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KEY OUTCOMES
Develop AI Leadership Capabilities
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Develop forward-looking AI strategies
Identify where AI can create meaningful enterprise value across business functions
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Identify and harness high-impact AI opportunities
Distinguish credible AI opportunities from hype-driven activity
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Lead organizational AI-transformation
Engage CEOs, boards, governance partners, and cross-functional stakeholders on AI strategy
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Build practical roadmaps for responsible execution
Design AI initiatives grounded in real workflows, data, and adoption realities
Duke Fuqua Benefits
The Duke CAIO Program certificate from Duke Executive Education, The Fuqua School of Business, and Pratt School of Engineering
Inclusion in The Fuqua School of Business alumni LinkedIn network, a private group with 15,000+ alumni members
Access to CareerBridge, Fuqua’s job board, an exclusive resource for Fuqua degree students and alumni job seekers
Inclusion in the Duke University alumni directory and the ability to join Duke’s affinity, industry, and regional groups
Ability to post targeted career opportunities for your organization through Fuqua’s Career Management Center job portal
Access to Fuqua’s alumni events and webinars
Access to Fuqua’s Ford Library while on campus
The monthly alumni e-newsletter, Team Fuqua Flash, from Fuqua’s Alumni Relations team
30% discount on future Duke Executive Education program registrations (Global partner programs excluded)
*All benefits are subject to change
What Makes This Program Distinctive
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Senior Leader Lens on AI
Move beyond tools and use cases to examine how AI changes value creation, delivery, and capture, connecting strategy to measurable outcomes
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Strategy to Value Execution
Assess maturity, identify credible opportunities, match objectives to solution patterns, and move from experiment to enterprise impact
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Governance, Ethics, and Trust
Apply responsible AI as a core leadership capability, not a compliance afterthought with governance, board dialogue, and human-in-the-loop design
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Hands-On, AI-Enabled
Experience the scope of AI-enabled creation through immersive exercises that involve ideation, prototyping, planning, and human judgment
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Transformation Under Pressure
Through cases and simulations, learn to confront the realities of leading transformation like scarce capital, board scrutiny, and talent constraints
Program Highlights
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On-Campus Immersion
Network directly with faculty and global peers in workshops during two 5-day on-campus immersions at Duke
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Duke Faculty, and Experts
Learn from Duke faculty and industry experts across Fuqua, Pratt, and Duke’s broader expertise domains
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Governance Workshops
Hone core leadership capabilities: governance, board dialogue, decision rights, and human-in-the-loop design
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Transformation Simulations
Participate in a high-stakes strategy simulation to implement AI-driven enterprise-level transformation
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Applied Capstone Project
Develop an executive-ready blueprint by applying program insights to a real opportunity in your organization
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Credential and Network Access
Earn the Duke CAIO Program certificate with exclusive benefits from Duke Executive Education, Fuqua, and Pratt
This Program is Ideal For
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C-Suite Leaders: CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CHROs, CXOs
Accountable for AI strategy, risk assessment, and determining how AI ambition translates into measurable enterprise value
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Senior Leaders
Responsible for aligning boards and stakeholders, and mobilizing organizations toward responsible and sustainable AI
Program Faculty
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Co-Academic Program Director
Tony O'Driscoll
Co-Academic Program Director; Adjunct Professor of Business Administration, The Fuqua School of Business; Adjunct Professor of Engineering, The Pratt School of Engineering
Tony O’Driscoll is an Adjunct Professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the Pratt School of Engineering. His work sits at the intersection of business, technology, innovation, and learning, with a focus on how emerging technologies reshape organizational leadership and per...
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Co-Academic Program Director
Stephanie Fruth
Co-Academic Program Director; Adjunct Professor of Business Administration, The Fuqua School of Business; Adjunct Professor of Engineering, The Pratt School of Engineering
Stephanie Fruth is Adjunct Professor of Business Administration, The Fuqua School of Business; Adjunct Professor, Pratt School of Engineering. She is a management strategy consultant and educator who brings together her passion and experience in strategy and operations to help her clients succeed. S...
