Advance Leadership Program
Deep Dive. Lasting Impact.
Advance, a 12-week, cohort-based leadership program, is designed for secured finance professionals ready for a sustained, immersive leadership journey. Through executive education from The Wharton School, SFNet's industry-specific programming, peer collaboration, and applied project work, you will build leadership skills grounded in real-world practice and built for immediate use.
How Will You Advance?
Prepare to move into roles that have higher impact as someone who can lead teams, influence stakeholders, and make decisions under pressure.
Work toward a recognized credential that raises your value to your organization with the Wharton Executive Education experience.
Learn from senior industry leaders who have navigated credit cycles, managed risk, built high-performing teams, and can show you how.
Develop a cohort of professionals facing the same challenges, creating accountability, shared perspective, and making you more effective.
Leave with a 90-day action plan that translates everything you have learned into specific leadership moves for your role, your team, and the opportunities in front of you.
Advance Program Components
This program includes a component delivered in collaboration with Wharton Executive Education. Participants who complete the SFNet Advance program will earn credit for one of the four courses required in the Wharton Leadership and Management Certificate Program.
Wharton Executive Education
Wharton's online program, “Leadership in the 21st Century,” is integrated into the Advance curriculum, providing modern leadership strategies that foster high-performing teams and cultures.
- Flexible self-paced format can be completed in 4-6 weeks
- Counts toward Wharton's Leadership & Management Certificate
Master Classes
These live online classes, led by executives who have built and guided high-performing teams, will focus on core leadership topics for secured finance professionals:
- Building trust and credibility
- Strategic thinking
- Leadership through turbulence
Peer Coaching Circles
Participants engage in weekly facilitated peer coaching sessions throughout the program to discuss leadership challenges, exchange perspectives, and build accountability.
Executive Roundtable
A live fireside-style conversation with a senior industry executive offering candid insights into leadership, executive presence, and the future of the industry.
Capstone Project
Each participant applies program learning to a real workplace challenge and develops a practical 90-day leadership action plan with measurable value.
Advance into Leadership with SFNet.
Have questions about SFNet's Advance leadership program? Denise Castagna, Program Manager, will be glad to answer any questions and help you determine if the program is right for you. You can reach her at dcastagna@sfnet.com.
