ForgEd Path

ForgEd Path

Executive Mastery Program

A self-directed executive education curriculum designed to develop high-level decision-making, leadership, transactional execution, corporate strategy, finance, governance, and risk management capabilities.

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ForgEd Path is free to follow on ForgEd. The university courses below are hosted by third-party providers — edX, Coursera, Stanford Online, and Princeton Online — which may charge fees for certificates, credentials, or full access.

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edX

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Princeton Online

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Phase 1

Foundations of Thinking

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1. Harvard UniversityedX

Fundamentals of Neuroscience

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Purpose

  • Human behavior
  • Decision making
  • Cognitive systems
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2. Stanford UniversityStanford Online

Principles of Economics

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Purpose

  • Microeconomics
  • Market incentives
  • Competition
  • Market structure
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3. University of CambridgeCoursera

Foundations of Finance

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Purpose

  • Accounting mechanics
  • Financial statements
  • Cash flow

Phase 2

Capital Allocation

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4. University of CambridgeCoursera

Foundations of Corporate Finance

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Purpose

  • Valuation
  • Cost of capital
  • Investment analysis
  • Capital allocation

Phase 3

Strategy & Leadership

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5. Stanford UniversityStanford Online

Organizational Analysis

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Purpose

  • Competitive advantage
  • Positioning
  • Organizational structure
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6. Dartmouth CollegeedX

Strategic Leadership: Power and Influence

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Purpose

  • Leadership
  • Influence
  • Execution
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7. University of Notre DameCoursera

Ethics

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Purpose

  • Ethical decision-making
  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Leadership ethics

Phase 4

Negotiation & Transactions

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8. Yale UniversityCoursera

Negotiation Strategies

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Purpose

  • Negotiation
  • Leverage
  • Deal execution
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9. Cornell UniversityCoursera

Structuring Business Agreements for Success

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Purpose

  • Transaction structure
  • Partnerships
  • Commercial agreements

Phase 5

Legal Frameworks

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10. Harvard UniversityedX

Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract

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Purpose

  • Contract analysis
  • Liability
  • Enforcement
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11. University of PennsylvaniaCoursera

Intellectual Property Law and Policy

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Purpose

  • Patents
  • Trademarks
  • Licensing
  • IP strategy

Phase 6

Risk & Governance

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12. Columbia UniversityedX

Risk Management in the Global Economy

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Purpose

  • Enterprise risk
  • Financial risk
  • Operational risk
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13. Princeton UniversityPrinceton Online

Constitutional Interpretation

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Purpose

  • Governance
  • Institutional reasoning
  • Interpretation frameworks

Phase 7

Analytical Judgment

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14. Brown UniversityCoursera

The Ethics of Memory

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Purpose

  • Historical reasoning
  • Ethical analysis
  • Institutional memory

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