Program Description
The Certified Senior Executive (CSE) is a post-MBA executive formation credential designed for senior leaders responsible for capital allocation, institutional governance, and long-term enterprise stewardship. The program provides comprehensive mastery of general management, finance, strategy, leadership, and global economic systems, modeled on the full Harvard Business School MBA curriculum and advanced executive education offerings.
The CSE emphasizes executive judgment, capital stewardship, institutional design, and ethical command at the highest levels of leadership.
Program Objectives
Upon successful completion of the CSE, candidates will demonstrate:
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Advanced competence in financial analysis, capital markets, and corporate valuation
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Strategic leadership capacity in complex and uncertain environments
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Mastery of organizational design, governance, and executive decision-making
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Integrated understanding of global economic, political, and institutional forces
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Professional readiness for board-level, C-suite, and capital stewardship roles
Program Structure
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Program Length: 24–36 months (modular, cohort-based)
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Instructional Format: Case-based seminars, executive intensives, applied simulations, and capstone research
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Credit Equivalency: Comparable to a full MBA curriculum plus advanced executive coursework
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Assessment: Case analyses, applied projects, oral examinations, and institutional capstone thesis
Core Curriculum (Required)
Core Curriculum (Required)CSE 601 — Financial Reporting and ControlA comprehensive examination of accounting as a system of financial communication and managerial control. Emphasis on financial statement analysis, performance measurement, internal controls, and executive accountability.
CSE 602 — Corporate FinanceFoundational principles of corporate finance, including time value of money, capital structure, cost of capital, and valuation. Focus on executive-level capital decision-making under uncertainty.
CSE 603 — Advanced Corporate Finance and Capital MarketsAdvanced analysis of capital markets, financial instruments, risk pricing, and market structure. Addresses financial innovation, systemic risk, and institutional fragility.
CSE 604 — Microeconomic Analysis for ExecutivesEconomic reasoning applied to firm behavior, pricing, competition, regulation, and strategic interaction. Emphasizes decision-making in imperfect and regulated markets.
CSE 605 — Macroeconomics and Global Capital SystemsAnalysis of monetary systems, inflation dynamics, fiscal policy, sovereign debt, and global financial coordination. Focus on macroeconomic regimes and executive risk exposure.
CSE 606 — Leadership and Organizational BehaviorStudy of leadership, authority, power, culture, incentives, and organizational dynamics. Examines executive psychology, failure modes, and institutional legitimacy.
CSE 607 — Competitive StrategyFrameworks for achieving and sustaining competitive advantage. Topics include industry structure, strategic positioning, resource allocation, and long-term strategic coherence.
CSE 608 — Technology, Operations, and Execution Operational design and execution in complex organizations. Covers supply chains, process optimization, scalability, resilience, and technological transformation.Advanced Electives (Select Minimum Required)
CSE 701 — Private Equity and Venture CapitalCapital deployment strategies, deal structuring, governance, and value creation in private markets.
CSE 702 — Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate RestructuringStrategic, financial, and institutional dimensions of M&A activity, including integration risk and governance challenges.
CSE 703 — Innovation and Entrepreneurship New venture formation, platform economics, innovation diffusion, and strategic entrepreneurship.
CSE 704 — Global Strategy and Political Economy Geopolitical risk, trade systems, industrial policy, and institutional divergence in global markets.
CSE 705 — Corporate Governance and Board LeadershipBoard dynamics, fiduciary responsibility, executive compensation, succession planning, and governance design.
CSE 706 — Ethics, Law, and Executive ResponsibilityExecutive moral responsibility, fiduciary ethics, regulatory frameworks, crisis leadership, and institutional trust.
Meridian Capital Executive Concentrations (Optional)
Capital Stewardship and Allocation Long-horizon capital deployment, portfolio construction, and institutional continuity.
Executive Judgment and Crisis Leadership Decision-making under stress, uncertainty, and moral constraint.
Institutional Design and Governance Design of firms, funds, foundations, and policy institutions for durability and legitimacy.
Capstone Requirement
CSE 800 — Institutional Leadership ThesisA required capstone project involving the design, evaluation, or transformation of an institution, enterprise, fund, or governance framework. The thesis must demonstrate integrated mastery of finance, strategy, leadership, and institutional reasoning and must be suitable for board or investor review.Award of
CertificationCandidates who successfully complete all program requirements are awarded the credential:
Certified Senior Executive (CSE) Meridian Capital – Executive Formation Program