About the academy

Local knowledge, international reach, and the same partner-led process wherever the search runs.

Austria

Schottenring 16, Innere Stadt, 1010 Vienna

Denmark

Gothersgade 28, Indre By, 1123 Copenhagen

Switzerland

Bahnhofstrasse 42, Kreis 1, 8001 Zurich

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Diane Castellano

Managing partner

The rigour throughout was exceptional. Nothing was simplified for comfort, and the feedback was specific enough to act on the following week.

Eleanor Ashworth

Board chair

Board Readiness gave me the vocabulary and the confidence to contribute from my first meeting rather than spending a year working out the rules.

Lucas Walker

Chief Executive

Twelve weeks that changed how I make decisions. The faculty pushed harder than any board I have sat on, and the capstone reshaped our strategy.

68% promoted

Measured across executive programme graduates who moved into a broader role within two years, tracked through structured follow-up reviews with every cohort.

24 faculty

Teaching faculty drawn from serving executives, board directors, and practitioners, every one of whom still works in the field they teach at the academy.

Since 2011

Founded in 2011, Skolar has built a specialist executive academy over fifteen years of focused teaching in strategy, leadership, and governance for senior leaders.

2,400+ graduates

Senior leaders who have completed a Skolar programme across the academy's Vienna, Zurich, and Copenhagen campuses since the academy was founded in 2011.

18 countries

Countries across Europe and beyond from which participants have joined Skolar cohorts, with corporate programmes currently running in four further markets.

Teaching strategy, leadership, and governance.

We take the participant, the material, and the assessment equally seriously, from the first application to the final review.

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A faculty of practising executives, board directors, and specialists.

The person who designs the programme teaches it, reviews the capstones, and stays reachable throughout the cohort. Twenty four faculty, every one still working in the field they teach.