Cybersecurity Leadership Program
Successful private and public sector leaders need cutting-edge knowledge and training to meet tomorrow’s cybersecurity challenges.
The Cybersecurity Leadership Program at Duke University, a combined effort of the Pratt School of Engineering, Sanford School of Public Policy, Department of Computer Science, and Duke Law School brings together private sector leaders from various sectors and government officials for an intensive three-day program. Participants will have the chance to learn from Duke scholars in policy, law, engineering, business, and computer science, as well as from leading industry and government experts.
2025 Registration Details:
- Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
- Program Dates: May 19-21, 2025
- Program Tuition: $4,000
Successful private and public sector leaders need cutting-edge knowledge and training to meet tomorrow’s cybersecurity challenges.
The Cybersecurity Leadership Program at Duke University, a combined effort of the Pratt School of Engineering, Sanford School of Public Policy, Department of Computer Science, and Duke Law School brings together private sector leaders from various sectors and government officials for an intensive three-day program. Participants will have the chance to learn from Duke scholars in policy, law, engineering, business, and computer science, as well as from leading industry and government experts.
2025 Registration Details:
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
Program Dates: May 19-21, 2025
Program Tuition: $4,000
Course Overview
The focus of the program is to educate senior leaders so that they can better execute the responsibilities of a board member of a publicly traded company in the United States. That same content is critical for government officials to understand how best to work with the private sector to mitigate the risk of cybersecurity attacks. The Cybersecurity Leadership Program has a core curriculum with courses that include Cybersecurity and the Board, Challenges for the CISO, Preparing for and Responding to a Data Breach, Elements of a Cyber Program, Impacts from Incidents, among others. Additionally, participants will have the chance to participate in a tabletop breach exercise and to choose from breakout tracks in healthcare, national security, government oversight, and law.
All participants will have the chance to test for the Duke University Certificate of Board Readiness upon conclusion of the program. Also, those who complete the program will join other alumni with ongoing access to updated Duke cybersecurity education content.
*No policy, legal or technical experience is required.
How to Apply
We have outlined the application process for the program and key deadlines below.
Step 1: Apply
Visit our application page to start your application.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
Step 2: Acceptance
Once applications are received and reviewed, candidates will be notified of their status and will receive information about how to join the program, course materials, and schedule.
Step 3: Prepare
Complete the tuition payment and arrange accommodations for the in-person component of the program.
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Priority Registration Deadline: TBD
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
Tuition Deadline: TBD
- Membership on a corporate board of directors
- Senior management who will need to receive briefings from the Chief Information Security Officer
- Finance with responsibility for oversight of information security investment
- Senior government leaders who need to make decisions impacted by cybersecurity risk
- Lawyers who need to provide guidance on cybersecurity risk
- Faculty instruction from Duke faculty and expert guest speakers;
- Program lunch breaks and evening mixer events;
- Access to all course materials, session recordings and additional resources;
- Staff support during the course of program.
Program Director
David Hoffman is the Steed Family Professor of the Practice of Cybersecurity Policy at the Sanford School of Public Policy. He also formerly was the Associate General Counsel, Director of Security Policy and Global Privacy Officer for Intel Corporation.
Hoffman currently chairs the Civil Liberties and Privacy Panel for the Director’s Advisory Board for the US National Security Agency. He also chairs the board of the Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law, and serves on the Advisory Boards for the Future of Privacy Forum and the Israel Tech Policy Institute. Hoffman also founded and chairs the board for the Triangle Privacy Research Hub, which highlights and fosters cybersecurity and privacy academic research done in the North Carolina Research Triangle.
