WHERE YOU GO
From Accomplished to Exceptional
The Executive MBA at UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business is designed for experienced professionals with a proven track record who are now ready to scale their influence, pivot industries, or elevate their trajectory. Whether you’re aiming for the C-suite, launching a venture, or shifting into a new leadership space, the EMBA provides the tools, network, and clarity to make your next move with purpose.
Through a future-facing curriculum, executive coaching, and a high-caliber peer group, you’ll sharpen how you think — and how you’re seen.
Strategic Support for What’s Next
Career Coaching
Whether you arrive with clear goals or are still evaluating your next move, you’ll have exclusive access to an executive coach who will work with you throughout the program to refine your direction, expand your options, and support your professional growth.
During the program, your coach will support you on creating a comprehensive leadership development plan, career vision and path, and assess your strategies and approaches for advancing your career to the next level.
Develop cutting-edge skills to become a forward-thinking leader: learn to optimize personal growth opportunities and use strategic frameworks to articulate and formulate business ideas for implementation.
Learn a systematic approach to continuously develop as a leader in an adaptive way to match the requirements of an ever-changing global digital workplace.
Develop and implement a Leadership Development Plan (LDP) based on your unique goals to set up or take over a business, carry out strategic developments within your current company or transition to a new role or industry.
Get personalized support and guidance throughout the program. You will be able to go deeper into some of the disciplines covered in the core courses and explore new areas depending on your interests.
Foster authentic relationships with cohort members during the program that translate to lifetime friendships and business opportunities.
Real Results, Real Careers
The Merage EMBA prepares experienced professionals to:
- Move from functional leadership into enterprise strategy
- Launch new ventures or prepare for board-level roles
- Shift from military or clinical careers into corporate or innovation-focused pathways
- Transition to industries aligned with their long-term goals
- Scale an existing career into broader impact, visibility, and compensation
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ADMISSIONS
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Immersions - Digital Transformation, Healthcare, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and Real Estate.
70%
EMBA students have a Bachelor’s degree in a field other than business.
#13
Executive MBA Program
(Fortune 2024).
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