BOARD OF DIRECTORS

THE HEALTH CAPTAINS COLLEGE

Governance Academy – Board of Directors Division

Purpose

To empower and equip board members and supervisory bodies with the strategic, ethical, digital, and scientific competencies required to navigate the transformation of healthcare governance—shifting from reactive “sickcare” systems to proactive, personalized “lifecare” models within a sustainable, global healthspan economy.

CURRICULUM

Curriculum Structure

Duration: Modular – 6 to 12 months (Hybrid: In-person + Digital)
Format:

  • Executive Modules (2–3 days each)

  • Case-based learning & board simulations

  • Peer exchange forums

  • Expert lectures & international panels

  • Final Capstone Project / Board Dossier

Core Modules

Module 1: Foundations of Health Governance

  • Corporate governance principles

  • Duties of board members and chairs

  • Legal frameworks: public vs. private governance

  • Health system accountability and transparency

Outcome:
Grounding in governance roles, structures, and strategic influence in complex health ecosystems.

Module 2: ESG, Compliance & Fiduciary Responsibilities

  • ESG in health: sustainability, ethics, and governance

  • Risk oversight and compliance in a digital world

  • Regulatory obligations: national, EU, and global standards

  • Fiduciary duties in public interest and impact-oriented leadership

Outcome:
Enhanced ability to guide ethically grounded and sustainable corporate and nonprofit governance.

Module 3: Cross-Border Board Leadership

  • Legal and cultural dimensions of international board work

  • EU, US, Swiss, and global health regulatory alignment

  • Transnational governance of health foundations and ventures

  • Diplomatic leadership in multistakeholder ecosystems

Outcome:
Confidence in cross-border operations and regulatory harmonization.

Module 4: Strategic Board Dynamics

  • CEO–Board relationship management

  • Strategic foresight, systems leadership, and transformation governance

  • Stakeholder dialogue: patients, regulators, investors

  • Ethical decision-making in high-stakes environments

Outcome:
Strategic fluency to lead systemic transformation and organizational purpose alignment.

Module 5: Succession Planning & Board Composition

  • Board development and performance evaluation

  • Diversity, equity, and generational renewal

  • Recruitment aligned with transformation agendas

  • Cultivating lifecare-capable leadership cultures

Outcome:
Future-ready boards equipped for continuity and innovation.

Future-Oriented Special Modules

Module 6: Cybersecurity and Digital Board Responsibility

  • Cyber risk oversight and board accountability

  • Data protection (GDPR, HIPAA) and digital trust

  • Incident response governance and scenario exercises

  • Digital resilience in health institutions

Outcome:
Boards prepared to govern in a high-threat digital health landscape.

Module 7: Digitalization & AI in Lifecare

  • Health system digital transformation

  • AI governance, bias, and explainability

  • Digital twins, predictive health models

  • Value-based and real-time data-driven decision-making

Outcome:
Boards equipped to steer digital strategy, innovation, and risk.

Module 8: Molecularization of Medicine & Precision Health Governance

  • Genomics, multiomics, and personalized care

  • Implications of precision health for privacy, ethics, and cost

  • R&D governance, biotech pipelines, and translational science

  • Oversight of innovation ecosystems (startups, labs, consortia)

Outcome:
Board literacy in governing next-generation medicine and its systemic impact.

Module 9: From Sickcare to Lifecare – Building the Global Healthspan Economy

  • Governance of prevention, longevity, and healthspan innovation

  • Investment alignment with healthy lifespan extension

  • Boards’ role in reshaping health economics and public-private partnerships

  • Lifecare metrics, equity, and intergenerational health capital

Outcome:
Boards positioned to lead in building equitable, proactive, lifespan-focused health systems.

Capstone Project: Lifecare Governance Strategy Dossier

Each participant develops a board-level strategic plan or evaluation, such as:

  • ESG & cyber-readiness audit

  • Lifecare board transformation roadmap

  • AI/biotech oversight framework

  • Board strategy for shifting from treatment to prevention

  • Governance toolkit for global health partnerships

Target Audience

  • Board members and chairs in healthcare systems, insurance, and life sciences

  • Supervisory and advisory board members

  • Trustees of health-focused foundations and global NGOs

  • Policy leaders and regulatory advisors

Delivery Model

  • Hybrid learning: In-person modules (e.g., Berlin, Zürich, Oslo, Washington D.C.) and digital intensives

  • Faculty: Leading board chairs, digital health strategists, biotech innovators, global policy experts

  • Peer exchange: Governance roundtables, international dialogues, alumni network

Outcomes & Certification

  • Executive Certificate: “Certified Board Director – Lifecare & Global Healthspan Governance”

  • Exclusive Alumni Membership in THE HEALTH CAPTAINS CLUB

    • Includes access to the Next Generation Board Members Group

    • Invitation to strategic roundtables, mentorship programs, and global health leadership forums

    • Continued development, networking, and visibility across Europe and the transatlantic health leadership community

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