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University LinkProgram faculty may include
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Shep Moyle
Senior Lecturing Fellow, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Led Shindigz as president, CEO, and chairman for 31 years
Created major Tostitos product lines, driving sales to $1.5B
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Sharique Hasan
Associate Professor of Strategy
Published research in leading journals across strategy and innovation
Award-winning Duke faculty member teaching strategy and implementation
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Veronica Root Martinez
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Distinguished Professor of Law
Nation’s leading academic expert on monitors and monitorships
Former Notre Dame Law professor, recipient of multiple teaching awards
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Christopher Bail
Professor of Sociology, Duke University
Director of the Trinity Social AI Initiative
Professor of Computer Science and Political Science
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Manuel Adelino
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Professor of Finance
Ph.D. in Financial Economics, MIT Sloan
Former Business Analyst, McKinsey Lisbon
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Sasa Pekec
Peterjohn-Richards Distinguished Professor of Decision Sciences
President, INFORMS Auctions & Market Design
Council of Economic Advisors, Croatia (2010–2015)
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Brinnae Bent
Executive in Residence, Pratt School of Engineering
Has appeared in multiple notable publications
Featured in Duke Today and Pratt School of Engineering news articles
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Michael Roman
Executive in Residence and Director of the Applied AI-Cyber Lab, Pratt School of Engineering
Over 15 years of experience in cybersecurity, defense, and more
Founder of TwoTen Labs
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Scott Dyreng
Senior Associate Dean for Innovation and Professor of Accounting, The Fuqua School of Business
Featured in The Accounting Review, Journal of Financial Economics, etc
Three-time winner of the Excellence in Teaching Award in the Duke MMS
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Ryan Bolick
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pratt School of Engineering; Lecturing Fellow, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Diverse background in SaaS, AI, and FDA-cleared devices
Expertise in UI/UX, web development, and branding
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Jamie Jones
Associate Professor of the Practice and Director for Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Co-founder at Impact Engine
Recognized by the Triangle Business Journal 40 Under 40
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Lee Tiedrich
Adjunct Professor in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs, Pratt School of Engineering
Leader in AI, data, and emerging technologies
Senior AI Advisor at the US NIST
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Brian Solis
Head of Global Innovation, ServiceNow
9 times best-selling author
Studied Digital Darwinism
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Christian Rangen
Global Strategy Advisor, Strategy Tools
Author, keynote speaker and faculty
Strategy and transformation advisor
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Phaedra Boinodiris
Global Leader for Trustworthy AI, IBM Consulting
Named the 2030 Responsible AI Leader of the Year
Recognized as one of the Top 100 Women in the Games Industry
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Michael Mazzoleni
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs, Pratt School of Engineering
Works across engineering, data science, and human performance research
Has several publications under his name
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ELITE CREDENTIALS
Earn Your Certificate of Completion
Upon program completion, you will receive the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer certificate from Duke Executive Education, The Fuqua School of Business and Pratt School of Engineering.
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#7 in Business Analytics
QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2026
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#5 in Executive MBA
US News and World Report, 2025
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#5 in Full-Time MBA, Marketing, 2025
US News and World Report , 2025
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Industry-Valued Skills
Gain the Expertise for AI-Driven Growth
Develop the skills needed for enterprise-level growth, through a teaching methodology designed for senior executives in the era of AI.
Enterprise Value Mapping & Qualification
Boardroom & Executive Stakeholder Advocacy
Strategic AI Portfolio Design
Responsible AI Governance Architecture
AI Capital Allocation Under Pressure
Cross-Functional Change Management
Pre-Deployment Risk Assessment
Delivered in Collaboration With:
Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Pratt School of Engineering are collaborating with Great Learning to deliver the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) Program. Great Learning is an ed-tech company that has empowered learners from over 170+ countries in achieving positive outcomes for their career growth.
Align AI strategy with enterprise goals to drive growth
Apply today to become a strategic, AI-enabled decision-maker
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer Program
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