Dow Jones Launches The WSJ Leadership Institute

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Dow Jones has announced the launch of The WSJ Leadership Institute, a new executive learning and leadership program aimed at top-tier business leaders. Led by president Alan Murray, the initiative builds upon existing WSJ membership communities and introduces several new offerings:

Key features include: a daily WSJ CEO Brief newsletter launching February 3; the exclusive WSJ CEO Council: Titans for CEOs of $10B+ revenue companies; WSJ Executive Fellows program with mentorship opportunities through The Onyx Group partnership; and the WSJ Top Directors Council for board members of $1B+ revenue companies launching in 2024. A new community for next-generation C-Suite leaders is planned for early 2026.

The institute aims to leverage Dow Jones and Wall Street Journal's resources to help leaders navigate through periods of change and uncertainty, offering exclusive events, programming, and peer-networking opportunities.

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• Launch of new revenue stream through executive membership programs
• Expansion of high-value services targeting C-suite executives
• Strategic partnership with The Onyx Group enhancing service offerings

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Executive learning and leadership community will provide unmatched service to today's business leaders

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones today announced the launch of The WSJ Leadership Institute, a new executive learning and leadership program developed to meet the rapidly evolving needs of today's business leaders. This new membership community aims to redefine executive leadership development and peer networking by leveraging the unparalleled trust and insights of Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal to create exclusive, transformative experiences for top-tier business leaders. 

Led by its president Alan Murray, The WSJ Leadership Institute builds on the company's existing membership communities–the WSJ CEO and CCO Councils, and CMO, CIO and CFO communities–and will add new communities, enhanced resources and peer-learning opportunities for executive leaders, and a new daily newsletter. 

The new offerings from the institute will include:

• Starting February 3, The WSJ Leadership Institute will publish a daily WSJ CEO Brief newsletter, written by Murray and anchored by the unmatched business news and information from The Wall Street Journal and other Dow Jones publications including Barron's, MarketWatch and Investor's Business Daily. The daily newsletter will feature and provide insightful commentary on the most important news of the day for time-pressed CEOs and business leaders. Sign up for the free newsletter here.

• The WSJ CEO Council: Titans, an invitation-only subset of the CEO Council for a limited number of CEOs of public companies with more than $10 billion in annual revenue, will provide exclusive events, programming and experiences geared to this community. Titans will also serve as an advisory board to the WSJ Leadership Institute. 

• Featuring former C-suite executives, the invitation-only WSJ Executive Fellows will serve as advisors to the Institute and members and in the newly created WSJ Leadership Mentorship Program. This new program will be augmented through a strategic partnership with The Onyx Group, an exclusive, invite-only community of current and recent Fortune 500 CEOs and their peers, and will pair executives with leaders who have had similar experiences and successfully navigated through them. 

• Launching later this year, the new WSJ Top Directors Council will welcome board members of public companies whose annual revenue exceeds $1 billion. This member community builds on the first-ever Top Directors list that The Wall Street Journal newsroom will publish this spring. 

• Launching early in 2026, The WSJ Leadership Institute will welcome a new member community that will serve to connect and nurture the next generation of C-Suite leaders.

"Leading large organizations through this period of immense change and uncertainty is one of the greatest challenges our society faces," Murray said. "The WSJ Leadership Institute will harness the unmatchable news, information and data resources of Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal to help leaders meet that challenge." 

Several dozen CEOs were given a first look at The WSJ Leadership Institute at a private dinner in New York City last night. Guests were invited to participate in an exclusive, interactive dining experience centered on engaging conversation and information sharing with their peers, much like the ones they would join as part of The Institute. 

With ambitious plans to support and engage with business leaders globally, The WSJ Leadership Institute will introduce new opportunities, events and resources in the coming months. For more information, visit https://theleadershipinstitute.wsj.com/ and stay connected with The Institute on LinkedIn.

About Dow Jones

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

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FAQ

When will the WSJ Leadership Institute's CEO Brief newsletter launch?

The WSJ CEO Brief newsletter will launch on February 3, 2025.

What are the revenue requirements for WSJ CEO Council: Titans membership?

Companies must have more than $10 billion in annual revenue for their CEOs to be eligible for the WSJ CEO Council: Titans membership.

When will the WSJ Top Directors Council launch?

The WSJ Top Directors Council will launch later in 2025, following the publication of the first Top Directors list in spring 2025.

When is the next-generation C-Suite leaders community launching?

The new community for next-generation C-Suite leaders is scheduled to launch in early 2026.

What are the eligibility requirements for the WSJ Top Directors Council?

Board members must be from public companies with annual revenue exceeding $1 billion to be eligible for the WSJ Top Directors Council.