Harvard Presidents’ Program
January 2012
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
In January 1954, U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy met with YPO members attending a seminar at Harvard Business School (HBS) and spoke about how the country could avoid an economic recession.
The YPO-HBS tradition has continued for more than 50 years as YPO members participate in the annual Harvard Presidents’ Program. This legendary program provides members with a weeklong immersion of case study-focused learning with top Harvard professors.
- Members spend 40-50 hours preparing for this intensive program by reading and analyzing real-life case studies.
- Firmly grounded in real-world business expertise, an outstanding selection of HBS professors – including Frei, Moss, Porter, Kaplan, and Yoffie – guide the sessions.
- Evening study groups are organized so that the 300 attendees can apply relevant daily lessons to their own business models back at home.
- To foster the group learning experience, members stay on the Harvard Business School campus in residence halls.
YPO founder Ray Hickok wanted the opportunity to bounce ideas off of a group of business peers. The Harvard program epitomizes the true peer networking experience in an environment that fosters real business growth.
“The program spoke to today’s business conditions and gave us explanations, big ideas and tactics to find a way through this with strength and opportunities.”
– Harvard Presidents’ Program attendee
“This is a great opportunity to learn and network with other YPOers, and the faculty that will teach you are the best in the world. The take home value from classes lasts well past the course and the diversity of YPO attendees is very impressive and enriching.”
–Harvard Presidents’ Program attendee
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