Chief Data and AI Officer Program

In the digital age, artificial intelligence (AI) has the power to transform organizations and drive significant impact. For leaders, emerging technologies offer the chance to enhance decision-making, uncover new opportunities, and lead with greater precision and foresight. Embracing AI empowers you to amplify your leadership influence and stay ahead in a competitive, AI-powered business landscape. The five-month Chief Data and AI Officer (CDAIO) Program, offered by Michigan Ross Executive Education and Michigan Engineering Professional Education, equips senior executives like you to lead AI-driven initiatives and digital transformations, deliver data-driven strategies to elevate your leadership in AI, and craft impactful growth strategies. The program focuses on data governance, AI strategy, data security, and analytics, helping you navigate the complexities of AI integration within the digital business landscape.

This program combines live online sessions with a five-day on-campus module, business case simulations, access to innovation labs, case studies, and networking opportunities. It provides both strategic insights and hands-on experience, allowing you to learn from esteemed faculty and industry experts.

Curriculum

The multimodular CDAIO Program equips you to drive AI initiatives, including data strategy and governance, and align them with business goals to stay ahead of the curve. Through four strategic core modules involving live-online sessions, the opportunity to engage with Michigan AI researchers, and business case simulations, you will develop the leadership skills necessary to lead with a strategic vision.

Immersive Learning Experience | On-Campus Sessions

The final learning module of the program is a highly immersive five-day on-campus experience at the Ross School of Business and the University of Michigan College of Engineering campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

This experience is designed to enhance your executive presence, decision-making capabilities, and ability to drive impact, empowering you to deliver greater value to your organization. In addition to live academic sessions, this immersion module includes exposure to ecosystems and networking opportunities with faculty, alumni, industry leaders, and peers. You will have the opportunity to engage with experts in emerging AI technologies and participate in business simulations that mimic real-world scenarios. Through company immersions, you will engage in site visits to leading tech organizations and gain first-hand insights into their AI-driven strategies.

Capstone Project

The capstone project will provide you with the opportunity to address a real-world business challenge by putting into practice your leadership skills and knowledge of data strategy and AI implementation. You can create actionable solutions for complex, industry-specific problems. This hands-on experience will allow you to turn theoretical concepts into practical applications, ensuring you are ready for immediate implementation in your organization.

The Ross School of Business and Michigan Engineering Professional Education are collaborating with online education provider Emeritus to offer a portfolio of high-impact programs for working professionals. With over 350,000 students from more than 80 countries, Emeritus delivers management education programs with a live-teaching model and graded assignments. Through this collaboration, we are able to offer broad access to the world-class knowledge for which Michigan Ross and Michigan Engineering are known, in an engaging and interactive digital environment.