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SDA Bocconi School of Management ranks first worldwide in the Financial Times 2026 ranking for Custom Executive Education. This result reflects years of work alongside organizations — companies, financial institutions, and public institutions — in co-designing programs that respond to real transformation needs. The Financial Times evaluates business schools on criteria including program design, faculty quality, teaching methodology, and the extent to which programs meet the objectives of partner organizations. Criteria that matter at this level measure something that cannot be built in a single program or a single year: the consistency of a relationship, the quality of a method applied over time. Over more than forty years of custom education, SDA Bocconi has built its approach around the idea that organizations need to be listened to, understood in their specific context, and supported in designing solutions that translate priorities into meaningful learning experiences. As Dean Stefano Caselli noted, organizations bring questions, constraints, and ambitions; the School contributes faculty, methods, and a structured approach. The outcome is something neither side could develop alone. In a period when companies and institutions face accelerating change and growing complexity, the ability to invest in people's capabilities — in a targeted, relevant, and measurable way — is one of the few forms of preparation that holds. This approach, when designed rigorously and in close collaboration, is a concrete response to this challenge. We are proud of this recognition and of the partnerships that made it possible. Full news in the first comment. #SDABocconi #SchoolOfManagement #BusinessSchool #Management Bruno Mariani Francesco Saita Carlo Altomonte Enzo Baglieri Leonardo Caporarello Rossella Cappetta Paola Cillo Leonardo Etro Alessandro Minichilli Francesco Perrini Emanuela Prandelli Rosanna Tarricone Amelia Compagni Giampaolo Gabbi Gimede Gigante Monica Otto Giovanni Tomasi Veronica Vecchi Francesco Arduini Marialuisa Ortini Alessandro Pinna Debora Usai Università Bocconi