The Washington Campus

The lead founder of the consortium, L. William Seidman, was the former economic advisor to President Gerald Ford and the 14th Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

[1] The Campus' mission is to ensure that executives and students alike are given the opportunity to better understand the interactions of business, government, and public policy, in order to enhance their effectiveness as organizational leaders.

With a variety of experiential programs and credit-granting courses, The Washington Campus is a unique organization that plays an essential role in management education.

Shortly after leaving his post at the White House, Seidman, along with colleagues from the Ford administration and other leaders in Washington set about organizing the foundation for the Campus.

With a variety of experiential programs and credit-granting courses, The Washington Campus is a unique organization that plays as essential role in management education.

Many business executives don't begin to understand the constraints and pressures that policymakers face when they have to make a decision or evaluate a proposal.

[8] Class discussion is generally led by a key faculty member, joined by guest lecturers from government, politics, business, and the media.

All lecturers are guest speakers drawn from the highest ranks of government (such as members of Congress and current and former Executive Branch officials), the media, business and academia.

Educational programs bring participants face-to-face with experienced policymakers, senior policy advisors, and experts in public relations and advocacy who explain how Washington works, how decisions get made, and who controls each step of the process.

Program sessions are taught in the Washington Campus conference center, as well as in off-site locations such as: Congressional Committee conference rooms on Capitol Hill, Representative and Senators' offices, the US Capitol, House and Senate galleries, the Federal Reserve, the US Treasury, the US Chamber of Commerce, the Supreme Court of the United States, embassies and many other agencies and departments.

Witnessing a live hearing provides participants a first-hand perspective of the process by which legislation is created and shaped.

To make the most of this experience, the Campus encourages participants to explore the city of Washington in their free time and facilitates tours and other visits on request.