June 22, 2026
The modern workplace doesn't pause for professional development. Skills that were cutting-edge three years ago are already being disrupted by new technologies, new regulations, and new risk landscapes. For organizations trying to keep pace, the question isn't whether to invest in their people – it's how to do it in a way that actually moves the needle.
That's the problem the Tobin Center for Executive Education was built to solve.
What makes the Center's programs distinctive is their customized nature. Every engagement begins with a conversation with a potential corporate partner: Where are the pain points with how your people do their jobs? What are the capability gaps? What's keeping your senior leaders up at night? The curriculum comes after – built around those answers, not before them.
The results speak to the demand. In the past year alone, the Center has engaged more than 700 professionals across a portfolio of over 12 corporate partners, delivering programs in person, virtually, and in hybrid formats – from intensive single-day sessions to multi-year engagements.
"Our programs are built on next-day applicability," says Cory Renzella, Director of the Tobin Center for Executive Education. "Participants learn something today that they can apply the next day in their work. That's what creates an immediate ROI for them and our corporate partners."
That practical orientation shows up differently depending on what an organization needs:
- A global consulting firm needed its employees to better understand the industry-specific needs of the clients they served – so the Center designed a six-week virtual program, with participants joining from across the world and working through a project-based curriculum that mirrored their actual client work.
- A publicly traded multinational needed to accelerate the onboarding of new hires – so Tobin built an early-career upskilling program that fostered a common language, gave employees a clearer understanding of how the organization operates, and accelerated their path to meaningful contribution.
- When leaders from Puerto Rico's insurance industry came to the university's Manhattan campus for a three-day in-person program, they benefited from morning learning sessions on talent development, AI in insurance, and innovative industry practices, along with afternoon corporate visits – giving participants a window into how leading companies are navigating today's most complex risk environments.
Underpinning these custom programs are Tobin's deep industry relationships and the expertise of the Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science – giving the Center a particularly strong foundation in risk, governance, and insurance, fields where the gap between academic theory and real-world decision-making can be costly. Faculty bring research-driven insight; practitioners bring current industry perspective. That combination is what turns learning into something people actually use in their jobs and careers.
The Center also creates forums that bring entire industries into the conversation. The 2026 Art at Risk Conference, held at the Manhattan campus, convened collectors, wealth advisors, appraisers, insurance specialists, and attorneys to wrestle with how fine art is protected, valued, and insured in today's global market – a niche but consequential corner of the risk world where clear frameworks are still being written.
For Tobin, the stakes extend beyond any single program. Every corporate engagement is also a relationship – with organizations investing in their talent, with industries that increasingly look to the college as a thought partner, and with alumni who find in executive education a way to stay connected to Tobin not just as graduates, but as professionals still building their careers.
And for professionals encountering Tobin for the first time through the Tobin Center for Executive Education, it’s often the beginning of a deeper, sustained relationship with St. John's University.
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Tobin Executive Education: By the Numbers
- 700+ Professionals developed in the past year
- 12+ Corporate partners
- Industries served: Risk and insurance, consulting, technology
- Formats: In-person, virtual, and hybrid