Corporate Partnerships
Recruiting & Corporate Engagement
At the Tepper School of Business, you gain direct access to a community of problem solvers, innovators, and leaders. Whether you are looking to hire our graduates or partner with us on real-world projects, you will find talent and collaboration that reflects the strength of Carnegie Mellon’s research-driven ecosystem.
Your Gateway to Exceptional Talent
The Tepper School is here to help you find top talent, optimize your hiring strategies, and stay competitive in the ever-evolving recruitment world. No matter your goals or industry, you'll find the analytical minds and creative problem solvers your organization needs at the Tepper School.
Masters Career Center
The Masters Career Center (MCC) serves as your primary resource for accessing Tepper School students. The MCC works closely with you to connect you with candidates who possess strong leadership capabilities. We stay ahead of the curve as innovations evolve and industry demands change, assuring our valued recruiting partners a professional experience.
Partner With Us
Whether you're seeking to develop your current workforce, recruit top-tier talent, collaborate on research, or enhance your industry visibility, our corporate partnership opportunities have much to offer. From sponsoring a capstone project to engaging in a case competition, your company will work alongside students and faculty who bring creativity, rigor, and actionable insights.
- Corporate Associates: Increase your company's visibility within the global Tepper School community, among our students, faculty, alumni, and other industry leaders. Corporate Associates gain early access to recruiting events, a personalized staff contact, and a visual presence in the Tepper Quad.
- Executive Education: Our graduate programs, as well as our custom and open-enrollment programs, equip your leaders with the analytical and strategic skills needed to navigate complex challenges in an AI-influenced economy.
- Student Project Sponsorship: Partner directly with our students on real business challenges through sponsored consulting projects and capstone experiences for a 15-week course.
- Student Club Events: Engage with our community through events with our 40+ student organizations. From case competitions to networking fairs, these interactions help you build relationships with high-potential candidates while showcasing your company culture.
- Speaker Series: Share your leadership insights and industry expertise through our prestigious W.L. Mellon Speaker Series — a forum encouraging dialogue between Tepper School students and global leaders, CEOs, and management experts.
Partner With the Future of Business Leadership
Ready to explore how the Tepper School can advance your organization's goals? Start a conversation with us today to discover partnership opportunities that align with your strategic objectives and connect with the leaders who will drive tomorrow's breakthroughs.
Custom Programs and Partnerships
Executive Education Programs at the Tepper School
The pace of business changes rapidly. So do the skills you need to stay ahead. At Carnegie Mellon University, we don't imagine the future—we create it.
With Tepper Executive Education, you have the unmatched experience and standing of one of the world’s foremost research universities behind you. With deep roots in AI, analytics, and technology, Carnegie Mellon is at the epicenter of results-driven problem solving for corporations of all sizes. Our depth and breadth of expertise translate into tangible results for organizations and individual leaders.
Here, we work together to sharpen leadership, fuel innovation, and drive measurable impact.
What makes us different?
The Tepper School’s Executive Education programs allow you to bring the expertise and authority of a forward-thinking research university to every decision you make. We believe that great business decisions balance data-centered insights with human-driven leadership. That’s why our programs blend cutting-edge research with real-world application, ensuring leaders don’t just understand theory—they are prepared to put it into action.
Here are just a few of the benefits you gain from learning with us:
Faculty Expertise: Learn directly from the Tepper School’s renowned professors in leadership, business analytics, AI, finance, and operations.
Flexible Formats: Choose short courses, custom programs, or online modules tailored to your schedule.
Applied Learning: Gain immediately actionable tools and frameworks to solve real business challenges.
Industry Connections: Benefit from Carnegie Mellon’s global reputation and network of business leaders, technology innovators, and recruiters.
Our approach is hands-on, dynamic, and results-driven, equipping participants to leverage data, technology, and collaboration to drive meaningful change.
Explore and enroll in executive education programs or request more information.
Programs for Individuals
Whether you're an experienced professional or a part of the C-suite, our programs sharpen your decision-making at every stage.
