When Kevin Price (TEP ’26) agreed to become CEO of Georgia Ports Authority, he realized he needed more than his own experience to be prepared. Enter The Executive Program.
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Leadership & Management
Practical research for leading teams, organizations, culture, and change. Darden thought leadership explores how managers build trust, make difficult decisions, communicate purpose, develop talent, and guide people through uncertainty while sustaining performance and strengthening the human systems that make organizations work.
Yael Grushka-Cockayne Isn’t Reinventing UVA Darden. She’s Betting the World Needs What It Does Best.
As UVA Darden’s 10th dean, Yael Grushka-Cockayne discusses AI, human judgment, the case method and why the School’s next chapter should build confidently on what Darden does best.
A diverse group of collaborators and well-wishers descended on UVA to honor Professor Ed Freeman and the way his ideas have changed the world for the better.
Rachel Edwards (MBA ’22) and her sister, Natalie Cellura (EMBA ’26), found more in common than ever with their mom, Karen Kosiba Edwards (MBA ’84), after following in her footsteps and earning their MBAs at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
For Susanne Bell (Executive MBA Class of 2027), all four are essential infrastructure. A strong childcare system allows parents to work, helps businesses retain employees, and supports thriving communities and the healthy development of the next generation. Bell now has the opportunity to advance that vision as president of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF), a statewide public-private organization working to strengthen Virginia’s childcare and early childhood systems.
UVA Darden alumni and friends made $29 million in new fundraising commitments in FY26, including a record $6.9 million Annual Fund. The results sustained strong post-campaign momentum and positioned the School for its next chapter under Dean Yael Grushka-Cockayne.
Darden professor Anton Korinek helped organize a global statement calling for greater preparation for AI’s economic effects. The questions behind it were also part of a broader debate convened at Darden’s LaCross Institute.
A select group of state legislators gathered at UVA Darden for a nonpartisan leadership program focused on productive disagreement, values-based decision-making and leading across political differences.
During America’s Bicentennial, a Taiwanese university president found inspiration in UVA’s Rotunda. Fifteen years later, a Darden Executive Program alumnus helped carry that vision across the Pacific.
Since 2012, Darden students have volunteered at Camp Holiday Trails as part of Darden’s Golub Capital Board Fellows Program, serving on the board and completing strategic projects for the organization.
