ExecOnline
ExecOnline is a B2B leadership development company that partners with 11+ elite business schools to deliver online executive education — courses, coaching, and analytics — to mid-to-senior leaders at large global enterprises via its Applied Experience Platform.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2012
- HeadquartersNew York, United States
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What ExecOnline does
ExecOnline, Inc. is a privately held, New York-based B2B leadership development company founded in 2012 that sells online executive education to mid-to-senior leaders at large enterprises. The company partners with 11+ elite business schools — Columbia, UC Berkeley Haas, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, Wharton, Yale, Tuck at Dartmouth, UVA Darden, IMD, Ivey, and Duke Corporate Education — alongside Thinkers50 thought leaders, to co-create certificate-bearing courses delivered through its proprietary Applied Experience Platform (AEP). The platform integrates short video lectures, live professor and coach sessions, applied Action Plan projects, and a multilingual (English, Spanish, French, Japanese) cohort experience.
The product surface spans four core modules: Professor-Led Courses (immersive 3- and 6-week certificate programs), On Demand Courses (1–6 week scalable applied learning at a fixed fee per leader, including the Manager Essentials Suite), Coaching (leadership, executive, and group coaching), and Insights & Reporting (engagement, competency, and ROI analytics). In April 2026, ExecOnline acquired Teamraderie to layer in expert-led team development experiences focused on AI transformation, and the company has launched a new "Leading AI Transformation" course co-developed with UC Berkeley Haas.
ExecOnline generates revenue primarily through enterprise subscription contracts structured around Executive Participation Credits purchased by sponsoring organizations and redeemed against specific programs, with multi-year, multi-program sales agreements; a secondary distribution channel runs through the EdAssist Adult Education Network. The company has raised approximately $79M across disclosed priced rounds (Series B $16M in 2017, Series C $18M in 2018, Series D $45M in 2021) plus an undisclosed strategic investment in March 2026. As of 2021, ExecOnline reported 60,000+ alumni served across enterprise customers in technology, financial services, pharma/healthcare, consumer goods, industrials, and other verticals, with new CEO Fletcher Jones appointed in March 2026 to lead an enterprise-focused operating-model transformation.
ExecOnline firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ExecOnline
- Legal name
- ExecOnline, Inc.
- Website
- https://execonline.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2012
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- ExecOnline is a B2B leadership development company that partners with 11+ elite business schools to deliver online executive education — courses, coaching, and analytics — to mid-to-senior leaders at large global enterprises via its Applied Experience Platform.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ExecOnline industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Online Leadership Development / Executive Education
- NAICS
- Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (61171)
- SIC
- Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Executive Education & Corporate Programs (Non-degree) (EDAHAHAN)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- DEI, Inclusive Leadership & Cultural Intelligence Coaching (EDABANAJ)
Keywords
Where ExecOnline is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- New York
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
ExecOnline business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others
Revenue model
- Enterprise Subscription Contracts (B2B Leadership Development): Primary revenue stream derived from enterprise customer agreements for access to the Applied Experience Platform, Professor-Led Courses, On Demand Courses, coaching, and Insights & Reporting. Recurring revenue tied to multi-program / multi-year sales agreements with client organizations (including an Executive Participation Credit construct).
- On Demand / Fixed-Fee Pricing for Broad Leader Populations: Fixed-fee pricing model for On Demand Courses that democratizes access to leadership development at zero incremental cost per leader, supporting land-and-expand within enterprise accounts.
- Leadership, Executive, and Group Coaching Services: Coaching services (leadership, executive, and group coaching) delivered as standalone solutions or integrated with courses, providing professional services revenue layered on top of platform subscriptions.