For Organizations
Any organization. Any goal. One trusted partner. Learn about our innovative and scalable custom programs.
Core Knowledge Areas
Blend cutting-edge AI technology with real-world applications, so you can understand data-informed strategy and be prepared to put it into action.
Develop effective leadership skills to foster collaboration, communicate with impact, and create cultures where people and performance thrive.
Command enterprise strategy, sharpen financial decisions, and balance risk to drive growth with clarity and confidence.
Learn frameworks for bold thinking and entrepreneurial action, so you can seize new opportunities and creatively approach changing global demands.
Upcoming Programs
Our upcoming programs offer focused, high impact learning experiences that help professionals sharpen skills, lead with clarity, and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving business landscape.
Design Thinking with AI
Solve complex Business Problems through human-AI collaboration
February 26-27, 2026 | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,500
Data Storytelling
Communicate complex and data-heavy information in a way that is clear and actionable.
March 19-20, 2026 | Live Online | $2,500
AI for Business Communication
Leverage generative AI tools to elevate and streamline your writing, presentations, and conversations.
April 9-10, 2026 | Live Online | $2,500
Leadership as a Daily Challenge: An Integrated Approach
Understand what it takes to be an inspired and effective leader while successfully leading teams in a dynamic world.
April 27-30, 2026 | Pittsburgh, PA | $8,000
Transformational AI and Business Strategy
Integrate AI into your organization’s strategy for long-term impact.
May 21-22, 2026 and June 4-5, 2026 | Live Online | $4,500
Executive Communication for Leaders: Grander Stages, Higher Stakes
More information to come.
June 3, 2026 |Pittsburgh PA | $2,000
Business Analytics: Data-Informed Decision-Making
Harness the power of data to solve complex business problems.
September 17-18 and October 1-2, 2026 | Live Online | $4,500
Social Intelligence: Turning Online Data into Insight and Action
Derive actionable insights and assess value from social data to inform key operational strategies.
September 23-24, 2026 | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,500
Leadership Agility & Sustaining Team Effectiveness
Strategies for maintaining energy, purpose, and performance in high pressure landscapes.
October 13-14, 2026 | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,500
Financial Leadership & Strategic Decisions
More information coming soon.
October 28-29, 2026 | Live Online | $2,500
Transformational AI & Business Strategy
Integrate AI to manage, lead, and solve complex business problems.
November 4-5, 2026 | Pittsburgh, PA | $4,500
Risk, Strategy, and Decisions
Manage risk, navigate disruption, and frame business problems to drive alignment across your organization.
December 1, 2026 | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,000
Certificate in Executive Leadership
Earning the Carnegie Mellon University Executive Leadership Certificate demonstrates your dedication to maintaining cutting-edge skills. This flexible program allows you to build advanced expertise in executive-level leadership — online, in person, or hybrid — while elevating your credentials and career.
How to Partner With the Tepper School
Develop your leaders, retain talent, or solve a specific operational challenge with Tepper School expertise. From custom programs to flexible enrollment options, we offer multiple ways to align learning with your organization’s needs.
Custom Programming
Address your unique business goals or challenges with a fully custom and immersive experience.
Group Pricing
Benefit from special group pricing when you want to enroll team members in the same program.
Annual Program Access
Offer your employees flexible, prepaid access to all of Tepper’s Executive Education open enrollment programs.
Certificate Candidates
Recognize and retain high-potential talent by sponsoring candidates for our Certificate in Executive Leadership program.
“American Eagle Outfitters has partnered with the Tepper School of Business since 2019 to create custom development engagements for our senior leadership. Tepper has been an amazing partner. Their wide range of faculty provide us with an outstanding selection of experts and thought leaders from a variety of fields that have helped us to skill our leaders and to adapt to the changing landscape of technology, leadership, and global economics.”
— American Eagle Outfitters
Contact Us
Connect with the Tepper School Executive Education team to learn more about our programs.
(412) 268-2304
TepperExecEd@andrew.cmu.edu
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