NYU School of Law | Institute for Executive Education

What NYU School of Law | Institute for Executive Education does

NYU School of Law's Institute for Executive Education is a nonprofit, NYU-internal executive-education unit founded in 2014 and based in New York City, operating with roughly 10 staff. It delivers executive programming built around the NYU Law brand and faculty, targeting mid-career lawyers, board members, and corporate teams rather than traditional JD students.

The portfolio spans three product types: joint degree and certificate programs co-developed with NYU Tandon (MS in Cybersecurity, including the 24-seat Nasdaq Cyber Scholar certificate) and NYU Wagner (health policy and management); short-form, paid executive sessions such as the Directors' Academy priced at $500 per single day or $900 for two days; and bespoke custom corporate training engagements. International partnerships with Universidad Panamericana (Mexico) and IE Law (Spain) extend delivery into Latin America and Europe.

The business model is a mix of tuition-bearing executive programs, paid short courses, and corporate custom contracts, all conducted under NYU Law's nonprofit umbrella. Revenue mechanics are not disclosed; pricing signals indicate that published retail programs are low-ticket individually, suggesting the bulk of revenue is likely generated through custom corporate work and the larger joint-degree cohorts. Named academic leads — including Mitchell Kane, Judith Germano, Kenji Yoshino, David Glasgow, Randy Hertz, and Helen Scott — and practitioner directors Gerald Rosenfeld, Megan O'Sullivan, and Erin O'Brien anchor the curriculum.

Name

NYU School of Law | Institute for Executive Education

Legal name

NYU School of Law - Institute for Executive Education

Website

https://executive-education.law.nyu.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NYU Law's Institute for Executive Education, founded 2014, is a 10-person nonprofit unit that delivers joint degree, certificate, and custom corporate training programs for mid-career lawyers, directors, and corporate clients, with international delivery via partners in Mexico and Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Legal Education

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Education & Corporate Programs (Non-degree) (EDAHAHAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Strategy, Consulting & General Management Institutes (EDAHAHAI)

Keywords

• Executive legal education
• Cybersecurity law training
• Corporate governance programs
• Custom corporate training
• Legal professional certificates

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Degree Programs: Joint degree programs with NYU Tandon School of Engineering (MS in Cybersecurity Risk and Strategy) and NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service (MS in Health Law and Strategy). These one-year degree programs charge tuition for experienced professionals seeking specialized credentials in cybersecurity or health law and strategy.
2. Custom Corporate Training Programs: Organizations such as law firms, corporations, governments, NGOs, and universities commission customized executive education programs tailored to their specific needs. Programs are designed, scheduled (modularized or intensive), and delivered in blended learning formats. Revenue is generated through program fees negotiated based on scope and duration.
3. Certificate Programs: The Nasdaq Cyber Scholar Program offers board members a certificate upon completion. This certificate program has specific program dates and cohort structures (limited to 24 students), generating revenue through registration fees for the certificate curriculum.
4. Directors' Academy: Annual invitation-only event for directors of public companies and C-Suite executives. Registration fees are $900 for both days and $500 for one day. Group rates available upon request. Fees offset program hosting expenses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Institute for Executive Education at NYU School of Law delivers specialized executive education at the intersection of business, policy, and strategy. Offerings include joint master's degrees in cybersecurity risk/strategy and health law/strategy, the Nasdaq Cyber Scholar certificate, the annual Directors' Academy, themed executive programs (corporate law, criminal trial advocacy, IP, tax, entrepreneurship, DEI), and custom-tailored training for organizations, governments, universities, and law firms delivered in modular or intensive blended formats.

Product overview

NYU School of Law's Institute for Executive Education offers a portfolio of executive education programs at the intersection of business, policy, and technology. The portfolio consists of two joint degree programs (MS in Cybersecurity Risk and Strategy with NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and MS in Health Law and Strategy with NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service), multiple certificate programs (including the NYU Law-Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence Cyber Scholar Program and the Directors' Academy), and custom training programs for organizations, governments, universities, and law firms. Programs cover areas including corporate law, criminal law, cybersecurity, entrepreneurship, diversity and inclusion, intellectual property, international tax, and more.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MS in Cybersecurity Risk and Strategy

