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Chief Strategy Officers

Certification, Licensing, and Special Requirements

Certification or Licensing

Chief strategy officers do not need to be licensed.

The International Association for Strategy Professionals offers two certification credentials for strategy workers:

  • Strategy Planning Professional (“for strategy professionals who work with executives, managers, and their teams to formulate strategy”)
  • Strategy Management Professional (“for more experienced professionals who work as, for or with C-suite level leaders and their teams”)

To earn these credentials, applicants must meet experience and educational requirements and pass an examination. Visit https://www.strategyassociation.org/page/StrategyCertificationProgram for more information about certification requirements.

The American Management Association offers the Certified Professional in Management credential (https://www.amanet.org/certified-professional-in-management).

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