About Brookings Executive Education

What We Offer

We offer a range of executive education courses covering critical global issues, U.S. policy-making, and public leadership. Click on the links below to learn more:

• Hone Your Political Savvy—Experience how policy is made firsthand during an immersion in the inner workings of Capitol Hill and the executive branch.
• Build Strategic Advantage—Interact with global decision-makers and gain first-class analysis and information you can use to shape your strategy and operations.
• Enhance Your Leadership Skills—Achieve your full potential with a curriculum specifically designed to sharpen the competencies you will need to excel in government or the private sector.

We also offer the following special opportunities:

• Congressional Fellowships—Work full-time on Capitol Hill for 7 or 12 months with our Legis Fellowship and become a true congressional insider.
• The Certificate in Public Leadership—Earn a unique credential from Brookings specifically crafted for those seeking to excel in public service.
• Custom Programs—We can develop targeted programs anywhere in the world tailored to your organization's needs.

  Executive Education Staff

  Senior Staff
  Jackson Nickerson, Director of Executive Education; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governance Studies
  Sarah Binder, Senior Liaison; Senior Fellow, Governance Studies
  Linda Steckley, Senior Director for Educational Development
  Arlene Johnson, Director of Finance and Administration
  Louise Place, Assistant to the Director
  
  Program Directors
  Mary Ellen Joyce, Director of Executive Development Programs
  Peter Schoettle, Director of Policy Programs
  
  Program Staff
  Marina Augoustidis, Program Associate, Leadership Programs
  Ari Witkin, Program Associate, Public Policy Programs
  
  Administrative Staff
  Irma Gray, Senior Administrator
  Rick Rose, Marketing and Communications Manager
  Opa Owiye, Enrollments Associate
  
  Adjunct Faculty
  Andrew Shatté
  Chic Thompson
  Robin Wink

  History

  For half a century, the Brookings Institution has delivered exemplary educational experiences for government and corporate executives. Our mission is to provide public and private sector leaders with practical and relevant education in support of their professional and personal goals.
  
  The theme of education has been central to Brookings's mission since its founding in 1916, when it was known as the Institute of Government Research. IGR merged with the Institute of Economics and the Robert Brookings Graduate School in 1927 to form the Brookings Institution.
  
  In 1952, Robert Calkins became president of the Brookings Institution and reestablished the graduate fellowship program. Calkins also emphasized the need for programs to train government executives as a means of strengthening public service. The Conference for Federal Executives was established to give executives a broader understanding of government and their role in it.
  
  By the mid 1960s, Brookings had approximately 100 ongoing research projects and conducted public policy conferences that reached several thousand senior government officials, business executives, and professionals each year.  Under Brookings President Bruce MacLaury's leadership in the 1980s, the Center for Public Policy Education (CPPE) was formed to develop workshop conferences and public forums to broaden the audience for research programs. In 2005, the Center was renamed the Brookings Center for Executive Education (BCEE), which was shortened to Brookings Executive Education (BEE) with the launch of the partnership with the Olin Business School.
  
  Brookings Executive Education programs in global issues, U.S. policy-making, and public leadership continue to further Brookings's goal of helping government executives better understand and effectively engage with the world around them. In recent years, the audience for our seminars has also broadened to include substantial participation from the corporate sector, foreign embassies, and international governments, which has expanded the reach and impact of Brookings.