- EdAssist Channel Sales to Individuals & Small Teams: Indirect revenue through the EdAssist Adult Education Network, providing individual learners and small teams (whose employers are EdAssist members) access to executive education certification programs from elite business schools.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Enterprise quote-based contracts with Executive Participation Credits |
| Subscription | Annual | On Demand Courses — fixed fee pricing model for broad leader populations |
| Subscription | Annual | EdAssist channel — individual / small-team access via employer membership |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels9 records
ExecOnline product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ExecOnline provides integrated online leadership development for mid-to-senior leaders through its proprietary Applied Experience Platform (AEP), combining professor-led certificate courses co-created with top business schools (Columbia, UC Berkeley, Yale, MIT, Stanford, Wharton, etc.), on-demand courses, leadership/executive/group coaching, and an insights and reporting layer. The platform is sold primarily to enterprise customers under multi-year subscription agreements (Executive Participation Credits), with a secondary distribution channel through the EdAssist Adult Education Network for individuals and small teams.
Product overview
ExecOnline offers an Integrated Leadership Development offering delivered through a platform-plus-modules architecture. The underlying Executive Engagement Platform — branded as the Applied Experience Platform (AEP) for on-demand delivery — anchors the experience and integrates four core modules: Professor-Led Courses (immersive 3- and 6-week certificate programs co-created with top business schools), On Demand Courses (scalable applied learning, including the Manager Essentials Suite), Coaching (Leadership, Executive, and Group Coaching), and Insights & Reporting (engagement, impact, and ROI analytics). The platform also encompasses the Teamraderie brand (acquired April 2026) for expert-led team development centered on AI transformation, and a distribution partnership with EdAssist that extends certificate programs to employees of EdAssist Adult Education Network partners. Business school content is co-created with Columbia, UC Berkeley (Haas), Yale, MIT, Stanford, Wharton, Tuck, UVA Darden, IMD, Ivey, and Duke Corporate Education, with Thinkers50 thought leaders featured in on-demand experiences.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Applied Experience Platform: ExecOnline's proprietary on-demand technology platform that democratizes access to world-class leadership development through a fixed-fee pricing model and online certificate experiences ranging from 1 to 6 weeks.
- Manager Essentials Suite
- ExecConnect
Products and services
- Professor-Led Courses Immersive 3- and 6-week certificate courses co-created with the world's top business schools (Columbia, UC Berkeley Haas, Yale, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, Wharton, Tuck at Dartmouth, UVA Darden, IMD, Ivey, Duke CE). Designed for mid-to-senior leaders, combining short HD video lectures, live online professor interactions, peer learning, and a real-world Action Plan project tied to organizational priorities. Participants earn a business school certificate of completion.
- On Demand Courses Applied learning, on-demand certificate courses built to develop leadership capabilities for a broad population of leaders in 1- to 6-week formats (averaging 2-5 flexible hours per week). Co-created with top business schools and Thinkers50 management thinkers, with a fixed-fee pricing model that democratizes access to leadership development at zero incremental cost per leader. Available in English, Spanish, French, and Japanese.
- Coaching Leadership, Executive, and Group Coaching delivered by seasoned corporate-leader coaches with world-class education and coaching certifications. Designed as standalone solutions or integrated with Professor-Led and On Demand Courses to reinforce learning and drive measurable impact.
- Insights & Reporting Advanced reporting and insights engine that quantifies personal and enterprise impact of leadership development. Tracks engagement (enrollment, completion, satisfaction, repeat participation), measures competency improvement and ROI, surfaces capability gaps against industry benchmarks, and monitors real-time organizational concerns such as adaptation, burnout, and execution challenges. Supports equitable distribution analysis.
- Applied Experience Platform (AEP) Online platform that powers ExecOnline's on-demand and applied learning experiences, integrating Professor-Led Courses, On Demand Courses, and Coaching into a single connected journey. Used by enterprise clients to deliver scalable leadership development to broad leader populations with content tied to real organizational business challenges.
- Manager Essentials Suite A specialized suite of timely, relevant, flexible-format experiences built specifically for managers in today's rapidly changing environment. Includes social experiences to boost connectivity and collaboration; positioned within the On Demand Courses offering.
- Leading AI Transformation Course New professor-led course on Leading AI Transformation developed with UC Berkeley Haas, part of ExecOnline's strategy to invest in AI-focused course offerings and help organizations lead in an AI-driven environment.
- Teamraderie Expert-led team-based development experiences focused on AI transformation, acquired by ExecOnline in April 2026. Combines facilitated team sessions with AI-transformation content to translate individual learning into team-level execution and measurable operational outcomes.
