For over 30 years, executive education programs at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government have provided tailored courses addressing the needs of leaders from around the world. Executive training programs offer opportunities to extend and exchange knowledge and aim to empower experienced, high-potential individuals by strengthening the impact and practical effectiveness of their undertakings.

21st Century Governance is a four-day Kennedy School executive training program designed to offer participants analytical, management and problem-solving tools which are critical for advancing important individual and organizational goals and which are vital for generating, managing and leveraging innovation in an era of growing global complexity.

Curriculum and Faculty

Participants' Biographies (updated 25 January)


                                       A Project for Collaborative Learning

21st Century Governance is an initiative of the John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe, the Kokkalis Foundation and Athens Information (AIT).

Through its dedication to promoting innovative and effective governance, the John F. Kennedy School of Government has set global standards in training leaders for public service since its inception in 1936. The Kennedy School’s master’s degree and executive education programs train individuals to think and manage more effectively, providing them with skills critical for creating and leading innovative, visionary organizations in the 21st century. For more information see http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/

Founded in 1997 at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, the Kokkalis Program aims to enhance the quality of stability, democracy, and prosperity and institutional vitality in Southeastern Europe. It is an integrated network of educational, research and outreach activities that prepare individuals for public service and brings together practitioners, scholars and students to encourage enterprising solutions to contemporary policy challenges facing the region. For more information see http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/kokkalis

The Kokkalis Foundation was established in 1998 as a non-profit organization in Athens, Greece. It carries a broad regional vision and aims to contribute to many areas of the public, social, scientific and cultural life in Southeastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean, by undertaking actions that enrich the human capital in the region and building links between various institutions with parallel goals. For more information see http://www.kokkalisfoundation.gr/en/cat/1/index.asp

Founded in 2002, Athens Information Technology (AIT) is a non-profit center of excellence for research and graduate education in the fields of information technology, telecommunications, electronics and management. Having established strong academic and research ties with the U.S.-based Carnegie Mellon University, AIT offers a variety of Master’s and executive training programs that aim to develop professionals capable of creating technological breakthroughs for the 21st century. For more information see http://www.ait.edu.gr

The Kokkalis Leadership Network

Participants who complete the Governing for Excellence executive training program become members of the Kokkalis Leadership Network (KLN), the alumni association of the Kokkalis Program. KLN members are expected to be actively engaged in long-term, cross-regional communication and sustained collaboration with their fellow KLN colleagues for the benefit of their nations and the region as a whole. KLN alumni are informed of all Kennedy School and Kokkalis Foundation initiatives such as educational refreshers, symposia and special events at Harvard and in the region.

For more information, please contact:

The Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe
John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Tel: +1 617 496 0175
Fax: +1 617 496 5700
Kokkalis_Program@ksg.harvard.edu