Whether you’re a manager looking to develop new strategies to lead your team to success or a mid-level engineer looking to effect change within your organization, The Gordon Institute can help you achieve your goals.

  • Increase your confidence and visibility within your organization by completing a Challenge Project – a technical project completed with your company that counts for graduate-level credit.
  • Immerse yourself in a cohort of diverse industry-experienced engineers driven to advance their technical skills and leadership capabilities.
  • Pursue our curriculum comprised of experiential leadership workshops, product development, and technical advancement.
  • Accelerate your professional development through one-on-one mentoring from a personalized team of professors and industry professionals.

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Hannah Kelsey Gordon Institute Northeastern healthcare and medical device industry Johnson & Johnson and Boston’s Medical Device community Supplier Engineer II Abiomed

“My Challenge Project provided me with extensive exposure to the healthcare and medical device industry, positioning me for accelerated career growth. It boosted my confidence in leading projects, executing strategic initiatives, and building strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, including doctors, nurses, and healthcare administrators. Through the Gordon Program, I cultivated a robust network of industry mentors within Johnson & Johnson and Boston’s Medical Device community. This invaluable support has given me a clearer career perspective and the tools to achieve my long-term professional goals”

Hannah Kelsey, Gordon Fellow 2023
Supplier Engineer II, Abiomed

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Find out how you can earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership as a stand-alone graduate certificate in 11 months or in combination with 23 technical Northeastern University Master’s Degrees.

Learn how The Gordon Institute enables students to directly apply concepts and techniques learned in the classroom to lead projects and teams more effectively and efficiently.

Hear from Alumni on how the skills they developed helped them network within their organization, take on more responsibility, and earn a promotion.

“One of the networking assignments was called ‘bagging the elephant’ which was essentially approaching the senior most person you can in your organization and talking to them about leadership and their experiences. Being able to approach a person requires courage and initiative and The Gordon Program challenges you in that way repeatedly. Overtime you get used to doing that. You get used to having the courage and taking initiative in your organization.”

Smruti Suresh, Gordon Fellow 2023
Software Engineer, Alert Innovation