Next Generation Executive

preparing top talent to excel in the executive tier.

The Next Generation Executive Program (NGE) is a state-of-the-art, highly interactive remote leadership development program proven to equip executives with the toolkit and network needed to reach the top tier of their industries.

NGE 2026 began in October 2025. Contact recruiting@thepartnershipinc.org to learn more about the next cohort.

THE NGE EXPERIENCE.

Designed for experienced professionals ready for the next step in their careers, this program prepares you to act and think like a senior executive.

Our experiential, peer-supported curriculum – taught by academics and industry leaders, including some of the world’s top strategists on culture, identity, and innovation – provides you with the strategic and interpersonal tools needed to accelerate your executive career. Balancing theory with practical know-how in areas such as emotional intelligence, developing a leadership brand, leading with diversity in a global context, crisis leadership, strategic innovation, and resiliency. Blending faculty-led sessions, insights from thought leaders, executive coaching, and a cohort-driven experience, the curriculum provides participants with a strengthened ability to influence and lead in their organizations and thrive as resilient and innovative leaders at the executive level.

Who Should Consider This Program?

NGE is designed to serve as a launchpad for experienced leaders recognized for their executive potential. The curriculum is best suited to professionals preparing to transition from operational oversight to strategic leadership roles, typically at the Director-level and above. NGE welcomes the nation’s most promising leaders across all industries and is open to a national network of participants.

Anchored by our globally recognized subject matter experts, exhaustive research, and decades of experience, our leadership programs provide our participants with the tools, resources, and networks to navigate challenges often experienced by professionals of color, delivered through a rigorous curriculum intended to foster career growth for professionals of all backgrounds and across career levels.  We curate a supportive and productive learning environment and welcome professionals from all backgrounds who believe they will benefit from the program and are committed to growing their leadership with purpose and impact.

The Partnership admits program participants without regard to race, color, religion, sex or sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, veteran status, or disability.

The Partnership does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, veteran status, or disability in the administration of its leadership development programs, convenings, or its employment policies.

Immersion Week: Tuesday, October 14 – Friday, October 17, 2025 (Virtual)

  • Four full days of virtual live sessions focused on developing self-awareness as a leader
  • Insights from personalized assessments including emotional intelligence and personal brand
  • Daily faculty-led sessions on emotional intelligence, leading in a global context, Race, Work & Leadership seminar, leadership brand management workshop, and strategic frameworks for innovation
  • Introduction to executive coach and cohort

Coaching Incubator: October 2025-April 2026
1-2 Hours monthly as scheduled by participants

  • Concentrated analysis and problem solving of real-world challenges with an assigned executive coach and cohort of cross-industry peers
  • Four cohort sessions led by executive coach
  • Three individual executive coaching sessions
  • Coaching engagement with participants in The Partnership’s early- and mid-career leadership programs

Resiliency Capstone Retreat – April 2026 (In Person, Virtual Option)

  • 2.5 Day of live sessions hosted in-person, virtual option available
  • Format includes a combination of lectures and structured opportunities for networking and relationship development
  • Sessions with national thought leaders and experts focused on equipping participants with tools for resiliency and developing a playbook to lead and advance within their organizations at the executive level
  • Introduction to alumni experience including matching NGE participants with high-visibility Board leadership opportunities and online community Hub for continued networking

Alumni Feedback

98%

Of alumni would recommend The Partnership to a colleague.

85%

Of alumni have enhanced their job performance as a result of The Partnership.

83%

Of alumni could better navigate organizational cultures after their programs.

81%

Of alumni say The Partnership has strengthened their professional networks.

 

Join This Year's Class!

Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 2, 2025

Program Start Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Program Fee: $10,000

For More Information: Contact Claire Cooper at ccooper@thepartnershipinc.org.

NGE 2026 began in October 2025. Registration for the next cohort will open in 2026.