SMU Cox Executive Education

Programs for individuals and organizations, providing professional development for every stage of your career. Consider SMU Cox your vehicle for lifelong learning.

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What is Executive Education?

Executive Education is just that. Education for executives. Whether you're rising talent or a c-suite level key player, professional development will get your further, faster.

Meet your career challenges head-on by mining the expertise of the nation's top business leaders. At SMU Cox Executive Education, you’ll gain breakthrough insights and advanced skills from a fast-paced curriculum, so you can put your new knowledge to work now and get on track to succeed in today's dynamic marketplace.

Whether you’re charting the path of your own career or guiding the success of an entire organization, we’re by your side with programs that meet today’s challenges and anticipate the demands of the future.

We also have over 40 years of expertise in crafting custom programs suited for your business’ exact needs. With clients ranging from AT&T and Baylor Scott & White Health to Toyota and Walmart, we have skills and knowledge that is trusted the world over.

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Program Spotlight: Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers & Acquisitions is a new kind of program at SMU Cox where theory meets practice. We’re delivering practical intellectual stimulation that satisfies your academic curiosity and balances theory with ready-to-use insights. You get the academic rigor you expect plus interactive exercises, real-world case studies and lessons from leading industry practitioners that help you turn ideas into action.

Dinesh Ramasvamy, principal consultant at Ericsson

The Certificate in Leadership [now Transformational Leadership] was a refreshing, thought-provoking and very useful program. I really enjoyed every single session. I learned so much and I'll cherish the moments I spent making new friends.

Harry M. Hutson Jr., former director of leadership and organizational development, Devon Energy

The faculty and staff of SMU Cox Executive Education really understand our industry. The facilities are superb and the commitment to collaboration was phenomenal. It’s not just a promise — it’s a fact.

Attendees at an Executive Education session

Becky Pena, senior account manager at ShiftWise

I love that we have management case studies that we can refer back to in our own time — different ways to share a varied lens on how to lead a team.

Meet the Faculty

James Linck

Professor, Mergers & Acquisitions

James Linck, finance department chair and distinguished chair in finance, has been asking tough questions and challenging perceived knowledge throughout his 20 years of research on corporate finance, governance and control.

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Robin Pinkley

Professor, Master Negotiation

The recipient of SMU's Golden Mustang Award for innovative teaching, Pinkley is a recognized authority on strategic negotiation and conflict management.

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Hemang Desai

Professor, Essentials of Finance & Accounting

Desai is an award-winning teacher whose research is interdisciplinary and is broadly focused in the area of capital markets-based research in accounting and finance.

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Highlight: Custom Programming for AT&T

Throughout several cohorts each year, AT&T has offered programming to its staff to develop leadership skills. The curricula was built custom for the client (AT&T) to serve their organization's particular needs. The content material ranges from understanding personality types of your team, to using a framework for confronting efficiency gaps, all the way to understanding one's own internal improvement areas.

Ready to transform your organization?

If you're confident that SMU Cox is the right partner for your organization's growth, let's build a custom program tailored to your needs. Not sure where to start? We can help identify your focus areas through an intake call and develop a program that addresses your specific challenges.

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