Executive Leadership Certificate
Best For
Financial professionals preparing for executive leadership roles.
Timing
< 9 Months
Format
This resume-building program is 100% online and combines guided study with live weekly sessions.
100% online
Tuition
Starting at $2,050/course
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Build Executive Confidence
Lead High-Performing Teams
Engage teams, coach top talent, and foster a culture of trust, alignment, and sustainable success.
Enhance Core Executive-Level Skills
Develop confidence, clarity, and influence to lead with integrity, presence, and strategic authority.
Think Strategically in Complex Environments
Sharpen your ability to assess risk, adapt to change, and lead decisively in dynamic business conditions.
Explore the MSFP Program
Build Skills to Become a Transformational Leader
Take your expertise to the next level by stacking your Executive Leadership Certificate with other graduate certificates to earn your Master of Science in Financial Planning (MSFP). Each certificate earns you nine credit hours toward your MSFP!
Program Overview
Admissions Requirements
There are no prerequisites for the Executive Leadership Certificate Program if taken independently. However, if taken as part of the MSFP Program, a bachelor’s degree is required; additionally, three or more years of leadership experience is preferred, but not required.
To earn the Advanced High Net Worth Planning Certificate, you must:
- Successfully complete three courses and achieve a final score of 80%
- Agree to comply with The American College Code of Ethics and Procedures
What You'll Learn
Executive leadership requires a high level of strategic insight. This certificate equips you to lead with clarity, build your executive presence, and have a transformative impact. You'll deepen your leadership identity, sharpen decision-making in complex environments, and master the dynamics of communication, coaching, and team performance.
Your learning outcomes include the following:
- Cultivate executive presence and influence to lead with confidence, clarity, and purpose
- Develop high-performing teams through advanced coaching, communication, and talent strategies
- Strengthen strategic thinking and critical decision-making in high-stakes, crisis-driven, and fast-changing environments
- Navigate complex organizational systems with agility, ethics, and resilience
- Align leadership actions with values, corporate governance, and long-term institutional goals
- Build networks, foster innovation, and lead change across diverse stakeholder groups
Course Delivery
The learning format for graduate certificate programs like the Executive Leadership Certificate is 100% online, with guided study and synchronous components including live weekly classes and weekly homework required. Learners must complete all three courses within the program to earn the certificate. Each class is eight weeks long, with the ability for students to complete the certificate program in under six months.
- Expert Instruction: Learn from nationally-recognized academics, researchers, and practitioners
- All-Online Resources: All-virtual lessons organized in sequential units and supported by short videos, knowledge checks, quizzes, and case studies.
- Grading: Earn a final course grade of 80% or higher to pass, and quizzes count toward your final grades.
- Stackable Learning: Earn your standalone certificate or use it as part of your journey toward your MSFP degree!
Organizations Need Strong Leaders
77%
Of organizations lack sufficient leadership depth across all levels.1
25%
Increase in key organizational outcomes for businesses that invest in leadership development and training.2
75%
Of voluntary employee turnover is influenced by bad management and poor managers.3
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Tuition Overview
Single Courses
Starting at $2,050
Limited-Time Savings
Save $750 Off First Course
Single Courses
$2,050 per course
Individual courses can be purchased for $2,050 each. To complete the full program, students must complete three courses:
- MSFP 504 The Effective Executive Leader—Develops executive leadership skills, emphasizing executive presence, decision-making, and corporate governance.
- MSFP 505 Executive Leadership Presence, Teams, Communication, and Coaching—Focuses on team dynamics, communication, coaching, and talent management, as well as exploring how to build networks and sustain high-performing teams.
- MSFP 506 Executive Leadership Strategic Thinking & Decision Making—Defines models for strategic thinking and decision-making to support innovation, change management, and digital transformation in dynamic corporate environments.
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Learn From the Who's Who of Financial Planning
Daralee Barbera
EdD, CFP®, CMFC®, ChFC®, CPBC®, CLF®
Program Director, Master of Science in Management—Leadership
Director of Faculty, Academics
Jose Perez
EdD, MBA
Adjunct Professor of Organizational Leadership & Human Resource Development
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Jim Petersen
PhD, MSM, MSFS, CFP®, CLF®, ChFC®, CLU®, CASL®, RICP®, WMCP®, CRPC®, CAP®, ChSNC®, AEP®, CPMBC, CPBC
Roger Hull/James S. Bingay Chair of Leadership, Chartered Leadership Fellow (CLF) Program Director
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Daralee Barbera
EdD, CFP®, CMFC®, ChFC®, CPBC®, CLF®
Program Director, Master of Science in Management—Leadership
Director of Faculty, Academics
Jose Perez
EdD, MBA
Adjunct Professor of Organizational Leadership & Human Resource Development
Read Bio
Jim Petersen
PhD, MSM, MSFS, CFP®, CLF®, ChFC®, CLU®, CASL®, RICP®, WMCP®, CRPC®, CAP®, ChSNC®, AEP®, CPMBC, CPBC
Roger Hull/James S. Bingay Chair of Leadership, Chartered Leadership Fellow (CLF) Program Director
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1 Exec. 29 Eye-Opening Leadership Development Statistics. 2025.
2 Lacerenza, C., Reyes, D., Marlow, S., Joseph, D., Salas, E. Leadership Training Design, Delivery, and Implementation: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology. 2017.
3 Robison, J. Turning Around Employee Turnover. 2008.