Public Management Courses

Created by Senior Lecturer Chris Robichaud, develop fundamental skills for moral leadership and learn to instill lasting change in communities. 

This 4-week Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education online program is designed to help managers in nonprofit organizations understand the tools, techniques and concepts of good financial management.

Developed by Harvard Kennedy School faculty, this professional credential program equips you with the skills necessary to advance the public good.

Join Harvard Kennedy School faculty and former Pentagon Chief of Staff Eric Rosenbach to learn how to develop strategies for public leadership success.

Leading Successful Programs will challenge you to rethink your programs' goals and reassess how you gather, evaluate, and use data to determine their effectiveness.

This on-campus program will help you prepare for and respond to crises, develop protocols that minimize the potential for future occurrences, and inspire confidence in the long-term success and resilience of your institution.

Leading Successful Programs will challenge you to rethink your programs' goals and reassess how you gather, evaluate, and use data to determine their effectiveness.

This is an intensive, 5 day executive program that examines the managerial and operational challenges faced by government officials and professionals who have regulatory, enforcement, security, compliance, or other risk-control responsibilities.

This free webinar from HKS Professor Matthew Bunn tours the horizon of nuclear dangers.

The Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Statements webinars provide a great opportunity to learn the basic principles of nonprofit accounting.

Created by Senior Lecturer Chris Robichaud, develop fundamental skills for moral leadership and learn to instill lasting change in communities. 

Persuasive Communication is designed to help you build a critical set of skills in writing, speaking, and presentation by providing a dynamic forum to learn, practice, and receive feedback on these essential skills.

HKS Executive Education and Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences present a webinar featuring Harvard faculty Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viégas.

The Executive Leaders and Government program at Harvard Kennedy School provides a unique opportunity for senior executives to strengthen their leadership skills and expand their competencies.

Leading Successful Programs will challenge you to rethink your programs' goals and reassess how you gather, evaluate, and use data to determine their effectiveness.

Learn how to face and meet today’s challenges and design a public value proposition that is both actionable and value creating.

Senior Executive Fellows is the unparalleled professional development program for public sector executives who want to sharpen their leadership and managerial skills.

Developed by Harvard Kennedy School faculty, this professional credential program equips you with the skills necessary to advance the public good.

This is an intensive, 5 day executive program that examines the managerial and operational challenges faced by government officials and professionals who have regulatory, enforcement, security, compliance, or other risk-control responsibilities.

Leading People, Building Teams provides those entering management positions with tools, strategies, and insights to foster crucial leadership skills and create successful teams.

This one-week on-campus executive education program developed by Harvard Kennedy School provides a foundational understanding of decarbonization and its economic impact.

Infrastructure Financing, Regulation, and Management is an executive program that gives participants the tools needed to develop, finance, regulate, and manage infrastructure using public, private, and PPP/P3-based procurement mechanisms.