curriculum
Curriculum strengthens four key areas: emerging technologies, technical innovation, strategic change management, and tech leadership for a successful leader.
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Multi-Modular Program
A multi-modular blend of on-campus learning, live-online sessions with MIT faculty, and action learning team projects, deepening knowledge in tech and leadership.
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Drive Transition Towards Innovation
Link creativity to innovation, execute creative ideas, and lead a design-driven culture to get your organization ready for disruption.
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Connect with Global Peers
Connect with a highly accomplished peer group from across the world who can be advisors, mentors and partners in your transformation journey and beyond.
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This program is ideal for
Professionals aiming for leadership roles in technology
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Technology Leaders and Practitioners
Leverage emerging digital technology to stay relevant and competitive in the marketplace.
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Functional Managers and Delivery Heads
Focus on evolving their organization’s technology management and growth to meet future needs.
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Senior Executives on Strategic Projects
Engineering managers, product managers and team leaders with significant team size and budget responsibility.
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Ambitious Professionals
With a strong drive to succeed and aspirations for reaching beyond the obvious career milestones.
Be Immersed in MIT’s Innovation Ecosystem
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Learn to lead transformational growth
Gain exclusive knowledge, technical expertise, and the skills to leverage exponential technologies for business growth.
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Learn about key areas in the industry
Explore the latest MIT research and innovations, and expand your context-specific knowledge or develop new areas of expertise.
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Learn through the MIT motto ‘Mens et Manus’
Action Learning Team Projects and Action Insights ensure that academic knowledge go hand in hand with practical application.
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Learn in a multi-modular format
Experience 3 on-campus modules at the MIT campus in Cambridge, MA, USA, and 3 live online modules from anywhere in the world.
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Learn from sought-after MIT faculty
Get exclusive insights and guidance to solve the world’s problems through emerging technology and advanced leadership.
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Learn with peers from around the globe
Be a part of a global cohort of like-minded leaders and practitioners and be exposed to varied perspectives.
Comprehensive Curriculum
The curriculum blends leading-edge technologies, MIT faculty research, and strategy frameworks with immersion into the MIT ecosystem. This program offers a multi-modular blend of on-campus learning, live online sessions, and action learning projects. Apply your knowledge to real-world problems, focusing on exponential tech and strategic application.
EXPLORING AND LEVERAGING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Quantum Computing, Generative AI, Agentic AI, Big Data, AI, ML, Cloud, Additive and Digital Manufacturing, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, and beyond
- Learning how to plan and develop emerging technologies
- Evaluating technologies as enablers or constraints for value creation
DESIGNING AND DELIVERING TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS
- Evaluating and applying incremental and radical innovation models
- Applying and leading human-centered design
- Convening and leading innovation teams
- Leading the implementation of innovation
LEADING AND MANAGING STRATEGIC CHANGE
- Leading corporate and technology strategies
- Learning to analyse and develop new business models
- Leading organizational change
- Leading and aligning cultures in organizations and multinational contexts
LEADING THE HUMAN SIDE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Managing and developing oneself
- Motivating and developing others
- Managing conflict and negotiations
- Leading the ethical sides of technology
Program Faculty
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Faculty Director
DAVID NIÑO
Faculty Director, MIT Professional Education Technology Leadership Program, Senior Lecturer in the Daniel J. Riccio Graduate Engineering Leadership Program at MIT
David Niño is a Senior Lecturer in MIT’s Daniel J. Riccio Graduate Program in Engineering Leadership. He has served in this role since 2015, when he launched this program to provide academic leadership education for MIT graduate students in engineering and other disciplines.
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Markus J. Buehler
Jerry McAfee (1940) Professor of Engineering, MIT
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John Hart
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT Mitsui Career Development Professor of Contemporary Technology, MIT
Published 125+ papers in peer-reviewed journals and is co-inventor on 50+ patents
Co-founded three advanced manufacturing startup companies, including Desktop Metal
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Olivier de Weck
Associate Department Head; Apollo Program Professor; Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
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Vivienne Sze
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
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Richard D. Braatz
Edwin R. Gilliland Professor of Chemical Engineering, MIT
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Jinhua Zhao
Edward H. and Joyce Linde Associate Professor Director, MIT Mobility Initiative, Interdepartmental Transportation Program Director
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William D. Oliver
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT Professor of the Practice, Physics, MIT Associate Director, Research Laboratory of Electronics, MIT Laboratory Fellow, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
President, INFORMS Auctions & Market Design
Council of Economic Advisors, Croatia (2010–2015)
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Cathy Wu
Gilbert W. Winslow Career Development Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Member of a member of the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) Member of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS)
Founder and Chair of the Interdisciplinary Research Initiative at the ACM Future of Computing Academy
Experience at Microsoft Research, OpenAI, Google X, AT&T, Caltrans, Facebook, Dropbox.