Quantifiable outcome

• 60 participants annually in cybersecurity program with 100% growth from initial launch
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Nasdaq Center for Board ExcellenceflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024NYU Law and the Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence partnered to offer the Cyber Scholar Program, a certificate exclusively designed for board members to elevate cyber literacy. New disclosure guidelines require enhanced cybersecurity acumen for public company board members. Upon completion, graduates receive a NYU Law-Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence Cyber Scholar Certificate and membership in the Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence with access to ongoing professional development.
• NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022NYU Law and NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service jointly offer the MS in Health Law and Strategy Program, a newly-launched one-year degree for experienced professionals from health-related fields. The program enhances participants' ability to make strategic decisions for their organizations through legal and policy training tailored to the healthcare sector.
• IE LawminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017A new global partnership announced in 2017 for global compliance and tax law programs. IE Law is an innovative law school partner collaborating with NYU Law IEE to deliver executive education programs.
• Universidad Panamericana School of LawcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2016A partnership initiated in 2014 when Professor Jaime Olaiz González visited NYU Law. The collaboration launched in June 2016 with Essentials of U.S.-International Tax Law for Mexican Lawyers, directed by Professor Mitchell Kane, starting with approximately 36 Mexican lawyers. In 2022, expanded with Essentials of U.S. Cybersecurity and Technology Law (directed by Professor Judith Germano), now welcoming 60 participants annually. The partnership enables Mexican law students to experience NYU Law expertise in international tax and cybersecurity law, with Dr. Fernando Batista Jiménez (Dean) noting students gain expanded skills and competency to better serve clients.
• NYU Tandon School of EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015NYU Law and NYU Tandon School of Engineering jointly offer the MS in Cybersecurity Risk and Strategy Program, a one-year degree for experienced professionals. This multidisciplinary collaboration combines legal expertise from NYU Law with technical cybersecurity knowledge from Tandon, addressing the intersection of cybersecurity risk, strategy, law, business, and policy.
• Manatt HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYU partners with Manatt Health for events on healthcare regulatory and legislative trends, including webinars on topics like mental health parity, prescription drug affordability, and healthcare enforcement. Events are co-branded and promoted to healthcare executives and legal professionals.
• PCCE Sponsors and Keynote SpeakersminorOthersThe Directors' Academy features keynote speakers from regulatory bodies and institutions including SEC (Erik Gerding, Director of Corporate Finance), DOJ (Marshall Miller, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General; Matt Olsen, Assistant Attorney General), Delaware Chancery Court (Travis Laster, Vice Chancellor), U.S. Attorney's Office (Ismail Ramsey), and Principal Financial Group (Daniel Houston, CEO). These speakers provide credibility and draw attendees to the program.
• NYU Law Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and BelongingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe NYU Law Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging partners with the Institute for Executive Education to deliver diversity and inclusion programs to organizations. Programs include authenticity (based on Professor Kenji Yoshino's covering research) and allyship programs, delivered through keynotes, workshops, and digital learning with professional actors. Academic Directors include Professor Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow (Executive Director).
• Center on Law and SecurityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Center on Law and Security provides faculty expertise and research for cybersecurity and national security programs. Zachary Goldman, affiliated with the center, teaches cybersecurity courses. The center also hosts events and publishes research on law and security topics.
• NYU Law Centers and Institutes NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe institute draws on NYU Law's extensive network of centers and institutes including: Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy, Information Law Institute, Classical Liberal Institute, Center for Law and Security, Center for Corporate Compliance and Enforcement, and others. These centers provide faculty expertise, research depth, and program content across specialties like intellectual property, privacy law, and corporate governance.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD): NACD provides board director education and certification directly relevant to the Cybersecurity Scholar Program's audience. It is a credential-granting body whose certifications and training overlap with NYU Law IEE's Directors' Academy and Cyber Scholar offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Wharton Executive Education: Wharton Executive Education is a much larger business-school executive education operation that competes for the same corporate clients and offers governance, cybersecurity, and leadership programs. While broader and not law-focused, it competes for the same corporate training dollars and C-suite audience.
• INSEAD Executive Education: INSEAD offers executive education in leadership, corporate governance, and family business with a global footprint. It competes with NYU Law IEE for international corporate clients and offers comparable custom corporate programs at the executive level.
• Harvard Business School Executive Education: HBS Executive Education is a much larger incumbent that offers corporate governance, leadership, and cybersecurity programs. While not law-specific, it competes for the same C-suite and board-level audience and offers NACD-aligned credentialing similar to NYU Law IEE's Directors' Academy.

Direct peers

• Columbia Law School Executive Education: Columbia Law Executive Education offers non-degree programs for lawyers and business leaders, including in corporate law, compliance, and emerging areas such as AI and cybersecurity — directly comparable in scope and target audience to NYU Law IEE.
• Harvard Law School Executive Education: Harvard Law School's executive education arm offers certificate and custom programs for legal professionals and executives at the intersection of law, business, and policy — the same positioning as NYU Law IEE, with a similarly elite law school brand and similarly high-touch custom training model.
• Georgetown Law Executive Education: Georgetown Law's Center for Executive Education offers custom and open enrollment programs for legal and compliance professionals, with similar international and corporate training offerings competing for the same institutional buyers.
• Stanford Law School Executive Education: Stanford Law's executive education programs target legal professionals and corporate executives with courses in corporate governance, technology law, and leadership — directly competitive with NYU Law IEE's portfolio across a similar top-tier law school audience.
• Berkeley Law Executive Education: UC Berkeley Law Executive Education offers non-degree programs for legal and business professionals including in technology law and corporate governance — a direct peer to NYU Law IEE with similar public-university positioning and emphasis on technology-law intersections.

Regional players

• London School of Economics Executive Education: LSE Executive Education offers law, regulation, and governance programs for senior professionals, primarily in the U.K. and Europe. It addresses a comparable audience but in a different geographic market, making it more of a regional peer than a direct competitor for NYU Law IEE.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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