Katie Holland Wiesel

Katie Holland Wiesel specializes in the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of executive education and professional learning programs. Her leadership development expertise spans 20+ years leading the design and delivery of best-in-class programs for Fortune 500 companies and associations in the financial services, pharmaceutical, aerospace and defense, and global food and beverage industries at The University of Virginia Darden School Foundation, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.

Most recently, as Senior Director of Client Engagement at Darden Executive Education from 2011 to early 2022, Katie designed and delivered a portfolio of customized programs including the award-winning GEICO Strategic and Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, Navy Federal Credit Union’s renowned Executive Development Program, the Money Management Institute’s groundbreaking ExecutiveIQ Program, CACI’s Lead Organization Program, Clark Construction’s Executive Business Certificate, and Capital One’s Marketing Masters Retreat, among many others. She was responsible for securing partnerships with clients, and the design and delivery of dozens of complex executive education programs including offerings for NASA, Northrop Grumman, the World Bank, Deloitte, Carmax, and others. As program director for Darden’s flagship open enrollment offering for senior leaders, The Executive Program, Katie worked alongside faculty to design timely, relevant content, and impactful experiences.