Advanced Management Program

Demands on senior leaders have never been greater. In an atmosphere of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, you need to act more decisively and think more strategically. Today you must possess a level of foresight, agility, and resilience that your predecessors never imagined.

Wharton’s Advanced Management Program (AMP) will prepare you to meet those demands and give you the knowledge, skills, and instincts to reach new career heights. In addition to learning the latest business practices, insights, and trends, you will examine yourself as a leader, exploring your strengths and challenges, developing a leadership philosophy and greater leadership presence, and deepening your emotional intelligence. Through your investment in AMP, your greatest potential will be tapped, and you can expect both professional and personal breakthroughs.

One Curriculum – Two Formats

Wharton’s Advanced Management Program is offered in two distinct formats: Five Consecutive Weeks on campus or Modular: On Campus and Live Online..

The on-campus version of AMP is a rigorous five-week program that prepares you to lead decisively by putting you into different leadership contexts that challenge the conventional wisdom and spurs new growth in all aspects of your professional and personal life. The experience is never easy but always rewarding. The curriculum covered and the faculty are the same as the modular version.

Five Consecutive Weeks: On Campus September 27 – October 30, 2026 Philadelphia, PA

Four Modules: On Campus and Live Online Module 1: Feb. 21 – Mar. 5, 2027 • Philadelphia, PA Module 2: Apr. 7 – 10, 2027 • Live Online Module 3: May 12 – 15, 2027 • Live Online Module 4: Jun. 6 – 18, 2027 • Philadelphia, PA

This format consists of four modules. Modules 1 and 4 are held on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia. Modules 2 and 3 are live online classes, with each module totaling four days a month. The overall modular design allows for in-depth exploration of key business concepts and provides sufficient time between sessions to put the learning into practice. The modules also allow for cumulative learning within the AMP class that strengthens the learning community, ensuring that each participant builds strong bonds with one another. Also, the convenience of this format allows participants to benefit from a flexible format that covers the same content as the on-campus version without being absent from work for five consecutive weeks.

Your Advanced Management Program experience will be enhanced through individual coaching sessions that begin before the program and extend beyond the close.

Coaching not only supports your learning during the fast-paced program but also helps you make the transition back to your workplace. It provides an intentional opportunity to take a step back for reflection, an incredibly valuable learning habit many senior executives don’t take the time to do. Because of the positive impact of coaching, many Advanced Management Program participants choose to retain their coach for months or years after the official sessions end.

Small-group coaching is also a part of Advanced Management Program. You will receive real-time feedback throughout the program as you share your goals and current challenges with your group. During experiential learning sessions, you will experiment with your stretch goals and have the opportunity to practice new behaviors and make changes during the AMP. Your group is a learning support for each other, and the issues you choose to work on can be reshaped during the program.

The modular version of the Advanced Management Program offers an expanded coaching experience to provide additional support and connection for both participants and coaches between the live online classes. Participants in the modular version of AMP will receive 10 individual coaching sessions.

The on-campus Advanced Management Program consists of five consecutive weeks on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia. The experience includes a minimum of five individual coaching sessions that are conducted during and soon after the completion of AMP.

Executive coaching in AMP gives senior executives an opportunity to reflect on their professional roles and pushes them beyond what they thought was possible, says AMP’s Lead Executive Coach Ilene Wasserman.

Ilene Wasserman

Lead Executive Coach; President, ICW Consulting Group

Ilene Wasserman has over 30 years of experience in Organizational Consulting, Strategic Planning, Change Management, Leadership Development, and Executive Coaching. As founder and president of ICW Consulting Group, Ilene helps leaders and teams throughout organizations leverage multiple dimensions of domestic and global diversity by enhancing communication and collaboration. Dr. Wasserman has served as an executive coach with senior executives and boards of directors of Fortune 100 companies, socially responsible businesses, health care institutions, and institutions of higher education. In addition to consulting and coaching, Ilene has taught courses in leadership, organizational consulting, leading diversity, organizational communication, emotional intelligence and cultural competence, and group dynamics at the graduate level. She is a member of the Board of Governors of the Center for Creative Leadership, and a Fellow of both the Taos Institute and The Lewin Center. She also serves on the Boards of the CMM Institute and the Public Dialogue Consortium, and is a Member of NTL..

Lisa Aronson

Leader Executive Coach

Lisa Aronson is passionate about empowering individuals to create the best version of themselves and have a positive impact. Lisa is dedicated to coaching leaders to maximize their strategic self-awareness, their ability to build and maintain high performing teams and inspire others. For over 25 years, she has been assisting her clients to clarify their mission, communicate their vision and navigate the organization as required to meet challenging business objectives.

Lisa has worked with global clients, in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals, to financial services and health care as well as with a broad range of professionals in various disciplines including finance, marketing, law, medicine and the sciences. Her areas of expertise include executive coaching, leadership development and team engagement. Capitalizing on her expertise with a variety of assessment instruments, Lisa guides individuals to the personal and professional insights necessary to inspire behavioral change. Her clients rely on her targeted and actionable feedback.

Lisa earned her undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts and a master’s in business administration from the Fox School of Business at Temple University in Philadelphia. Lisa has completed doctoral level studies at Fielding Graduate University in Evidence Based Coaching and has achieved coaching certification as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC). She is a member of the International Coach Federation, has spoken on topics ranging from career management to building strategic networks and is certified in a number of assessment instruments including Hogan, Myers Brigg, Leadership Versatility Index, DiSC, etc. Lisa contributed to “Coaching the Dark Side; High Impact Strategies to Build a Winning Leadership Reputation” published by Hogan Assessments.

The Advanced Management Program is designed for senior-level executives within two reporting relationships of the C-suite or executive committee in their organizations.

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Fluency in English, written and spoken, is required for participation in Wharton Executive Education programs.

A Note from the Admissions Committee:

The Admissions Committee may require that the AMP Candidate Nomination Form be completed before making a decision on your application. This form must be completed by your CEO, division president, or other nominator who can attest to your professional achievements and provide additional information about your career goals.

If you have less than one year of experience working in an English-speaking environment, or if you are unsure about your current level of English, please contact us immediately at [email protected] . We will schedule an appointment for you to speak with one of our language specialists about our business English language programs. The Admissions Committee may also require an interview by phone.

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This program is held at the Steinberg Conference Center located on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia. Meals and accommodations are included in the program fees. Learn more about planning your stay at Wharton’s Philadelphia campus .