Quantifiable outcome
- 95% of participants describe their experience as excellent, very good, or good
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use ExecOnline
Customer profileNamed customers29 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
ExecOnline technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
ExecOnline partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.
- TeamraderieflagshipExecOnline acquired Teamraderie in April 2026, combining its portfolio of online leadership courses from top business schools with Teamraderie's platform for expert-led, AI-focused team development experiences. The acquisition creates an integrated solution connecting individual learning to team-level execution, with a new program on Leading AI Transformation developed with UC Berkeley Haas. Financial terms not disclosed.
- UC Berkeley Executive Education (Berkeley Haas)flagshipLong-standing co-development partnership dating to 2013, when UC Berkeley Executive Education and Columbia joined as the first school partners. UC Berkeley's renowned Haas School of Business faculty co-create multiple Professor-Led Courses including Accelerating Change Readiness & Agility (3-week) and a new Leading AI Transformation program launched in 2026 with the Teamraderie acquisition.
- Columbia Business School Executive EducationflagshipFirst school partner in 2013. Co-creates Professor-Led Courses including Implementing Winning Strategies (Professor Willie Pietersen) and Building & Leading Effective Teams (Professor William Klepper). Multiple Columbia faculty teach ExecOnline programs.
- UVA Darden Executive Education & Lifelong LearningcoreTop-ranked global provider of executive development; ExecOnline partnership announced in 2021 to expand offerings in strategic communication, leading inclusive teams, and accelerating people of color.
- Tuck Executive Education at DartmouthcoreFirst graduate school of management (founded 1900). Partnership introduced in 2021 to expand offerings, including strategic communication. Co-creates Cultivating Executive Presence with Tuck faculty (Paul Argenti, James Rice).
- Duke Corporate EducationcorePartnership announced in 2020 with a Workplace Wellness program. Duke CE ranked the top custom provider of executive education headquartered in the US for two decades by the Financial Times.
- IMD Business SchoolcorePartnership announced in 2015. IMD co-creates the Leading & Managing Globally program with Yale, taught by IMD faculty (Ina Toegel). Ranked in the top three of the FT's Executive Education Rankings since 2012.
- Ivey Business School at Western UniversitycorePartnership introduced in 2021 to expand ExecOnline's offerings. Canada's leading provider of relevant, innovative, and forward-thinking business education.
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementflagshipPartnership announced in 2014 to collaborate on programs around Leading Operational Excellence and Leading through Financial Excellence. Faculty-led courses listed on the Professor-Led Courses page.
- Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive EducationflagshipPartnership announced in 2019 offering programs on personal leadership. Co-creates Leading Through Personal Excellence.
- Wharton Executive EducationflagshipPartnership announced in 2017 to create programs focused on customer-centricity. Co-creates Leading Customer-Centric Growth.
- Yale School of Management Executive EducationflagshipPartnership announced in 2015. Co-creates Leading & Managing Globally with IMD, taught by Yale SOM faculty (James Baron). Yale programs include Leading Effective Decision-Making.
- Thinkers50coreExecOnline partners with Thinkers50, the global ranking organization of management thinkers, to offer on-demand leadership development experiences featuring Thinkers50 experts Martin Lindstrom, Nilofer Merchant, Tiffani Bova, and Andrew Winston & Paul Polman. Combines ExecOnline's instructional design with expertise of world-class thought leaders.
- EdAssistcoreExecOnline has partnered with EdAssist to provide Adult Education Network partner employees a pathway to earning executive education certification from elite business schools (Columbia, Yale, MIT, UC Berkeley). Functions as a channel to reach individual learners and small teams whose employers are EdAssist members.
Scale indicators12 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
ExecOnline competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Coursera for Business: Enterprise arm of Coursera offering online certificate programs from top universities (Yale, Wharton, Stanford, Imperial, etc.) to corporate L&D buyers. Direct competitor to ExecOnline's Professor-Led Courses, with a similar university-content model and overlapping Fortune 500 customer base.