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Pulkit Agarwal
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT Director, Improbable AI Lab, MIT
co-founded SafelyYou, an organization that builds fall prevention technology
co-founded AI Foundry, an incubator for AI startups
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Jelena Notaros
Robert J. Shillman (1974) Career Development Assistant Professor
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Tony Eng
Senior Lecturer, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
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Michael Davies
Lecturer, MIT
President, INFORMS Auctions & Market Design
Council of Economic Advisors, Croatia (2010–2015)
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Blade Kotelly
Senior Lecturer, Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program
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Javier de Luis
Lecturer of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT
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Bhaskar Pant
Executive Director, MIT
Served as the first President of Turner Broadcasting's South Asia subsidiary
Held senior leadership positions at multiple companies over three decades.
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Brian Anthony
Associate Director, MIT.nano; Faculty Lead, Industry Immersion Program in Mechanical Engineering
Emmy Award Winner in broadcast technical innovation
20+ years of experience in product realization, tech innovation,and entrepreneurship
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Dr. Jacqueline M. Wolfrum
Codirector of Biomanufacturing@MIT-CBI at the MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation Director of BioMAN
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Abel Sanchez
Research Scientist, MIT
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Afreen Siddiqi
Research Scientist, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Research Scientist in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT
Recipient of the Amelia Earhart and Richard D.DuPont Fellowships & Rene H. Miller Prize
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Dr. Stacy Springs
Executive Director, MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation (CBI)
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Ben Waber
Co-Founder Humanyze, Visiting Scientist, MIT Media Lab
Research named as Top 10 Emerging Tech by the MIT Technology Review
Honorary chairman of the Japan People Analytics and HR Technology Association
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Neil Thompson
Director of the FutureTech Research Project, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab and Principal Investigator, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy
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Ben Armstrong
Executive Director, Industrial Performance Center Co-Lead, Work of the Future Initiative
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Earn Elite Credentials
All the participants who successfully complete Technology Leadership Program will recieve a Certificate of Completion from MIT Professional Education.
In addition to receiving a certificate, participants will earn 42 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) upon successful completion of the Technology Leadership Program.*
*To understand whether or not these CEUs may be applied toward professional certification, licensing requirements, or other required training or continuing education hours, please consult your training department or licensing authority directly.
Program fees
The program fee is USD 28,000
Invest in your career
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Gain most recent knowledge and research-driven insights from accomplished MIT faculty to build new expertise.
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Benefit from understanding of the vibrant innovation ecosystem at MIT which is shaping the future.
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Think critically about the role of technology and leverage tech changes for strategic competitive advantage.
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Grow personal influence, showcase leadership, and lead transformation in your organization through technology.
Application Process
The program follows a simple 3-step application process. The step-by-step process is outlined below.
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1. Submit application
Candidates can apply online and attach all required materials listed below.
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2. Rolling admission
The Admissions team will assess your application as soon as it is received.
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3. Interview
An interview might be required. Admissions team notifies candidates after all requirements are met
Program Eligibility
- A minimum of 6 years of work experience in functional, technical, or business roles, technical, or business roles
- A graduate degree with a strong academic track record is preferred
- Fluency in written and spoken English
Batch start date
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Online · To be announced
Admissions Open
Application Closes
25th Feb 2026
Delivered in Collaboration with:
The MIT Professional Education is collaborating with online education provider Great Learning to offer the Blended Professional Certificate: Technology Leadership Program. Great Learning is a professional learning company with a global footprint in 170+ countries. Its mission is to make professionals around the globe proficient and future-ready. This program leverages MIT Professional Education's leadership in innovation, science, engineering, and technical disciplines developed over years of research, teaching, and practice. Great Learning manages the enrollments and provides industry experts, student counselors, course support, and guidance to ensure students get hands-on training and live personalized mentorship on the application of concepts taught by MIT Professional Education's faculty.
Batch Profile
The Data Science and Machine Learning class consists of working professionals from excellent organizations and backgrounds maintaining an impressive diversity across work experience, roles and industries.
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