Exec MBA by the Numbers
870
years of collective professional experience
51
Students
42
Companies represented
Program Highlights
The two-year EMBA program builds advanced leadership skills through a collaborative cohort experience. Learn alongside accomplished peers from a range of industries and apply what you learn while continuing your career.
- Full-day Friday or Saturday classes
- Small cohorts that foster relationships with peers across sectors
- Renowned faculty with real-world business expertise
- Deep connections to Seattle’s thriving business ecosystem
- AI and Business Strategy track and electives beginning with the fall 2027 cohort
Across every program, Foster integrates AI into coursework, projects, and research. Learn more about AI at Foster.
Application Deadlines
Round 1
December 1, 2026
Round 2
February 1, 2027
Round 3
April 1, 2027
Hear how the Executive MBA goes beyond business fundamentals, empowering high-level professionals to lead with purpose and drive meaningful change.
World-Class Faculty
Professor Hallen teaches Entrepreneurship and co-developed the entrepreneurship course for the Creative Destruction Lab. He holds a PhD from Stanford University and was honored with the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching.
Professor Shunko teaches operations management, the study of how organizations design and run the processes behind their products and services. She has applied that expertise in practice as a consultant to organizations including Microsoft, Mayo Clinic, and Caterpillar.
Professor Palmatier teaches marketing. He is the Research Director of the Center for Sales and Marketing Strategy. He is a past Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and was selected as a member of NASA’s Computing, Information, and Communications Advisory Group.
Faculty Research
The More Investors Know, the More They Can Get from AI
Investors have a lot of information to sort through when deciding where to put their money: earnings reports, financial statements, analyst forecasts, company news, and market shifts. Institutional investors —... Read more
Keeping Humans Empowered in the Age of AI
The promise of artificial intelligence often comes down to how much it can do for us: answer questions, solve problems, make decisions, and complete work faster. But as those systems... Read more
The Strategy That Speeds FDA Clearance—Until It Doesn’t
For a medical device startup, getting through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is more than another box to check. Until a device receives regulatory clearance, the company can’t market... Read more
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