- Degreed: Enterprise learning experience platform that curates and delivers internal and external learning content, including leadership development, to Fortune 500 L&D teams. Comparable as an enterprise learning aggregator and content delivery layer, with a stronger tech-platform focus than ExecOnline.
- Emeritus: Partners with MIT, Columbia, Wharton, Berkeley, INSEAD, and others to deliver online executive education and certificate programs to professionals and enterprises. Direct competitor for the same online executive education cohort and the same set of university co-developed courses.
- GetSmarter (a 2U brand): 2U's online executive education brand offering university-co-created short courses (MIT, Cambridge, Wharton, etc.) to individuals and corporate cohorts. Direct overlap with ExecOnline in short-form, university-branded online certificate courses for mid-to-senior leaders.
- edX for Business: 2U-owned enterprise L&D platform offering executive education and certificate programs from MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, and other elite schools. Closely comparable to ExecOnline in terms of content pedigree, executive audience, and B2B leadership development positioning.
Emerging players
- NovoEd: Enterprise learning platform focused on collaborative, cohort-based leadership and capability development for Fortune 500 L&D teams. Comparable to ExecOnline in the applied, cohort-based leadership development space, with a stronger emphasis on social and project-based learning.
- BetterUp: Enterprise coaching and leadership development platform combining AI-driven coaching matches with measurable outcomes. Direct overlap with ExecOnline's Coaching and Insights & Reporting modules, with a stronger coaching-centric positioning and enterprise sales motion.
Broad incumbents
- Skillsoft: Long-standing enterprise L&D platform combining content libraries, leadership development programs, and the SumTotal/Skillsoft Coaching solutions. Competes with ExecOnline for enterprise leadership development budget, though Skillsoft's catalog skews broader and less university-premium.
- Harvard Business School Online: Direct-to-enterprise online executive education arm of Harvard Business School, offering CORe, CLIMB, and credential programs to corporate cohorts. Competes with ExecOnline for premium, university-branded executive development programs, though HBS Online also has direct relationships with the same business schools ExecOnline partners with.
- LinkedIn Learning: Microsoft's enterprise L&D platform, widely bundled into LinkedIn Talent Solutions. Comparable to ExecOnline as a B2B channel for workforce upskilling, but with a far broader catalog of general business and technology content and a consumer-grade price point that competes for the same enterprise L&D budget.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance6 records
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ExecOnline leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
ExecOnline subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
ExecOnline funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds9 records
Investors11 records
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ExecOnline M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about ExecOnline
What does ExecOnline do?
ExecOnline provides integrated online leadership development for mid-to-senior leaders through its proprietary Applied Experience Platform (AEP), combining professor-led certificate courses co-created with top business schools (Columbia, UC Berkeley, Yale, MIT, Stanford, Wharton, etc.), on-demand courses, leadership/executive/group coaching, and an insights and reporting layer. The platform is sold primarily to enterprise customers under multi-year subscription agreements (Executive Participation Credits), with a secondary distribution channel through the EdAssist Adult Education Network for individuals and small teams.
Is ExecOnline a public or private company?
ExecOnline is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was ExecOnline founded?
ExecOnline was founded in 2012. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is ExecOnline based?
ExecOnline is headquartered in New York, United States, in the North America region.
How does ExecOnline make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Enterprise Subscription Contracts (B2B Leadership Development) is the primary driver. The others are on Demand / Fixed-Fee Pricing for Broad Leader Populations, leadership, Executive, and Group Coaching Services and edAssist Channel Sales to Individuals & Small Teams.
Who are ExecOnline's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Coursera for Business, Degreed, Emeritus, GetSmarter (a 2U brand) and edX for Business. Emerging players are NovoEd and BetterUp. Broad incumbents are Skillsoft, Harvard Business School Online and LinkedIn Learning.
Does ExecOnline have an API?
No public API is recorded for ExecOnline.
What industry is ExecOnline in?
ExecOnline's product category is Online Leadership Development / Executive Education. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAHAHAN, Executive Education & Corporate Programs (Non-degree), with a secondary code of EDABANAJ, DEI, Inclusive Leadership & Cultural Intelligence Coaching. Its NAICS code is 61143 and its SIC code is 8200.